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title: quagga — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quagga» in the school dictionary: The quagga was a kind of zebra from South Africa with stripes only on the front half of its body and a plain brown back; it became extinct more than a hundred years ago because of hunting. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quagga

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**Who acts:** quagga, last quagga, Hunters, Scientists · **What happens:** be, become, die, kill, find, photograph · **To what, where:** kind, quaggas, one quagga · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«quagga» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [quagga in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quagga.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The quagga was a kind of zebra from South Africa with stripes only on the front half of its body and a plain brown back; it became extinct more than a hundred years ago because of hunting.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quagga:m1:1
# text = The quagga was a kind of zebra from South Africa with stripes only on the front half of its body and a plain brown back; it became extinct more than a hundred years ago because of hunting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quagga	quagga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
13	only	only	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	12	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
29	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	xcomp	_	_
30	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	33	advmod	_	_
31	than	than	ADP	IN	_	30	fixed	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	34	nummod	_	_
34	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	obl:unmarked	_	_
35	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
36	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	38	case	_	_
37	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	fixed	_	_
38	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the quagga | a kind |  |  |  | of zebra from South Africa; with stripes on the front half of quagga's body and a plain brown back | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | past | quagga |  |  |  |  | because hunting; ago, extinct *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The quagga was half zebra-striped and half brown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quagga:x1:1
# text = The quagga was half zebra-striped and half brown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quagga	quagga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	half	half	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	7	nsubj	_	_
5	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	striped	striped	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	half	half	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	10	amod	_	_
10	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the quagga |  |  |  |  | striped *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the quagga *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The last quagga died in a zoo long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quagga:x2:1
# text = The last quagga died in a zoo long ago.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	quagga	quagga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
9	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | the last quagga |  |  |  |  | in a zoo; ago *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in zoo=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hunters killed the quaggas for meat and skins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quagga:x3:1
# text = Hunters killed the quaggas for meat and skins.
1	Hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quaggas	quagga	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | past | Hunters | the quaggas and skins |  |  |  | for meat | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quagga=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The quagga is now extinct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quagga:x4:1
# text = The quagga is now extinct.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quagga	quagga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the quagga |  |  |  | now | extinct *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists found the quagga was a kind of zebra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quagga:x5:1
# text = Scientists found the quagga was a kind of zebra.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quagga	quagga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the quagga | a kind |  |  |  | of zebra | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only one quagga was ever photographed alive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quagga:x6:1
# text = Only one quagga was ever photographed alive.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	quagga	quagga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
6	photographed	photograph	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **photograph** | past · passive |  | one quagga |  |  | ever | alive *property* | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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