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title: ram — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ram» in the school dictionary: A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ram

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** ram, working memory, computer, battering ram, heavy log, ewe · **What happens:** be, curl, ram, push, squash, say · **To what, where:** male sheep, something, purpose, it, place, ram · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«ram» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [ram in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ram.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:m1:1
# text = A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	curled	curl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ram | a male sheep and big curled horns |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **curl** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ram something is to hit or push it very hard, often on purpose.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:m2:1
# text = To ram something is to hit or push it very hard, often on purpose.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ram	ram	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	push	push	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ram** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | purpose |  | hit *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **push** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ram something into a place is to push it in with force, so it is squashed and tight.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:m3:1
# text = To ram something into a place is to push it in with force, so it is squashed and tight.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ram	ram	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	push	push	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	squashed	squash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ram** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | a place |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme into place=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with force; push *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **squash** | present · passive |  | place |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
RAM (said «ram») is a computer's working memory, which holds what the computer is using right now.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:m4:1
# text = RAM (said «ram») is a computer's working memory, which holds what the computer is using right now.
1	RAM	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	obj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
22	right	right	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | RAM *not said here* | ram |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ram=Topic |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | RAM | a computer's working memory |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **hold** | present | a computer's working memory |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **use** | present · progressive | the computer |  |  |  | now |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A battering ram is a heavy log once used to smash castle doors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:m5:1
# text = A battering ram is a heavy log once used to smash castle doors.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	battering	batter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	smash	smash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **batter** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a battering ram | a heavy log |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | past | a heavy log *not said here* |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **smash** | to-infinitive | a heavy log *not said here* | castle doors |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ram lowered its horns and charged at the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x1:1
# text = The ram lowered its horns and charged at the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lowered	lower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	charged	charge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lower** | past | the ram | ram's horns |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horn=Theme |
| 2 | **charge** | participle | the ram *not said here* |  |  | the fence |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at fence=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ewe and a ram stood in the field with their lambs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x2:1
# text = A ewe and a ram stood in the field with their lambs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ewe	ewe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	lambs	lamb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | a ewe and a ram |  |  | the field |  | with ewe's lambs | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in field=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thief rammed the gate with a stolen van.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x3:1
# text = The thief rammed the gate with a stolen van.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rammed	ram	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	van	van	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ram** | past | the thief | the gate |  |  |  | with a stolen van | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |
| 2 | **steal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rammed all his clothes into the small bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x4:1
# text = He rammed all his clothes into the small bag.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rammed	ram	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ram** | past | He | his clothes |  | the small bag |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme into bag=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher rammed home the rule: always check your answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x5:1
# text = The teacher rammed home the rule: always check your answer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rammed	ram	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ram** | past | the teacher | the rule |  |  |  | home *property* | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive | the teacher *not said here* | your answer |  |  |  | always *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme |
| 3 | **answer** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My laptop has eight gigabytes of RAM.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x6:1
# text = My laptop has eight gigabytes of RAM.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	laptop	laptop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	gigabytes	gigabyte	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	RAM	RAM	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My laptop | eight gigabytes of RAM |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gigabyte=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers used a battering ram to break down the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x7:1
# text = The soldiers used a battering ram to break down the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	battering	batter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the soldiers | a battering ram |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ram=Patient |
| 2 | **batter** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **break down** | to-infinitive | the soldiers *not said here* | the door |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday. (UK slang)

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*Sentence 1:* The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x8:1
# text = The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	absolutely	absolutely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	rammed	ram	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ram** | past · passive |  | the shop |  |  | saturday | absolutely *property* | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (UK slang)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x8:2
# text = (UK slang)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What would two do with one ram?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ram:x9:1
# text = What would two do with one ram?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | would | two |  |  |  |  | with one ram | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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