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title: raspberry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «raspberry» in the school dictionary: A raspberry is a small, soft, red fruit made of tiny round parts, that grows on a bush. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# raspberry

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**Who acts:** raspberry, that, US, We, I, baby · **What happens:** be, make, grow, blow, cheer, pick · **To what, where:** small soft red fruit, bush, raspberry, rude noise, raspberries, garden · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«raspberry» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [raspberry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/raspberry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A raspberry is a small, soft, red fruit made of tiny round parts, that grows on a bush.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:m1:1
# text = A raspberry is a small, soft, red fruit made of tiny round parts, that grows on a bush.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a raspberry | a small soft red fruit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a small soft red fruit *not said here* |  |  |  | of tiny round parts | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **grow** | present | that |  |  | a bush |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bush=Location |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To blow a raspberry is to stick out your tongue and blow, making a rude noise like a fart; US also «Bronx cheer».

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:m2:1
# text = To blow a raspberry is to stick out your tongue and blow, making a rude noise like a fart; US also «Bronx cheer».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	blow	blow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stick	stick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	blow	blow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fart	fart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
22	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
23	also	also	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Bronx	bronx	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	cheer	cheer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | to-infinitive |  | a raspberry |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent raspberry=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | stick *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **blow** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | gerund |  | a rude noise |  |  |  | like a fart | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product |
| 5 | **cheer** *in a quote* |  | US |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We picked raspberries in Grandma's garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x1:1
# text = We picked raspberries in Grandma's garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	raspberries	raspberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | past | We | raspberries |  | Grandma's garden |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent raspberry=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love raspberry jam on toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x2:1
# text = I love raspberry jam on toast.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I | raspberry jam |  | toast |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer jam=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A raspberry has tiny seeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x3:1
# text = A raspberry has tiny seeds.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a raspberry | tiny seeds |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby blew a raspberry and laughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x4:1
# text = The baby blew a raspberry and laughed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | the baby | a raspberry |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent raspberry=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | the baby *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He blew a raspberry at his sister, which was rude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x5:1
# text = He blew a raspberry at his sister, which was rude.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | He | a raspberry |  |  |  | at his sister | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent raspberry=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | his sister |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A punnet holds 150 grams of raspberries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x6:1
# text = A punnet holds 150 grams of raspberries.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	punnet	punnet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	150	150	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	grams	gram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	raspberries	raspberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | a punnet | 150 grams of raspberries |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gram=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raspberry ripple ice cream is my favourite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x7:1
# text = Raspberry ripple ice cream is my favourite.
1	Raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	ripple	ripple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | ice cream |  |  |  |  | favourite *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raspberries can be red, yellow or black.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x8:1
# text = Raspberries can be red, yellow or black.
1	Raspberries	raspberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Raspberries |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Raspberries *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Raspberries *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were plenty of bilberries and elder berries, but no raspberries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raspberry:x9:1
# text = There were plenty of bilberries and elder berries, but no raspberries.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plenty	plenty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bilberries	bilberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	elder	elder	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	raspberries	raspberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | plenty of bilberries and elder berries |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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