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title: reaction — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reaction» in the school dictionary: What someone says, does or feels because of something that has happened: her reaction to the news was a big smile. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reaction

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**Who acts:** someone, reaction, her, chemical reaction, substances, allergic reaction · **What happens:** say, do, feel, happen, be, react · **To what, where:** big smile, science, new substances, fast reactions, push, forces · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«reaction» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: [reaction in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reaction.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What someone says, does or feels because of something that has happened: her reaction to the news was a big smile.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:m1:1
# text = What someone says, does or feels because of something that has happened: her reaction to the news was a big smile.
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | someone |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **feel** | present |  |  |  |  |  | because something | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **happen** | present · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | past | her reaction to the news | a big smile |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **react** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | to the news | nom reaction «process intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

<!-- .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 -->
In science, a chemical reaction is when substances change into new substances, like vinegar and bicarbonate of soda fizzing.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:m2:1
# text = In science, a chemical reaction is when substances change into new substances, like vinegar and bicarbonate of soda fizzing.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
9	substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	vinegar	vinegar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	bicarbonate	bicarbonate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	soda	soda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	fizzing	fizzing	NOUN	NN	_	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a chemical reaction |  |  | science |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | present | substances |  |  |  |  | into new substances *result* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into substance=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An allergic reaction is when the body responds badly to something, such as nuts or a bee sting.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:m3:1
# text = An allergic reaction is when the body responds badly to something, such as nuts or a bee sting.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	allergic	allergic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	responds	respond	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a allergic reaction |  |  |  |  | to something; badly, respond *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How quickly you respond: fast reactions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:m4:1
# text = How quickly you respond: fast reactions.
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	respond	respond	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reactions	reaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **respond** *speech: other* | present | you | fast reactions |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In forces, a reaction is the push back in the opposite direction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:m5:1
# text = In forces, a reaction is the push back in the opposite direction.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	push	push	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a reaction | the push |  | forces |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A reaction can also be a movement that turns back against a change or an earlier way of doing things.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:m6:1
# text = A reaction can also be a movement that turns back against a change or an earlier way of doing things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	against	against	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	earlier	early	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	amod	_	_
17	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	_
20	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a reaction | a movement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn back** | present | a movement |  |  |  |  | against a change or a earlier way | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | a earlier way *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What was your reaction when you saw the surprise?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x1:1
# text = What was your reaction when you saw the surprise?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | your reaction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past | you | the surprise |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer surprise=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mixing vinegar and baking soda causes a fizzy reaction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x2:1
# text = Mixing vinegar and baking soda causes a fizzy reaction.
1	Mixing	mix	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	vinegar	vinegar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	soda	soda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | gerund |  | vinegar and baking soda |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vinegar=Patient |
| 2 | **cause** | present | Mixing | a fizzy reaction |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition reaction=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had an allergic reaction to the peanuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x3:1
# text = She had an allergic reaction to the peanuts.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	allergic	allergic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a allergic reaction |  |  |  | to the peanuts | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reaction=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rusting is a slow chemical reaction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x4:1
# text = Rusting is a slow chemical reaction.
1	Rusting	rusting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rusting | a slow chemical reaction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goalkeepers need fast reactions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x5:1
# text = Goalkeepers need fast reactions.
1	Goalkeepers	goalkeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reactions	reaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Goalkeepers | fast reactions |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot reaction=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His reaction was to burst out laughing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x6:1
# text = His reaction was to burst out laughing.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	burst	burst	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His reaction |  |  |  |  | burst *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | gerund | His reaction *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **react** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom reaction «process intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We measured our reaction times with a falling ruler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x7:1
# text = We measured our reaction times with a falling ruler.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measured	measure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	amod	_	_
9	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | We |  |  |  | time | with a falling ruler | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fizzing told us a reaction was happening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x8:1
# text = The fizzing told us a reaction was happening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fizzing	fizzing	NOUN	NN	_	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the fizzing |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** | past · progressive | a reaction |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When the Hindu reaction against Buddhism came, the Brahmins adapted these, with the omission of Buddha as the central figure.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaction:x9:1
# text = When the Hindu reaction against Buddhism came, the Brahmins adapted these, with the omission of Buddha as the central figure.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Buddhism	Buddhism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Brahmins	brahmin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	adapted	adapt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	omission	omission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Buddha	Buddha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the Hindu reaction against Buddhism |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **adapt** | past | the Brahmins | these |  |  |  | with the omission of Buddha as the central figure | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Patient |
| 3 | **omit** |  |  | Buddha |  |  |  | as the central figure | nom omission «act transitive»: of=patient as=obl |

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