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title: ron — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ron» in the school dictionary: Ron is a boy's or man's name, often short for Ronald. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ron

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**Who acts:** Ron, many stamps · **What happens:** be, have, give, earn, walk · **To what, where:** name, famous friend, books, 15 stamps, 6 stamps, Lisa

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Ron is a boy's or man's name, often short for Ronald.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ron:m1:1
# text = Ron is a boy's or man's name, often short for Ronald.
1	Ron	ron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Ronald	Ronald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ron | a boy's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ron Weasley is a famous friend of Harry Potter in books and films.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ron:m2:1
# text = Ron Weasley is a famous friend of Harry Potter in books and films.
1	Ron	Ron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Weasley	Weasley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
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	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Harry	Harry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	Potter	Potter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ron | a famous friend |  | books and films |  | of Harry | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ron has 15 stamps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ron:x1:1
# text = Ron has 15 stamps.
1	Ron	Ron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	stamps	stamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ron | 15 stamps |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stamp=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Ron gave 6 stamps to Lisa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ron:x2:1
# text = Ron gave 6 stamps to Lisa.
1	Ron	Ron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	stamps	stamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Lisa	Lisa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Ron | 6 stamps | Lisa |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent stamp=Theme to lisa=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Ron earns $8 an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ron:x3:1
# text = Ron earns $8 an hour.
1	Ron	ron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	earns	earn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	$	$	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **earn** | present | Ron |  |  |  | hour |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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How many stamps does Ron have now?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ron:x4:1
# text = How many stamps does Ron have now?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stamps	stamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Ron	Ron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · do-support | many stamps |  |  |  | now |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Ron and Lisa walked to the park together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ron:x5:1
# text = Ron and Lisa walked to the park together.
1	Ron	Ron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Lisa	Lisa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | Ron and Lisa |  |  |  |  | to the park *result*; together *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to park=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Ron Weasley has red hair and lots of brothers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ron:x6:1
# text = Ron Weasley has red hair and lots of brothers.
1	Ron	Ron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Weasley	Weasley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ron | red hair and lots of brothers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |

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