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title: salmon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «salmon» in the school dictionary: A salmon is a large silver fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# salmon

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**Who acts:** salmon, large silver fish, Bears, Smoked salmon, flesh, fine salmon · **What happens:** be, live, swim up, lay, eat, swim · **To what, where:** large silver fish, sea, rivers, eggs, pink flesh, fish

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«salmon» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [salmon in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/salmon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A salmon is a large silver fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:m1:1
# text = A salmon is a large silver fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	swims	swim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a salmon | a large silver fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a large silver fish |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |
| 3 | **swim up** | present | a large silver fish *not said here* | rivers |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme river=Trajectory |
| 4 | **lay** | to-infinitive | a large silver fish *not said here* | salmon's eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

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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 -->
Salmon is the pink flesh of this fish eaten as food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:m2:1
# text = Salmon is the pink flesh of this fish eaten as food.
1	Salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Salmon | the pink flesh |  |  |  | of this fish | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | participle |  | this fish *not said here* |  |  |  | as food | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salmon (or salmon pink) is an orange-pink colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:m3:1
# text = Salmon (or salmon pink) is an orange-pink colour.
1	Salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pink	pink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Salmon | a pink colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salmon swim up the river to lay their eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:x1:1
# text = Salmon swim up the river to lay their eggs.
1	Salmon	salmon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swim	swim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | present | Salmon |  |  | the river |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme up river=Trajectory |
| 2 | **lay** | to-infinitive | Salmon *not said here* | Salmon's eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bears catch salmon as they jump up the waterfall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:x2:1
# text = Bears catch salmon as they jump up the waterfall.
1	Bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	jump	jump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	waterfall	waterfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present | Bears | salmon |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salmon=Theme |
| 2 | **jump up** | present | Bears *= bear* | the waterfall |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme waterfall=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had grilled salmon for dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:x3:1
# text = We had grilled salmon for dinner.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grilled	grill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grill** | past · perfect · passive |  | We |  |  |  | for dinner | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary salmon=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smoked salmon is good on toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:x4:1
# text = Smoked salmon is good on toast.
1	Smoked	smoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smoke** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Smoked salmon |  |  | toast |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The salmon's flesh is pink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:x5:1
# text = The salmon's flesh is pink.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the salmon's flesh |  |  |  |  | pink *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her dress was salmon pink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:x6:1
# text = Her dress was salmon pink.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	salmon	salmon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **salmon** | past · passive |  | Her dress |  |  |  | pink *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At this moment a fine salmon swam slowly up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salmon:x7:1
# text = At this moment a fine salmon swam slowly up.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	up	up	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | a fine salmon |  |  |  | moment |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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