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title: sane — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sane» in the school dictionary: Having a healthy mind, able to think and behave normally. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sane

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**Who acts:** sane person, Going, Walking, judge, it, Taking · **What happens:** have, think, behave, swim, go, be · **To what, where:** healthy mind, bed, only sane choice, dog, me, I · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having a healthy mind, able to think and behave normally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sane:m1:1
# text = Having a healthy mind, able to think and behave normally.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	normally	normally	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | a healthy mind |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **behave** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | normally *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Sensible and reasonable: a sane decision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sane:m2:1
# text = Sensible and reasonable: a sane decision.
1	Sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sane	sane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No sane person would swim with sharks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sane:x1:1
# text = No sane person would swim with sharks.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	sane	sane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **swim** | would | no sane person |  |  |  |  | with sharks | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «PP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with shark=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Going to bed early was the only sane choice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sane:x2:1
# text = Going to bed early was the only sane choice.
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	sane	sane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  | bed |  | early *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Going | the only sane choice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Walking the dog keeps me sane when I'm stressed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sane:x3:1
# text = Walking the dog keeps me sane when I'm stressed.
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	sane	sane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	stressed	stress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | present | Walking | me |  |  |  | sane *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 3 | **stress** | present · passive |  | I |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The judge decided he was sane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sane:x4:1
# text = The judge decided he was sane.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	sane	sane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | the judge |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | judge |  |  |  |  | sane *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Is it sane to go hiking in a blizzard?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sane:x5:1
# text = Is it sane to go hiking in a blizzard?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sane	sane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	hiking	hike	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | sane *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hike** | gerund |  |  |  | a blizzard |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in blizzard=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Taking breaks helps you stay sane while revising.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sane:x6:1
# text = Taking breaks helps you stay sane while revising.
1	Taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	breaks	break	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	sane	sane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	revising	revise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | gerund |  | breaks |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent break=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | Taking | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sane *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **revise** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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