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title: saucer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «saucer» in the school dictionary: A saucer is a small, shallow plate that a cup stands on. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# saucer

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**Who acts:** saucer, cup, flying saucer, you, cat, Grandma · **What happens:** be, stand on, fly, put back, drink, use · **To what, where:** small shallow plate, that, anything, story spaceship, cup, saucer

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A saucer is a small, shallow plate that a cup stands on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:m1:1
# text = A saucer is a small, shallow plate that a cup stands on.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	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 saucer | a small shallow plate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand on** | present | a cup | that |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |

<!-- .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 -->
A saucer is also anything round and flat like this («a flying saucer» is a story spaceship).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:m2:1
# text = A saucer is also anything round and flat like this («a flying saucer» is a story spaceship).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	obl	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	spaceship	spaceship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a saucer | anything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fly** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | a flying saucer | a story spaceship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the cup back on its saucer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x1:1
# text = Put the cup back on its saucer.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put back** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cup |  | cup's saucer |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent cup=Theme on saucer=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat drank milk from a saucer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x2:1
# text = The cat drank milk from a saucer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | the cat | milk |  | a saucer |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma uses her best cups and saucers for guests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x3:1
# text = Grandma uses her best cups and saucers for guests.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	saucers	saucer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Grandma | Grandma's best cups and saucers for guests |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a saucer under the plant pot to catch the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x4:1
# text = There is a saucer under the plant pot to catch the water.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a saucer |  |  | the plant pot; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under pot=Location |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | a saucer *not said here* | the water |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His eyes went as big as saucers when he saw the present.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x5:1
# text = His eyes went as big as saucers when he saw the present.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	saucers	saucer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | His eyes |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | he | the present |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer present=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film was about a flying saucer landing in a field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x6:1
# text = The film was about a flying saucer landing in a field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
7	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	landing	landing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the film | a flying saucer landing |  | a field |  | about *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I dropped a saucer and it broke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x7:1
# text = I dropped a saucer and it broke.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | I | a saucer |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent saucer=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | past | saucer |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put a little water in a saucer for the bees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x8:1
# text = Put a little water in a saucer for the bees.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a little water |  | a saucer |  | for the bees | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme in saucer=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scrapefoot was very thirsty, and he began to drink out of the big saucer.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saucer:x9:1
# text = Scrapefoot was very thirsty, and he began to drink out of the big saucer.
1	Scrapefoot	Scrapefoot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Scrapefoot |  |  |  |  | thirsty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **begin** | past | Scrapefoot |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **drink out** | to-infinitive | Scrapefoot *not said here* | the big saucer |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent saucer=Patient |

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