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title: scorer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scorer» in the school dictionary: A player who scores a goal or points. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# scorer

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**Who acts:** player, person, She, scorer, leading goal scorer, He · **What happens:** score, keep, be, lead, get, write · **To what, where:** goal, score, game, top scorer, hockey match, track

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«scorer» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [scorer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scorer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A player who scores a goal or points.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:m1:1
# text = A player who scores a goal or points.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	scores	score	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | present | a player | a goal or points |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |

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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 -->
A person who keeps the score in a game, especially in cricket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:m2:1
# text = A person who keeps the score in a game, especially in cricket.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a person | the score |  | a game |  | in cricket | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent score=Theme in game=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
top scorer The player or pupil with the most points or goals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:m3:1
# text = top scorer The player or pupil with the most points or goals.
1	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	scorer	score	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
3	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was the top scorer in the hockey match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:x1:1
# text = She was the top scorer in the hockey match.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	scorer	scorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hockey	hockey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | the top scorer |  | the hockey match |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our scorer kept track of every run.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:x2:1
# text = Our scorer kept track of every run.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	scorer	scorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	track	track	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	run	run	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle | Our scorer | track of every run |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent track=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team's leading goal scorer got a trophy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:x3:1
# text = The team's leading goal scorer got a trophy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	scorer	scorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trophy	trophy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **get** | past | the team's leading goal scorer | a trophy |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trophy=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Who was the highest scorer in the spelling test?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:x4:1
# text = Who was the highest scorer in the spelling test?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	scorer	scorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the highest scorer |  | the spelling test |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scorer wrote the points on the board.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:x5:1
# text = The scorer wrote the points on the board.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scorer	scorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | the scorer | the points |  | the board |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent point=Theme on board=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is a natural scorer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scorer:x6:1
# text = He is a natural scorer.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	scorer	scorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a natural scorer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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