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title: scot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scot» in the school dictionary: A Scot is a person from Scotland. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scot

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**Who acts:** Scot, Scots, people, its, old word, uncle · **What happens:** be, settle, give, name, mean, punish · **To what, where:** person, Scotland, people, Ireland, western Scotland, name · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«scot» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [scot in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scot.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Scot is a person from Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:m1:1
# text = A Scot is a person from Scotland.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Scot	Scot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Scot | a person |  | Scotland |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Scots were a people from Ireland who settled in western Scotland about 1,500 years ago and gave Scotland its name.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:m2:1
# text = The Scots were a people from Ireland who settled in western Scotland about 1,500 years ago and gave Scotland its name.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	settled	settle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	about	about	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	1,500	1,500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
16	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
19	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	iobj	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Scots | a people |  | Ireland |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **settle** | past | a people |  |  | western Scotland |  | ago *property* | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in scotland=Location |
| 3 | **give** | past | a people *not said here* | its name | Scotland |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent scotland=Recipient name=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Scot-free" means without being punished or harmed; the old word "scot" meant a tax or payment.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:m3:1
# text = "Scot-free" means without being punished or harmed; the old word "scot" meant a tax or payment.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Scot	scot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	harmed	harm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	scot	scot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **punish** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **harm** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **mean** | past | the old word | a tax or payment |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is a Scot from Glasgow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:x1:1
# text = My uncle is a Scot from Glasgow.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Scot	scot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My uncle | a Scot |  | Glasgow |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Scots won the battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:x2:1
# text = The Scots won the battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Bannockburn	Bannockburn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	1314	1314	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the Scots | the battle of Bannockburn |  | 1314 |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Eventuality |
| 2 | **battle** |  |  | Bannockburn |  |  |  |  | nom battle «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mary Queen of Scots was a famous ruler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:x3:1
# text = Mary Queen of Scots was a famous ruler.
1	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Mary Queen of Scots | a famous ruler |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thief got off scot-free because nobody saw him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:x4:1
# text = The thief got off scot-free because nobody saw him.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	scot	scot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
10	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get off** | past | the thief |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **see** | past | nobody | thief |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Scot invented the telephone: Alexander Graham Bell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:x5:1
# text = A Scot invented the telephone: Alexander Graham Bell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Scot	Scot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	invented	invent	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	telephone	telephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	Alexander	Alexander	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	Graham	Graham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	Bell	Bell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past | a Scot | the telephone |  |  |  | Alexander Bell *obl* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent telephone=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Scots wear a kilt at weddings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:x6:1
# text = Many Scots wear a kilt at weddings.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kilt	kilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	weddings	wedding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Many Scots | a kilt |  | weddings |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent kilt=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Scots were a people who came from Ireland long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:x7:1
# text = The Scots were a people who came from Ireland long ago.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Scots | a people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | past | a people |  |  | Ireland |  | ago *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from ireland=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And yet Kai Lykke went scot-free."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scot:x8:1
# text = And yet Kai Lykke went scot-free."
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Lykke	Lykke	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	scot	scot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Kai |  |  |  | yet | free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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