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title: screw — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «screw» in the school dictionary: A small pointed metal pin with a spiral ridge, turned with a screwdriver to hold things together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# screw

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, Dad, She, I, we, father · **What happens:** turn, hold, fix, fasten, screw, twist · **To what, where:** spiral ridge, things, something, it, shape, eyes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«screw» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: [screw in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/screw.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small pointed metal pin with a spiral ridge, turned with a screwdriver to hold things together.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:m1:1
# text = A small pointed metal pin with a spiral ridge, turned with a screwdriver to hold things together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	spiral	spiral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ridge	ridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	screwdriver	screwdriver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	together	together	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | participle |  | a spiral ridge *not said here* |  |  |  | with a screwdriver | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | things |  |  |  | together *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

<!-- .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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To fix something with screws, or to turn something round to fasten it: screw on the lid.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:m2:1
# text = To fix something with screws, or to turn something round to fasten it: screw on the lid.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	screws	screw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	round	round	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	fasten	fasten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	screw	screw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | with screws | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent something=Patient with screw=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **turn** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **fasten** | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **screw** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | on the lid | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient on lid=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To twist or squeeze into a shape: screw up your eyes, screw up the paper.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:m3:1
# text = To twist or squeeze into a shape: screw up your eyes, screw up the paper.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	twist	twist	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	screw	screw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	screw	screw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twist** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **squeeze** | infinitive |  |  |  | a shape |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent into shape=Trajectory |
| 3 | **screw up** | infinitive |  | your eyes |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 4 | **screw up** | infinitive |  | the paper |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Screw up (informal): to make a mess of something or make a big mistake.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:m4:1
# text = Screw up (informal): to make a mess of something or make a big mistake.
1	Screw	screw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **screw up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | a mess of something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mess=Product |
| 3 | **make** | infinitive |  | a big mistake |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product |
| 4 | **mess** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom mess «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Screwed: in deep trouble; «screw it» or «screw you» is a rude way to show anger.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:m5:1
# text = Screwed: in deep trouble; «screw it» or «screw you» is a rude way to show anger.
1	Screwed	screw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	screw	screw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	screw	screw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	acl	_	_
22	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **screw** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **screw** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | trouble |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **screw** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | a rude way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | anger |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anger=Recipient |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cheat someone out of money: we got screwed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:m6:1
# text = To cheat someone out of money: we got screwed.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cheat	cheat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	screwed	screw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheat** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  | money |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Source |
| 2 | **screw** | past · passive |  | we |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad used four screws to fix the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:x1:1
# text = Dad used four screws to fix the shelf.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	screws	screw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Dad | four screws |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent screw=Patient |
| 2 | **fix** | to-infinitive | Dad *not said here* | the shelf |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent shelf=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Screw the lid on tightly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:x2:1
# text = Screw the lid on tightly.
1	Screw	screw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **screw** | imperative | you *not said here* | the lid |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent lid=Patient on tightly=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She screwed up her eyes in the bright sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:x3:1
# text = She screwed up her eyes in the bright sun.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	screwed	screw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **screw up** | past | She | her eyes |  | the bright sun. |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I screwed up the paper and threw it in the bin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:x4:1
# text = I screwed up the paper and threw it in the bin.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	screwed	screw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **screw up** | past | I | the paper |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Patient |
| 2 | **throw** | past | I *not said here* | paper |  | the bin |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme in bin=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I totally screwed up my lines in the play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:x5:1
# text = I totally screwed up my lines in the play.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	screwed	screw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	play	play	NOUN	NN	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 | **screw up** | past | I | my lines |  | the play |  | totally *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang) If we miss the last bus, we're screwed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:x6:1
# text = (slang) If we miss the last bus, we're screwed.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	miss	miss	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	screwed	screw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | we | the last bus |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus |
| 2 | **screw** | present · passive |  | we |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Righty-tighty, lefty-loosey: turn the screw clockwise to tighten it.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:x7:1
# text = Righty-tighty, lefty-loosey: turn the screw clockwise to tighten it.
1	Righty	righty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	tighty	tighty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	lefty	lefty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	loosey	loosey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	appos	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	screw	screw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	clockwise	clockwise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	tighten	tighten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | infinitive |  | the screw |  |  |  | clockwise *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent screw=Theme |
| 2 | **tighten** | to-infinitive |  | screw |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then her father took the bottle and the cork-screw into his hands.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:screw:x8:1
# text = Then her father took the bottle and the cork-screw into his hands.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	screw	screw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | her father | the bottle and the cork screw |  | father's hands | then |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bottle=Theme into hand=Destination |

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