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title: seb — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seb» in the school dictionary: Seb is a short form of the boy's name Sebastian. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seb

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**Who acts:** Seb, boy, case, coach, birthday party · **What happens:** be, name, use, call, pass, shout · **To what, where:** short form, abbreviation, best friend, ball · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«seb» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [seb in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seb.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seb is a short form of the boy's name Sebastian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seb:m1:1
# text = Seb is a short form of the boy's name Sebastian.
1	Seb	Seb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	Sebastian	sebastian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Seb | a short form |  |  |  | of the boy's name | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | the boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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}

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Not an ordinary English word in lower case; as letters it can be an abbreviation used by organisations.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seb:m2:1
# text = Not an ordinary English word in lower case; as letters it can be an abbreviation used by organisations.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	abbreviation	abbreviation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	organisations	organisation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | case | a abbreviation |  |  |  | as letters | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a abbreviation *not said here* |  |  |  | by organisations | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seb is my best friend in Year 5.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seb:x1:1
# text = Seb is my best friend in Year 5.
1	Seb	Seb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Seb | my best friend |  |  | in Year |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Sebastian likes to be called Seb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seb:x2:1
# text = Sebastian likes to be called Seb.
1	Sebastian	sebastian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	Seb	Seb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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«Pass the ball, Seb!» shouted the coach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seb:x3:1
# text = «Pass the ball, Seb!» shouted the coach.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Seb	Seb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the ball |  |  |  | Seb *obl* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ball=Trajectory |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the coach |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Seb's birthday party is on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seb:x4:1
# text = Seb's birthday party is on Saturday.
1	Seb	Seb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Seb's birthday party |  |  |  |  | on Saturday | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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