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title: skateboarder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «skateboarder» in the school dictionary: A person who rides a skateboard, a short board on four small wheels, often doing tricks. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# skateboarder

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**Who acts:** person, skateboarder, Skateboarders, you, youngest skateboarder · **What happens:** ride, do, jump, practise, wear, want · **To what, where:** skateboard, four small wheels, tricks, low wall, park, helmet

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who rides a skateboard, a short board on four small wheels, often doing tricks.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skateboarder:m1:1
# text = A person who rides a skateboard, a short board on four small wheels, often doing tricks.
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	rides	ride	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	skateboard	skateboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
18	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | present | a person | a skateboard and a short board |  | four small wheels |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent skateboard=Location |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | a person *not said here* | tricks |  |  |  | often *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skateboarder jumped over the low wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skateboarder:x1:1
# text = The skateboarder jumped over the low wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the skateboarder |  |  | the low wall |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wall=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Skateboarders practise in the park after school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skateboarder:x2:1
# text = Skateboarders practise in the park after school.
1	Skateboarders	skateboarder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	practise	practise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | present | Skateboarders |  |  | the park | after school |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear a helmet if you want to be a skateboarder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skateboarder:x3:1
# text = Wear a helmet if you want to be a skateboarder.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | a helmet |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |
| 2 | **want** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a skateboarder |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The youngest skateboarder at the Olympics was only 12.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skateboarder:x4:1
# text = The youngest skateboarder at the Olympics was only 12.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Olympics	Olympic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the youngest skateboarder at the Olympics | 12 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A skateboarder zoomed past us down the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skateboarder:x5:1
# text = A skateboarder zoomed past us down the hill.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	zoomed	zoom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **zoom** | participle |  | a skateboarder *not said here* |  |  |  | past us; down the hill | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past we=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skateboarder fell, got up and tried the trick again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skateboarder:x6:1
# text = The skateboarder fell, got up and tried the trick again.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the skateboarder |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get up** | past | the skateboarder *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **try** | past | the skateboarder *not said here* | the trick |  |  | again |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality |

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