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title: slip — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «slip» in the school dictionary: To slide by accident and fall or nearly fall, especially on something wet or smooth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# slip

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** She, He, tongue, you, I, Slip · **What happens:** slide, fall, move, go, slip out, put · **To what, where:** something, room, note, pocket, clothes, fingers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«slip» in the school dictionary: its 7 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: [slip in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slip.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To slide by accident and fall or nearly fall, especially on something wet or smooth.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:m1:1
# text = To slide by accident and fall or nearly fall, especially on something wet or smooth.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	slide	slide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	fall	fall	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
14	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by accident and fall | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by accident=Trajectory |
| 2 | **fall** | infinitive |  |  |  | something |  | nearly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on something=Location |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To move or go quietly and quickly: «She slipped out of the room».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:m2:1
# text = To move or go quietly and quickly: «She slipped out of the room».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
5	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **slip out** *in a quote* | past | She | the room |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent room=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put something somewhere quickly: «He slipped the note into his pocket».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:m3:1
# text = To put something somewhere quickly: «He slipped the note into his pocket».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	_
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
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	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | something |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal |
| 2 | **slip** *in a quote* | past | He | the note |  | his pocket |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent note=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A noun: a small mistake: a slip of the tongue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:m4:1
# text = A noun: a small mistake: a slip of the tongue.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** |  | the tongue |  |  |  |  |  | nom slip «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A noun: a small piece of paper: a permission slip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:m5:1
# text = A noun: a small piece of paper: a permission slip.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slip on/off: to put on or take off clothes easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:m6:1
# text = Slip on/off: to put on or take off clothes easily.
1	Slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	on/off	on/off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	8	obj	_	_
11	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put on** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take off** | infinitive |  | clothes |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme |

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To slip through someone's fingers means to escape from them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:m7:1
# text = To slip through someone's fingers means to escape from them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	slip	slip	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	nsubj	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | someone's fingers |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **escape** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | from fingers *= finger* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from they=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful — you might slip on the ice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:x1:1
# text = Be careful — you might slip on the ice.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	slip	slip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **slip** | might | you |  |  | the ice |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I slipped on a banana skin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:x2:1
# text = I slipped on a banana skin.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | past | I |  |  | a banana skin |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walk, don't run, by the pool so you don't slip.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:x3:1
# text = Walk, don't run, by the pool so you don't slip.
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	slip	slip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **run** | infinitive · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the pool | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by pool=Trajectory |
| 3 | **not** **slip** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slip, slop, slap: slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:x4:1
# text = Slip, slop, slap: slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat.
1	Slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	slop	slop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	slap	slap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	slop	slop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sunscreen	sunscreen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	slap	slap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slop** | infinitive | Slip |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **slap** | infinitive | Slip *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **slop** | infinitive | Slip *not said here* |  |  | sunscreen |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 4 | **slap** | infinitive | Slip *not said here* |  |  | a hat |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bring your signed permission slip on Monday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:x5:1
# text = Bring your signed permission slip on Monday.
1	Bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
3	signed	sign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
4	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | imperative | you *not said here* | your signed permission slip |  |  |  | on Monday | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent slip=Theme |
| 2 | **sign** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **slip** |  | your |  |  |  |  | on Monday | nom slip «act intransitive»: poss=agent on=obl |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He slipped the letter under the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:x6:1
# text = He slipped the letter under the door.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	door	door	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 | **slip** | past | He | the letter |  | the door |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent letter=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I let the secret slip by accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:x7:1
# text = I let the secret slip by accident.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | I | the secret slip |  |  |  | by accident | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slip=Theme |
| 2 | **slip** |  | accident |  |  |  |  |  | nom slip «act intransitive»: by=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saying «Mum» to the teacher was a slip of the tongue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slip:x8:1
# text = Saying «Mum» to the teacher was a slip of the tongue.
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	csubj	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | Mum | the teacher |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Topic to teacher=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Saying | a slip |  |  |  | of the tongue | 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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