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title: snowman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «snowman» in the school dictionary: A snowman is a figure of a person made of snow, usually two or three big snowballs stacked up, with a face of stones or coal and a carrot nose. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# snowman

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**Who acts:** snowman, We, sun, you, Olaf · **What happens:** be, make, stack up, build, have, melt · **To what, where:** figure, person, two big snowballs, snowman, garden, carrot

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A snowman is a figure of a person made of snow, usually two or three big snowballs stacked up, with a face of stones or coal and a carrot nose.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowman:m1:1
# text = A snowman is a figure of a person made of snow, usually two or three big snowballs stacked up, with a face of stones or coal and a carrot nose.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snowman	snowman	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	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	conj	_	_
17	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	snowballs	snowball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
19	stacked	stack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a snowman | a figure |  |  |  | of a person; two big snowballs *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a person *not said here* |  |  |  | of snow | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **stack up** | participle |  | two big snowballs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We built a snowman in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowman:x1:1
# text = We built a snowman in the garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	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 | **build** | past | We | a snowman |  | the garden |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snowman=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our snowman has a carrot for a nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowman:x2:1
# text = Our snowman has a carrot for a nose.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our snowman | a carrot |  |  |  | for a nose | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carrot=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snowman melted when the sun came out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowman:x3:1
# text = The snowman melted when the sun came out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	melted	melt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | past | the snowman |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **come out** | past | the sun |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Roll a big snowball for the snowman's body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowman:x4:1
# text = Roll a big snowball for the snowman's body.
1	Roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	snowball	snowball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | imperative | you *not said here* | a big snowball |  |  |  | for the snowman's body | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent snowball=Material for body=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Olaf is a funny snowman in «Frozen».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowman:x5:1
# text = Olaf is a funny snowman in «Frozen».
1	Olaf	Olaf	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	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Olaf | a funny snowman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **freeze** *in a quote* | participle |  | a funny snowman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put a hat and scarf on the snowman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowman:x6:1
# text = Put a hat and scarf on the snowman.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	scarf	scarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a hat and scarf |  | the snowman |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme on snowman=Destination |

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