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title: snp — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «snp» in the school dictionary: The SNP is the Scottish National Party, a political party in Scotland that wants Scotland to become an independent country, separate from the United Kingdom. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# snp

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**Who acts:** SNP, political party, Scotland, Scottish National Party, one letter, people · **What happens:** be, want, become, separate, say, differ · **To what, where:** Scottish National Party, Scotland, independent country, snip, nucleotide polymorphism, DNA · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«snp» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [snp in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snp.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The SNP is the Scottish National Party, a political party in Scotland that wants Scotland to become an independent country, separate from the United Kingdom.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snp:m1:1
# text = The SNP is the Scottish National Party, a political party in Scotland that wants Scotland to become an independent country, separate from the United Kingdom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	SNP	SNP	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	National	National	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Party	Party	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	independent	independent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
23	separate	separate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	27	flat	_	_
27	Kingdom	Kingdom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the SNP | the Scottish National Party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | present | a political party in Scotland | Scotland |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **become** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Scotland *not said here* | a independent country |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **separate** | infinitive | the Scottish National Party |  |  |  |  | from the United Kingdom | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient from kingdom=Co-Patient |

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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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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An SNP, said «snip», is a single-nucleotide polymorphism: a place where one letter of DNA differs between people.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snp:m2:1
# text = An SNP, said «snip», is a single-nucleotide polymorphism: a place where one letter of DNA differs between people.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	SNP	SNP	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	snip	snip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	nucleotide	nucleotide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	polymorphism	polymorphism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
18	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	23	advmod	_	_
19	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	DNA	DNA	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	differs	differ	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
24	between	between	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a SNP | snip |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent snip=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a nucleotide polymorphism |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **differ** | present | one letter of DNA |  |  |  |  | between people | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **letter** |  |  | DNA |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The SNP wants Scotland to be independent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snp:x1:1
# text = The SNP wants Scotland to be independent.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	SNP	SNP	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	independent	independent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | the SNP | Scotland |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot scotland=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Scotland *not said here* |  |  |  |  | independent *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people in Scotland vote SNP and some vote for other parties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snp:x2:1
# text = Some people in Scotland vote SNP and some vote for other parties.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	SNP	SNP	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
9	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | present | some people in Scotland | SNP |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent snp=Result |
| 2 | **vote** | present | some |  |  |  |  | for other parties *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for party=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The SNP sits in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snp:x3:1
# text = The SNP sits in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	SNP	SNP	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Edinburgh	Edinburgh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | the SNP |  |  | the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in parliament=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a vote, Scotland chose to stay in the UK, but the debate goes on.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snp:x4:1
# text = In a vote, Scotland chose to stay in the UK, but the debate goes on.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	debate	debate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | Scotland |  |  | a vote |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | to-infinitive | Scotland *not said here* |  |  | the UK |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in uk=Location |
| 3 | **go on** | present | the debate |  |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists compare SNPs to study families and illnesses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snp:x5:1
# text = Scientists compare SNPs to study families and illnesses.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	compare	compare	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	SNPs	SNPs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	study	study	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	illnesses	illness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | present | Scientists | SNPs |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snps=Patient |
| 2 | **study** | to-infinitive | Scientists *not said here* | families and illnesses |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An SNP is a one-letter difference in DNA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snp:x6:1
# text = An SNP is a one-letter difference in DNA.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	SNP	SNP	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	DNA	DNA	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a SNP | a letter difference |  | DNA |  |  | tree rules |

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