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title: sorghum — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sorghum» in the school dictionary: A tall cereal grass grown in warm, dry countries, especially in Africa and Asia, for its grain, its sweet juice and animal feed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sorghum

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**Who acts:** Sorghum, little rain, many families, Farmers, We, agricultural editor · **What happens:** grow, make, be, eat, feed, use · **To what, where:** tall cereal grass, warm dry countries, grain, plant, porridge, Sudan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sorghum» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [sorghum in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sorghum.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tall cereal grass grown in warm, dry countries, especially in Africa and Asia, for its grain, its sweet juice and animal feed.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:m1:1
# text = A tall cereal grass grown in warm, dry countries, especially in Africa and Asia, for its grain, its sweet juice and animal feed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	feed	feed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  | a tall cereal grass *not said here* |  | warm dry countries in Africa and Asia and grass's grain and grain's sweet juice and animal feed |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grain or syrup made from this plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:m2:1
# text = The grain or syrup made from this plant.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	syrup	syrup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **make** | participle |  | the grain or syrup *not said here* |  | this plant |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from plant=Material |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sorghum grows well where there is little rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:x1:1
# text = Sorghum grows well where there is little rain.
1	Sorghum	sorghum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	_
6	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Sorghum |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **be** | present | little rain |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Sudan many families eat porridge made from sorghum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:x2:1
# text = In Sudan many families eat porridge made from sorghum.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Sudan	Sudan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sorghum	sorghum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | many families | porridge |  | Sudan |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent porridge=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | porridge *not said here* |  | sorghum |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from sorghum=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers feed sorghum to cattle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:x3:1
# text = Farmers feed sorghum to cattle.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feed	feed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sorghum	sorghum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present | Farmers | sorghum | cattle |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent sorghum=Theme to cattle=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sorghum flour is used in gluten-free bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:x4:1
# text = Sorghum flour is used in gluten-free bread.
1	Sorghum	sorghum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Sorghum flour |  | free bread |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We poured sorghum syrup on our pancakes in Tennessee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:x5:1
# text = We poured sorghum syrup on our pancakes in Tennessee.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sorghum	sorghum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	syrup	syrup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Tennessee	Tennessee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | past | We | sorghum syrup |  | our pancakes |  | in Tennessee | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent syrup=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sorghum is one of the most important cereals in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:x6:1
# text = Sorghum is one of the most important cereals in the world.
1	Sorghum	sorghum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cereals	cereal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sorghum | one |  |  |  | of the important cereals in the world | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Yes," said the agricultural editor, "and it's the meanest bug- juice in town--regular sorghum skimmings."

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sorghum:x7:1
# text = "Yes," said the agricultural editor, "and it's the meanest bug- juice in town--regular sorghum skimmings."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	agricultural	agricultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
15	meanest	mean	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	amod	_	_
16	bug	bug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	_
18	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
23	sorghum	sorghum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	skimmings	skimming	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the agricultural editor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | editor | the meanest bug juice and regular sorghum skimmings |  | town |  |  | tree rules |

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