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title: spoon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «spoon» in the school dictionary: A spoon is a small tool with a round, shallow end and a handle, used for eating, serving or stirring. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# spoon

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**Who acts:** spoon, I, 5 spoons, Lily, you, metal spoon · **What happens:** be, use, eat, serve, stir, hold · **To what, where:** small tool, amount, three spoons, table, drawer, 8 spoons

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«spoon» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [spoon in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A spoon is a small tool with a round, shallow end and a handle, used for eating, serving or stirring.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:m1:1
# text = A spoon is a small tool with a round, shallow end and a handle, used for eating, serving or stirring.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
18	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	stirring	stir	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a spoon | a small tool |  |  | with a round shallow end and a handle |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **serve** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **stir** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
A spoon (a spoonful) is the amount a spoon holds: a spoon of sugar.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:m2:1
# text = A spoon (a spoonful) is the amount a spoon holds: a spoon of sugar.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spoonful	spoonful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a spoon | the amount |  |  |  | a spoon of sugar *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | a spoon | the amount *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To spoon food is to move it with a spoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:m3:1
# text = To spoon food is to move it with a spoon.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	advcl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a spoon; move *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I put three spoons on the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x1:1
# text = I put three spoons on the table.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	spoons	spoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | I | three spoons |  | the table |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme on table=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 5 spoons in the drawer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x2:1
# text = There are 5 spoons in the drawer.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	spoons	spoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	drawer	drawer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 5 spoons |  |  | the drawer; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in drawer=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lily washes 8 spoons and 4 forks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x3:1
# text = Lily washes 8 spoons and 4 forks.
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	washes	wash	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	spoons	spoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	forks	fork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | present | Lily | 8 spoons and 4 forks |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spoon=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eat your soup with a spoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x4:1
# text = Eat your soup with a spoon.
1	Eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | imperative | you *not said here* | your soup |  |  |  | with a spoon | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add one spoon of honey to the tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x5:1
# text = Add one spoon of honey to the tea.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | one spoon of honey |  |  |  | to the tea | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent spoon=Patient to tea=Co-Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stir the paint with an old spoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x6:1
# text = Stir the paint with an old spoon.
1	Stir	stir	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir** | imperative | you *not said here* | the paint |  |  |  | with a old spoon | vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent paint=Patient with spoon=Co-Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A metal spoon gets hot in hot soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x7:1
# text = A metal spoon gets hot in hot soup.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a metal spoon |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum spooned the beans onto my plate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x8:1
# text = Mum spooned the beans onto my plate.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spooned	spoon	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	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoon** | past | Mum | the beans |  | my plate |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bean=Theme onto plate=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"At all events leave with us your silver spoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spoon:x9:1
# text = "At all events leave with us your silver spoon.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** *in a quote* | present | all events | your silver spoon |  |  |  | with us | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent spoon=Recipient with we=Theme |

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