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title: sprocket — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sprocket» in the school dictionary: A sprocket is a wheel with teeth around its edge that fit into the links of a chain or the holes in a film or tape, so that it can turn it or be turned by it. On a bicycle, the toothed wheels the chain goes round are sprockets. Every meaning for a pupil with its 
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# sprocket

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**Who acts:** sprocket, edge, toothed wheels, sprockets, bike chain, front sprocket · **What happens:** be, fit, turn, go round, slip off, have · **To what, where:** wheel, links, tape, bicycle, sprocket, more teeth

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sprocket is a wheel with teeth around its edge that fit into the links of a chain or the holes in a film or tape, so that it can turn it or be turned by it. On a bicycle, the toothed wheels the chain goes round are sprockets.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A sprocket is a wheel with teeth around its edge that fit into the links of a chain or the holes in a film or tape, so that it can turn it or be turned by it.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:m1:1
# text = A sprocket is a wheel with teeth around its edge that fit into the links of a chain or the holes in a film or tape, so that it can turn it or be turned by it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sprocket	sprocket	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	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	links	link	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	tape	tape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
28	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	32	mark	_	_
29	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	fixed	_	_
30	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
31	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	32	aux	_	_
32	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	parataxis	_	_
33	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	obj	_	_
34	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
35	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	aux:pass	_	_
36	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	32	conj	_	_
37	by	by	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sprocket | a wheel |  |  |  | with teeth around sprocket's edge | tree rules |
| 2 | **fit** | present | sprocket's edge |  |  | the links of a chain or the holes in a film or tape |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into link=Destination |
| 3 | **turn** | can | sprocket | tape |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **turn** | infinitive · passive | sprocket *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by sprocket | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: by it=Trajectory |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* On a bicycle, the toothed wheels the chain goes round are sprockets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:m1:2
# text = On a bicycle, the toothed wheels the chain goes round are sprockets.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bicycle	bicycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	toothed	toothed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	round	round	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	sprockets	sprocket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go round** | present | the toothed wheels |  |  | a bicycle |  | round *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on bicycle=Location |
| 2 | **does** | present | sprockets |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bike chain slipped off the sprocket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:x1:1
# text = The bike chain slipped off the sprocket.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sprocket	sprocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip off** | past | the bike chain | the sprocket |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent sprocket=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The front sprocket has more teeth than the back one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:x2:1
# text = The front sprocket has more teeth than the back one.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sprocket	sprocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the front sprocket | more teeth |  |  |  | than the back one | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sprockets and chains are used in bicycles and motorbikes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:x3:1
# text = Sprockets and chains are used in bicycles and motorbikes.
1	Sprockets	sprocket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bicycles	bicycle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	motorbikes	motorbike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Sprockets and chains |  | bicycles and motorbikes |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old film had little sprocket holes along its edges.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:x4:1
# text = Old film had little sprocket holes along its edges.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	sprocket	sprocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	along	along	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Old film | little sprocket holes |  |  |  | along film's edges | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We built a model with plastic sprockets in D and T.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:x5:1
# text = We built a model with plastic sprockets in D and T.
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	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sprockets	sprocket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	D	D	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	T.	T.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | We | a model |  |  |  | with plastic sprockets in D and T. | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent model=Theme with sprocket=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oil the chain so it runs smoothly over the sprockets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:x6:1
# text = Oil the chain so it runs smoothly over the sprockets.
1	Oil	oil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	smoothly	smoothly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sprockets	sprocket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oil** | imperative | you *not said here* | the chain |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent chain=Destination |
| 2 | **run** | present | chain |  |  | the sprockets |  | smoothly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over sprocket=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If the front sprocket has 40 teeth and the back has 20, the back wheel turns twice for each turn of the pedals.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sprocket:x7:1
# text = If the front sprocket has 40 teeth and the back has 20, the back wheel turns twice for each turn of the pedals.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sprocket	sprocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
6	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	17	advmod	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	pedals	pedal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the front sprocket | 40 teeth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | the back | 20 |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 20=Patient |
| 3 | **turn** | present | the back wheel |  |  |  |  | for each turn of the pedals; twice *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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