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title: stepmother — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stepmother» in the school dictionary: The woman who is married to (or the partner of) your father but is not your birth mother. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stepmother

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**Who acts:** stepmother, Dad, I, Cinderella, Fairy tales, mine · **What happens:** marry, not be, help, be, make, do · **To what, where:** woman, birth mother, me, stepmother, six, Cinderella · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The woman who is married to (or the partner of) your father but is not your birth mother.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stepmother:m1:1
# text = The woman who is married to (or the partner of) your father but is not your birth mother.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | present · passive |  | the woman |  |  |  | to the partner of your father but your birth mother | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to partner=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present |  | your birth mother |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
My stepmother helps me with my homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stepmother:x1:1
# text = My stepmother helps me with my homework.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | My stepmother |  | me |  |  | with my homework | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary with homework=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad married my stepmother when I was six.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stepmother:x2:1
# text = Dad married my stepmother when I was six.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | past | Dad | my stepmother |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stepmother=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | I | six |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cinderella's stepmother made her do all the chores.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stepmother:x3:1
# text = Cinderella's stepmother made her do all the chores.
1	Cinderella	Cinderella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	chores	chore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Cinderella's stepmother | Cinderella |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | Cinderella *not said here* | all chores |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I call my stepmother by her first name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stepmother:x4:1
# text = I call my stepmother by her first name.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **call** | present | I |  | my stepmother |  |  | by stepmother's first name | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent stepmother=Recipient |
| 2 | **name** |  | stepmother |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My stepmother and my mum both came to the school play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stepmother:x5:1
# text = My stepmother and my mum both came to the school play.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | My stepmother and my mum |  |  | the school play |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to play=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fairy tales often have a wicked stepmother, but mine is lovely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stepmother:x6:1
# text = Fairy tales often have a wicked stepmother, but mine is lovely.
1	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Fairy tales | a wicked stepmother |  |  |  | often *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stepmother=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | mine |  |  |  |  | lovely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then her stepmother came back too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stepmother:x7:1
# text = Then her stepmother came back too.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | past | her stepmother |  |  |  | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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