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title: sugary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sugary» in the school dictionary: Containing a lot of sugar, or tasting very sweet: sugary drinks, sugary cereal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sugary

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**Who acts:** way, Sugary drinks, you, cereal, Sugary snacks, witch · **What happens:** contain, taste, seem, be, have, speak · **To what, where:** lot, water, sugary voice, Hansel, teeth, something · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sugary» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [sugary in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sugary.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Containing a lot of sugar, or tasting very sweet: sugary drinks, sugary cereal.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:m1:1
# text = Containing a lot of sugar, or tasting very sweet: sugary drinks, sugary cereal.
1	Containing	contain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tasting	taste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | gerund |  | a lot of sugar |  |  |  | sugary drinks and sugary cereal *obl* | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme |
| 2 | **taste** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 -->
Too sweet or sentimental in a way that seems false: a sugary smile, a sugary film.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:m2:1
# text = Too sweet or sentimental in a way that seems false: a sugary smile, a sugary film.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | a way |  |  |  |  | false *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sugary drinks are bad for your teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:x1:1
# text = Sugary drinks are bad for your teeth.
1	Sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sugary drinks |  |  |  |  | for your teeth; bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Have water instead of a sugary drink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:x2:1
# text = Have water instead of a sugary drink.
1	Have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | imperative | you *not said here* | water |  |  |  | instead a sugary drink | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This cereal is very sugary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:x3:1
# text = This cereal is very sugary.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this cereal |  |  |  |  | sugary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sugary snacks are okay sometimes, not every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:x4:1
# text = Sugary snacks are okay sometimes, not every day.
1	Sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	snacks	snack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sugary snacks |  |  |  |  | okay, sometimes *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witch spoke in a sugary voice to trick Hansel and Gretel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:x5:1
# text = The witch spoke in a sugary voice to trick Hansel and Gretel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	trick	trick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	Hansel	Hansel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Gretel	Gretel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the witch |  |  | a sugary voice |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **trick** | to-infinitive | the witch *not said here* | Hansel and Gretel |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hansel=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brush your teeth after eating something sugary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:x6:1
# text = Brush your teeth after eating something sugary.
1	Brush	brush	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	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | imperative | you *not said here* | your teeth |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check the label to see how sugary a yoghurt is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:x7:1
# text = Check the label to see how sugary a yoghurt is.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	yoghurt	yoghurt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the label |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | a yoghurt |  |  |  |  | sugary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film was a bit sugary for my taste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sugary:x8:1
# text = The film was a bit sugary for my taste.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | for my taste; a bit *obl:unmarked*; sugary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **taste** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom taste «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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