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title: supergiant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «supergiant» in the school dictionary: A supergiant is one of the biggest and brightest kinds of star, many times larger and heavier than our Sun. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# supergiant

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**Who acts:** supergiant, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Sun, red supergiant, Supergiants · **What happens:** be, mean, die, explode, not become, replace · **To what, where:** one, red supergiant, constellation, blue supergiant, supergiant, Sun

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A supergiant is one of the biggest and brightest kinds of star, many times larger and heavier than our Sun.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:m1:1
# text = A supergiant is one of the biggest and brightest kinds of star, many times larger and heavier than our Sun.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	brightest	bright	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
16	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	parataxis	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	16	conj	_	_
19	than	than	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a supergiant | one |  |  |  | of the biggest brightest kinds of star | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: adjective, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Supergiant can mean enormous: a supergiant shark in a film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:m2:1
# text = Supergiant can mean enormous: a supergiant shark in a film.
1	Supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	enormous	enormous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	film	film	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 | **mean** | can | Supergiant |  |  |  |  | enormous *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant in the constellation Orion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:x1:1
# text = Betelgeuse is a red supergiant in the constellation Orion.
1	Betelgeuse	Betelgeuse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	constellation	constellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	Orion	Orion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Betelgeuse | a red supergiant |  | the constellation |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A supergiant can be hundreds of times wider than the Sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:x2:1
# text = A supergiant can be hundreds of times wider than the Sun.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
5	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	wider	wide	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | a supergiant |  |  |  | sunday; time | hundreds *obl*; wide *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When a supergiant dies, it can explode as a supernova.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:x3:1
# text = When a supergiant dies, it can explode as a supernova.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	explode	explode	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	supernova	supernova	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | a supergiant |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **explode** | can | supergiant |  |  |  |  | as a supernova | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Rigel is a blue supergiant, very hot and bright.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:x4:1
# text = Rigel is a blue supergiant, very hot and bright.
1	Rigel	rigel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rigel | a blue supergiant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Our Sun will never become a supergiant; it is too small.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:x5:1
# text = Our Sun will never become a supergiant; it is too small.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **become** | future | Our Sun | a supergiant |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | supergiant |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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If a red supergiant replaced the Sun, it would swallow the inner planets.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:x6:1
# text = If a red supergiant replaced the Sun, it would swallow the inner planets.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	supergiant	supergiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	replaced	replace	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **replace** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | a red supergiant | the Sun |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sun=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **swallow** | would | supergiant | the inner planets |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent planet=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Supergiants live much shorter lives than small stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supergiant:x7:1
# text = Supergiants live much shorter lives than small stars.
1	Supergiants	supergiant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Supergiants | shorter lives |  |  |  | than small stars | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location |

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