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title: tab — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tab» in the school dictionary: A tab is a small flap or strip sticking out of something, used for pulling, holding or labelling it, like the tab on a can or a folder. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tab

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** tab, strip, Tab key, you, them, they · **What happens:** be, stick out, use, hold, labell, show · **To what, where:** small flap, something, tab, one, computer, pages · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«tab» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: [tab in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tab.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tab is a small flap or strip sticking out of something, used for pulling, holding or labelling it, like the tab on a can or a folder.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:m1:1
# text = A tab is a small flap or strip sticking out of something, used for pulling, holding or labelling it, like the tab on a can or a folder.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tab	tab	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	flap	flap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	strip	strip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	sticking	stick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	pulling	pulling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	labelling	labell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	conj	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
26	on	on	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
28	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	folder	folder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tab | a small flap or strip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stick out** | gerund | strip *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for pulling | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **hold** | gerund | a tab *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **labell** | gerund | a tab *not said here* | tab |  |  |  | like the tab on a folder | tree rules |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On a computer, a tab is one of the pages open in a web browser, shown as a little label along the top.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:m2:1
# text = On a computer, a tab is one of the pages open in a web browser, shown as a little label along the top.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	browser	browser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	along	along	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tab | one |  | a computer |  | of the pages | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | participle |  | the pages *not said here* |  |  |  | as a little label along the top | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Tab key on a keyboard moves the cursor forward to the next space or box.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:m3:1
# text = The Tab key on a keyboard moves the cursor forward to the next space or box.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	keyboard	keyboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cursor	cursor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | the Tab key on a keyboard | the cursor |  | the next space or box |  | forward *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent cursor=Theme to space=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tab is a bill for food or drinks that you pay later, as in «put it on my tab».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:m4:1
# text = A tab is a bill for food or drinks that you pay later, as in «put it on my tab».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tab	tab	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	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tab | a bill |  |  |  | for food or drinks | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | present | you | that |  |  |  | late *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Asset |
| 3 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* | tab |  | my tab |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme on tab=Destination |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Keep tabs on» someone means to watch them carefully to know what they are doing.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:m5:1
# text = «Keep tabs on» someone means to watch them carefully to know what they are doing.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	csubj	_	_
3	tabs	tabs	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep on** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | tabs |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent tabs=Theme someone=Attribute |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **watch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | carefully *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **know** | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **do** | present · progressive | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tab can mean a cigarette in some parts of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:m6:1
# text = A tab can mean a cigarette in some parts of England.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cigarette	cigarette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a tab | a cigarette |  |  |  | in some parts of England | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot cigarette=Theme in part=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had twelve tabs open, and the computer slowed down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:x1:1
# text = I had twelve tabs open, and the computer slowed down.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	tabs	tab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	slowed	slow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | twelve tabs |  |  |  | open *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tab=Patient |
| 2 | **slow down** | participle | the computer |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Press Tab to jump to the next box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:x2:1
# text = Press Tab to jump to the next box.
1	Press	press	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the next box |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to box=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pull the tab to open the can.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:x3:1
# text = Pull the tab to open the can.
1	Pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | imperative | you *not said here* | the tab |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tab=Theme |
| 2 | **open** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher keeps tabs on who has finished their reading.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:x4:1
# text = Our teacher keeps tabs on who has finished their reading.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tabs	tab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Our teacher | tabs |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tab=Theme |
| 2 | **finish** | present · perfect |  | tabs's reading |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector reading=Eventuality |
| 3 | **read** |  | tabs *= tab* |  |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad picked up the tab for the whole family's dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:x5:1
# text = Grandad picked up the tab for the whole family's dinner.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | past | Grandad | the tab |  |  |  | for the whole family's dinner | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tab=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each folder has a coloured tab with a name on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:x6:1
# text = Each folder has a coloured tab with a name on it.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	folder	folder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	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 | **have** | present | each folder | a coloured tab |  |  |  | with a name on name | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tab=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Close that tab and go back to the maths website.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:x7:1
# text = Close that tab and go back to the maths website.
1	Close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	compound	_	_
10	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | imperative | you *not said here* | that tab |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tab=Patient |
| 2 | **go back** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the maths website *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to website=Result |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coat had a little tab for hanging it on a hook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tab:x8:1
# text = The coat had a little tab for hanging it on a hook.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tab	tab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the coat | a little tab |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tab=Patient |
| 2 | **hang** | gerund | a little tab *not said here* | tab |  | a hook |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on hook=Destination |

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