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title: taco — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «taco» in the school dictionary: A taco is a Mexican food made of a folded corn or wheat tortilla (a thin flat bread) filled with meat, beans, cheese, salad or other food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# taco

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**Who acts:** taco, We, I, taco shell, Fish tacos, 4 people · **What happens:** be, make, fold, fill, have, put · **To what, where:** Mexican food, thin flat bread, tacos, cheese, taco, shell

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«taco» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [taco in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/taco.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A taco is a Mexican food made of a folded corn or wheat tortilla (a thin flat bread) filled with meat, beans, cheese, salad or other food.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taco:m1:1
# text = A taco is a Mexican food made of a folded corn or wheat tortilla (a thin flat bread) filled with meat, beans, cheese, salad or other food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	taco	taco	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	Mexican	Mexican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	tortilla	tortilla	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	_
21	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
30	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
31	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a taco | a Mexican food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a Mexican food *not said here* |  |  |  | of a folded corn or wheat tortilla and salad or other food | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **fold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **fill** | participle |  | a thin flat bread and beans and cheese *not said here* |  |  |  | with meat | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with meat=Instrument |

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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 -->
We have tacos for dinner on Tuesdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taco:x1:1
# text = We have tacos for dinner on Tuesdays.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tacos	taco	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tuesdays	Tuesday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | We | tacos |  |  |  | for dinner; on Tuesdays | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taco=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I put cheese, beans and lettuce in my taco.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taco:x2:1
# text = I put cheese, beans and lettuce in my taco.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lettuce	lettuce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	taco	taco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | I | cheese and beans and lettuce |  | my taco |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cheese=Theme in taco=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The taco shell broke when I bit it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taco:x3:1
# text = The taco shell broke when I bit it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	taco	Taco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	bit	bite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | the taco shell |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **bite** | past | I | shell |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fish tacos are popular by the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taco:x4:1
# text = Fish tacos are popular by the sea.
1	Fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tacos	taco	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | Fish tacos |  |  |  |  | by the sea; popular *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 4 people and each eats 3 tacos, so we need 12 tacos.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taco:x5:1
# text = There are 4 people and each eats 3 tacos, so we need 12 tacos.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	tacos	taco	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	tacos	taco	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 4 people |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** | present | each | 3 tacos |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taco=Patient |
| 3 | **need** | present | we | 12 tacos |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot taco=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have another taco, please?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taco:x6:1
# text = Can I have another taco, please?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	taco	taco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | another taco |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taco=Patient |

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