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title: tapioca — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tapioca» in the school dictionary: Tapioca is a starch made from the root of the cassava plant; it comes as flour, flakes or small white balls (pearls). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tapioca

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**Who acts:** Tapioca, Grandma, Bubble tea, children, tapioca balls, balls · **What happens:** be, make, come, have, use, call · **To what, where:** starch, root, sweet milky pudding, tapioca pudding, tapioca pearls, bottom · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«tapioca» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [tapioca in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tapioca.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tapioca is a starch made from the root of the cassava plant; it comes as flour, flakes or small white balls (pearls).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tapioca:m1:1
# text = Tapioca is a starch made from the root of the cassava plant; it comes as flour, flakes or small white balls (pearls).
1	Tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	starch	starch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	cassava	cassava	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	flakes	flake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	appos	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tapioca | a starch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a starch *not said here* |  | the root of the cassava plant |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from root=Material |
| 3 | **come** | present | Tapioca |  |  |  |  | as flour | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Tapioca (pudding) is a sweet milky pudding made with tapioca pearls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tapioca:m2:1
# text = Tapioca (pudding) is a sweet milky pudding made with tapioca pearls.
1	Tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	milky	milky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tapioca | a sweet milky pudding |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a sweet milky pudding *not said here* |  |  |  | with tapioca pearls | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma made tapioca pudding with milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tapioca:x1:1
# text = Grandma made tapioca pudding with milk.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Grandma | tapioca pudding |  |  |  | with milk | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pudding=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bubble tea has tapioca pearls at the bottom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tapioca:x2:1
# text = Bubble tea has tapioca pearls at the bottom.
1	Bubble	bubble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Bubble tea | tapioca pearls |  | the bottom |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pearl=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tapioca comes from the cassava root.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tapioca:x3:1
# text = Tapioca comes from the cassava root.
1	Tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cassava	cassava	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Tapioca |  |  | the cassava root |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from root=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some children used to call tapioca «frogspawn».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tapioca:x4:1
# text = Some children used to call tapioca «frogspawn».
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	frogspawn	frogspawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | some children |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **call** | to-infinitive | some children *not said here* | tapioca |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tapioca=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tapioca balls turned clear as they cooked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tapioca:x5:1
# text = The tapioca balls turned clear as they cooked.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | the tapioca balls |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cook** | past | balls *= ball* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tapioca flour is used in gluten-free bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tapioca:x6:1
# text = Tapioca flour is used in gluten-free bread.
1	Tapioca	tapioca	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Tapioca flour |  | free bread |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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