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title: teacher — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teacher» in the school dictionary: A teacher is a person whose job is to help pupils learn, at school or in a class. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teacher

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**Who acts:** teacher, job, Anyone, Experience, best teacher, you · **What happens:** be, learn, teach, mean, do, say · **To what, where:** person, school, something, you, teacher, best teacher · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«teacher» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: [teacher in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teacher.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A teacher is a person whose job is to help pupils learn, at school or in a class.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:m1:1
# text = A teacher is a person whose job is to help pupils learn, at school or in a class.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a teacher | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | help *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **learn** | infinitive | job *not said here* | school or a class |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Topic |

<!-- .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 -->
Anyone who teaches you something can be your teacher, like a swimming teacher.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:m2:1
# text = Anyone who teaches you something can be your teacher, like a swimming teacher.
1	Anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present |  | something | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient something=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Anyone | your teacher and a swimming teacher |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Experience is the best teacher» means you learn by doing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:m3:1
# text = «Experience is the best teacher» means you learn by doing.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Experience	experience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Experience | the best teacher |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the best teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **learn** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pupils say «Miss» or «Sir» (UK, Ireland, Australia) to a teacher, and «teach» as a joke; «teacher's pet» teases a pupil the teacher likes.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:m4:1
# text = Pupils say «Miss» or «Sir» (UK, Ireland, Australia) to a teacher, and «teach» as a joke; «teacher's pet» teases a pupil the teacher likes.
1	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Sir	Sir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	teach	teach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
25	as	as	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
29	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	's	's	PART	POS	_	30	case	_	_
32	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	_
34	teases	tease	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
35	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obj	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	_
39	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Pupils | Miss or Sir | a teacher |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent miss=Topic to teacher=Recipient |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* *in a quote* | infinitive | Pupils *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a joke | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tease** | present | teacher's pet | a pupil |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Patient |
| 4 | **like** | present | the teacher | a pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot pupil=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pupils sometimes call a strict teacher names behind her back («old dragon»); it is rude and does not change the facts.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:m5:1
# text = Pupils sometimes call a strict teacher names behind her back («old dragon»); it is rude and does not change the facts.
1	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present | Pupils | a strict teacher names  old dragon |  | her back |  | sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | dragon |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **change** | present · do-support | dragon *not said here* | the facts |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Patient |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Educator», «instructor», «member of teaching staff» and «the invigilator» (who watches an exam) are stiff words for a teacher.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:m6:1
# text = «Educator», «instructor», «member of teaching staff» and «the invigilator» (who watches an exam) are stiff words for a teacher.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Educator	educator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	instructor	instructor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	invigilator	invigilator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	_
26	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
27	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
29	for	for	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	28	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | the invigilator | a exam |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exam=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Educator and member of teaching staff and the invigilator | stiff words |  |  |  | for a teacher | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher has 30 pencils for 10 pupils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x1:1
# text = The teacher has 30 pencils for 10 pupils.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the teacher | 30 pencils |  |  |  | for 10 pupils | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 4 teachers and 80 pupils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x2:1
# text = There are 4 teachers and 80 pupils.
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	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 4 teachers and 80 pupils |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher gives each child 3 stickers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x3:1
# text = The teacher gives each child 3 stickers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the teacher | 3 stickers | each child |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient sticker=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher splits 24 children into 6 groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x4:1
# text = The teacher splits 24 children into 6 groups.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	splits	split	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | present | the teacher | 24 children |  |  |  | into 6 groups *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent child=Patient into group=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher reads us a story every afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x5:1
# text = Our teacher reads us a story every afternoon.
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	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Our teacher | a story | us |  | afternoon |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient story=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you feel unsafe, tell a teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x6:1
# text = If you feel unsafe, tell a teacher.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
4	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | unsafe *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My piano teacher says I am improving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x7:1
# text = My piano teacher says I am improving.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	improving	improve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My piano teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **improve** | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher marked our tests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x8:1
# text = The teacher marked our tests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marked	mark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | past | the teacher | our tests |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent test=Destination |
| 2 | **test** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
teacher said 3 × 4 is 7?? that's wrong innit (casual, wrong claim)

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x9:1
# text = teacher said 3 × 4 is 7?? that's wrong innit (casual, wrong claim)
1	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
4	×	×	SYM	SYM	_	5	case	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	??	??	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | 3 7 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | that | wrong innit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Miss, can I go toilet? (casual, broken grammar)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Miss, can I go toilet?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x10:1
# text = Miss, can I go toilet?
1	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | can | I | toilet |  |  |  | Miss *vocative* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location toilet=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (casual, broken grammar)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x10:2
# text = (casual, broken grammar)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	grammar	grammar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shut it, teacher's pet. (rough)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Shut it, teacher's pet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x11:1
# text = Shut it, teacher's pet.
1	Shut	shut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | teacher's pet *vocative* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (rough)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x11:2
# text = (rough)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A member of the teaching staff distributes 24 exercise books equally among 6 groups; ascertain the number per group. (formal exam)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A member of the teaching staff distributes 24 exercise books equally among 6 groups; ascertain the number per group.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x12:1
# text = A member of the teaching staff distributes 24 exercise books equally among 6 groups; ascertain the number per group.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	distributes	distribute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
12	among	among	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	per	per	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distribute** | present | a member of the teaching staff | 24 exercise books |  |  |  | among 6 groups; equally *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent book=Theme among group=Recipient |
| 2 | **ascertain** | infinitive | a member of the teaching staff *not said here* | the number |  |  |  | per group | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (formal exam)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x12:2
# text = (formal exam)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“And what will the teacher say?”

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teacher:x13:1
# text = “And what will the teacher say?”
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | future | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

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