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title: tinned — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tinned» in the school dictionary: Tinned food is food sealed in a metal can to keep it fresh for a long time; in the US people say «canned». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tinned

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**Who acts:** Tinned food, food, people, Mum, we, Tinned peaches · **What happens:** tin, be, seal, keep, say, cann · **To what, where:** food, metal, tin, beans, toast, tinned food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tinned food is food sealed in a metal can to keep it fresh for a long time; in the US people say «canned».

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:m1:1
# text = Tinned food is food sealed in a metal can to keep it fresh for a long time; in the US people say «canned».
1	Tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
5	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
22	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
23	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	canned	cann	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Tinned food | food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **seal** | participle |  | food *not said here* |  | a metal |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **keep** | can | food | metal |  |  |  | fresh *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people |  |  |  |  | in the US | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **cann** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
Tinned means covered with a thin layer of tin, as tinned steel or tinned copper wire.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:m2:1
# text = Tinned means covered with a thin layer of tin, as tinned steel or tinned copper wire.
1	Tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
16	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a thin layer of tin and tinned steel or tinned copper wire | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with layer=Theme |
| 4 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum opened a tin of beans, so we had tinned beans on toast.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:x1:1
# text = Mum opened a tin of beans, so we had tinned beans on toast.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | Mum | a tin of beans |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tin=Theme |
| 2 | **tin** | past · perfect | we | beans |  | toast |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bean=Theme on toast=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We collected tinned food for the food bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:x2:1
# text = We collected tinned food for the food bank.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collected	collect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | past | We | tinned food |  |  |  | for the food bank | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tinned peaches taste sweet and syrupy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:x3:1
# text = Tinned peaches taste sweet and syrupy.
1	Tinned	tinned	ADJ	JJ	_	2	amod	_	_
2	peaches	peach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	taste	taste	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	syrupy	syrupy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | Tinned peaches |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explorers took tinned food to the Antarctic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:x4:1
# text = Explorers took tinned food to the Antarctic.
1	Explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Antarctic	Antarctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Explorers | tinned food | the Antarctic |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme to antarctic=Destination |
| 2 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tinned tuna is good in sandwiches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:x5:1
# text = Tinned tuna is good in sandwiches.
1	Tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	tuna	tuna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Tinned tuna |  |  | sandwiches |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check the date on tinned food before eating it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:x6:1
# text = Check the date on tinned food before eating it.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the date |  | tinned food |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent date=Theme |
| 2 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund | you *not said here* | date |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The electrician used tinned copper wire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:x7:1
# text = The electrician used tinned copper wire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	electrician	electrician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the electrician | tinned copper wire |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wire=Patient |
| 2 | **tin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Almost with his last breath he sent the crown to be tinned--and he never lived to pay the tinsmith's bill."

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tinned:x8:1
# text = Almost with his last breath he sent the crown to be tinned--and he never lived to pay the tinsmith's bill."
1	Almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	tinned	tin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	tinsmith	tinsmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | he | the crown |  |  |  | with his last breath; almost *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |
| 2 | **tin** | to-infinitive · passive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme» |
| 3 | **not** **live** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **pay** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the tinsmith's bill |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Asset |
| 5 | **bill** |  | the tinsmith |  |  |  |  |  | nom bill «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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