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title: tissue — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tissue» in the school dictionary: A tissue is a soft, thin piece of paper used to blow or wipe your nose. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# tissue

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**Who acts:** tissue, similar cells, Tissue paper, I, nose, you · **What happens:** be, use, blow, wipe, work together, have · **To what, where:** soft thin piece, nose, group, biology, thin paper, tissue

<!-- .vabout -->
«tissue» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [tissue in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tissue.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tissue is a soft, thin piece of paper used to blow or wipe your nose.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:m1:1
# text = A tissue is a soft, thin piece of paper used to blow or wipe your nose.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	blow	blow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	wipe	wipe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tissue | a soft thin piece |  |  |  | of paper | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a soft thin piece *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **blow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **wipe** | infinitive |  | your nose |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent nose=Source |

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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 -->
In biology, tissue is a group of similar cells that work together in a living thing, such as muscle tissue.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:m2:1
# text = In biology, tissue is a group of similar cells that work together in a living thing, such as muscle tissue.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	biology	biology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	muscle	muscle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | tissue | a group |  | biology |  | of similar cells | tree rules |
| 2 | **work together** | present | similar cells |  |  |  |  | in a living thing; together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in thing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tissue paper is very thin paper used for wrapping presents or crafts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:m3:1
# text = Tissue paper is very thin paper used for wrapping presents or crafts.
1	Tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	wrapping	wrapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	crafts	craft	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tissue paper | thin paper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | thin paper *not said here* |  |  |  | for wrapping presents or crafts | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have a tissue? My nose is runny.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Can I have a tissue?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x1:1
# text = Can I have a tissue?
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | a tissue |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tissue=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* My nose is runny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x1:2
# text = My nose is runny.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	runny	runny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My nose |  |  |  |  | runny *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Throw your used tissue in the bin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x2:1
# text = Throw your used tissue in the bin.
1	Throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | your used tissue |  | the bin |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent tissue=Theme in bin=Destination |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Catch it, bin it, kill it!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x3:1
# text = Catch it, bin it, kill it!
1	Catch	catch	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	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	bin	bin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	kill	kill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **bin** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **kill** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muscle is a kind of tissue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x4:1
# text = Muscle is a kind of tissue.
1	Muscle	muscle	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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Muscle | a kind |  |  |  | of tissue | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wrapped the present in tissue paper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x5:1
# text = We wrapped the present in tissue paper.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | past | We | the present |  | tissue paper |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent present=Theme in paper=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum always has tissues in her bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x6:1
# text = Mum always has tissues in her bag.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tissues	tissue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Mum | tissues |  | Mum's bag |  | always *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tissue=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants have tissues too, like the ones that carry water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x7:1
# text = Plants have tissues too, like the ones that carry water.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tissues	tissue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Plants | tissues |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tissue=Patient |
| 2 | **carry** | present | the ones | water |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cells join together to form tissue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tissue:x8:1
# text = Cells join together to form tissue.
1	Cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	join	join	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	form	form	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present | Cells |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **form** | to-infinitive | Cells *not said here* | tissue |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tissue=Theme |

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