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title: tomato — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tomato» in the school dictionary: A tomato is a soft, round, juicy fruit, usually red, which is eaten raw in salads or cooked in sauces and soups. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tomato

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**Who acts:** tomato, I, tomato plant, Cherry tomatoes, We, Green tomatoes · **What happens:** be, eat, cook, put, slice, grow · **To what, where:** soft round juicy fruit, salads, slices, sandwich, tomato, greenhouse

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A tomato is a soft, round, juicy fruit, usually red, which is eaten raw in salads or cooked in sauces and soups.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:m1:1
# text = A tomato is a soft, round, juicy fruit, usually red, which is eaten raw in salads or cooked in sauces and soups.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	juicy	juicy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	parataxis	_	_
18	raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	salads	salad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	sauces	sauce	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	soups	soup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tomato | a soft round juicy fruit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present · passive |  |  |  | salads |  | raw *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in sauces and soups | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in sauce=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 -->
I put slices of tomato in my sandwich.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:x1:1
# text = I put slices of tomato in my sandwich.
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	slices	slice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | I | slices of tomato |  | my sandwich |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent slice=Theme in sandwich=Destination |
| 2 | **slice** |  |  | tomato |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tomato plant grew tall in the greenhouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:x2:1
# text = The tomato plant grew tall in the greenhouse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	greenhouse	greenhouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the tomato plant |  |  | the greenhouse |  | tall *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in greenhouse=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:x3:1
# text = Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a tomato |  |  |  | a fruit or a vegetable *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cherry tomatoes are small and sweet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:x4:1
# text = Cherry tomatoes are small and sweet.
1	Cherry	cherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cherry tomatoes |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Cherry tomatoes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made tomato soup in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:x5:1
# text = We made tomato soup in class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	class	class	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 | We | tomato soup |  | class |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Green tomatoes turn red as they ripen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:x6:1
# text = Green tomatoes turn red as they ripen.
1	Green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	ripen	ripen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Green tomatoes |  |  |  |  | red *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ripen** | present | tomatoes *= tomato* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pass the tomato sauce, please.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:x7:1
# text = Pass the tomato sauce, please.
1	Pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | imperative | you *not said here* | the tomato sauce |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sauce=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do you wish to be fried in a pan, or do you prefer to be cooked with tomato sauce?”

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomato:x8:1
# text = Do you wish to be fried in a pan, or do you prefer to be cooked with tomato sauce?”
1	Do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	prefer	prefer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	xcomp	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **fry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in a pan | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: in pan=Instrument |
| 3 | **prefer** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **cook** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with tomato sauce | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: with sauce=Instrument |

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