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title: tremendous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tremendous» in the school dictionary: Very great in size, amount or strength; huge: a tremendous noise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tremendous

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**Who acts:** tremendous crash, thunder, You, elephant, We, volcano · **What happens:** be, crash, make, have, give out, give · **To what, where:** tremendous progress, reading, tremendous size, beach, tremendous heat, tremendous cheer

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very great in size, amount or strength; huge: a tremendous noise.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:m1:1
# text = Very great in size, amount or strength; huge: a tremendous noise.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very good; excellent: a tremendous goal, a tremendous time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:m2:1
# text = Very good; excellent: a tremendous goal, a tremendous time.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a tremendous crash of thunder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:x1:1
# text = There was a tremendous crash of thunder.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a tremendous crash of thunder |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **crash** |  | thunder |  |  |  |  |  | nom crash «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You've made tremendous progress in reading!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:x2:1
# text = You've made tremendous progress in reading!
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect | You | tremendous progress |  | reading |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent progress=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The elephant was a tremendous size.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:x3:1
# text = The elephant was a tremendous size.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the elephant | a tremendous size |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had a tremendous time at the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:x4:1
# text = We had a tremendous time at the beach.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	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 | **have** | past | We |  |  | the beach | time |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A volcano gives out tremendous heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:x5:1
# text = A volcano gives out tremendous heat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give out** | present | a volcano | tremendous heat |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent heat=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crowd gave a tremendous cheer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:x6:1
# text = The crowd gave a tremendous cheer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cheer	cheer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the crowd | a tremendous cheer |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheer=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a tremendous goal from the halfway line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:x7:1
# text = It was a tremendous goal from the halfway line.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a tremendous goal |  | the line |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm had already lasted many days when tremendous heat began to make itself felt.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tremendous:x8:1
# text = The storm had already lasted many days when tremendous heat began to make itself felt.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	already	already	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	lasted	last	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	nsubj	_	_
15	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past · perfect | the storm |  |  |  | day |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | past | tremendous heat |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | tremendous heat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **feel** | past | heat |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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