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title: triton — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «triton» in the school dictionary: Triton is a sea god in the myths of ancient Greece, half man and half fish, who blows a conch shell like a trumpet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# triton

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**Who acts:** Triton, half man, Neptune, space probe, museum, planet · **What happens:** be, blow, point, use, calm, take · **To what, where:** sea god, myths, conch shell, largest moon, large sea snail, triton

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«triton» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [triton in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/triton.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triton is a sea god in the myths of ancient Greece, half man and half fish, who blows a conch shell like a trumpet.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:m1:1
# text = Triton is a sea god in the myths of ancient Greece, half man and half fish, who blows a conch shell like a trumpet.
1	Triton	Triton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	half	half	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	14	amod	_	_
14	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	17	compound	_	_
17	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	conch	conch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	like	like	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	trumpet	trumpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Triton | a sea god and half man and half fish |  | the myths of ancient Greece |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **blow** | present | half man and half fish | a conch shell |  |  |  | like a trumpet | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent shell=Patient |

<!-- .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 -->
Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune; it is icy and very cold.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:m2:1
# text = Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune; it is icy and very cold.
1	Triton	Triton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Neptune	Neptune	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	icy	icy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Triton | the largest moon |  |  |  | of the planet Neptune | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Neptune |  |  |  |  | icy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Neptune *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A triton is also a large sea snail with a long, pointed shell (triton shell).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:m3:1
# text = A triton is also a large sea snail with a long, pointed shell (triton shell).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	triton	triton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	snail	snail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	triton	triton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a triton | a large sea snail |  |  |  | with a long pointed shell | tree rules |
| 2 | **point** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In some books, «triton» is used for a kind of newt.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:m4:1
# text = In some books, «triton» is used for a kind of newt.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	triton	triton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	newt	newt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | triton |  | some books |  | for a kind of newt | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for kind=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triton is the biggest moon of Neptune.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:x1:1
# text = Triton is the biggest moon of Neptune.
1	Triton	Triton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Neptune	Neptune	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Triton | the biggest moon |  |  |  | of Neptune | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Greek myth, Triton blew his shell to calm the waves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:x2:1
# text = In the Greek myth, Triton blew his shell to calm the waves.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Triton	Triton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | Triton | Triton's shell |  |  |  | in the Greek myth | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent shell=Patient in myth=Topic |
| 2 | **calm** | to-infinitive | Triton *not said here* | the waves |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wave=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The space probe took photos of Triton's icy surface.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:x3:1
# text = The space probe took photos of Triton's icy surface.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	probe	probe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	Triton	Triton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	icy	icy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the space probe | photos of Triton's icy surface |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum had a huge triton shell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:x4:1
# text = The museum had a huge triton shell.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	triton	triton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triton orbits Neptune in the opposite direction to the planet's spin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:x5:1
# text = Triton orbits Neptune in the opposite direction to the planet's spin.
1	Triton	Triton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	orbits	orbit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Neptune	Neptune	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	spin	spin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **orbit** | present | Triton | Neptune |  | the opposite direction to the planet's spin |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spin** |  | the planet |  |  |  |  |  | nom spin «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our fountain has a statue of Triton holding a conch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:x6:1
# text = Our fountain has a statue of Triton holding a conch.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fountain	fountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Triton	Triton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	conch	conch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our fountain | a statue of Triton |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statue=Patient |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund | a statue of Triton *not said here* | a conch |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conch=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triton is so cold that nitrogen freezes on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:x7:1
# text = Triton is so cold that nitrogen freezes on it.
1	Triton	Triton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	nitrogen	nitrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	freezes	freeze	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Triton |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **freeze** | present | nitrogen |  |  | it |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triton is always represented as half man, half fish, the body below the waist terminating in the tail of a dolphin.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triton:x8:1
# text = Triton is always represented as half man, half fish, the body below the waist terminating in the tail of a dolphin.
1	Triton	triton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	represented	represent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	half	half	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	10	compound	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
14	below	below	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	waist	waist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	terminating	terminate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **represent** | present · passive |  | Triton |  |  |  | as half man and half fish and the body below the waist; always *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as man=Attribute |
| 2 | **terminate** | gerund | the waist *not said here* |  |  | the tail of a dolphin |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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