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title: trojan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trojan» in the school dictionary: Trojan means from Troy, the ancient city in what is now Turkey; a Trojan is a person from Troy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trojan

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Trojan, Trojan Horse, Greeks, soldiers, harmful program, you · **What happens:** mean, be, leave, hide, come out, take · **To what, where:** Troy, Turkey, person, story, huge wooden horse, city · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«trojan» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [trojan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trojan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trojan means from Troy, the ancient city in what is now Turkey; a Trojan is a person from Troy.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:m1:1
# text = Trojan means from Troy, the ancient city in what is now Turkey; a Trojan is a person from Troy.
1	Trojan	trojan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Troy	Troy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	Turkey	Turkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Trojan	Trojan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Troy	Troy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Trojan |  |  | Troy |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | Turkey |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | a Trojan | a person |  | Troy |  |  | 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 -->
The Trojan Horse is the story of a huge wooden horse the Greeks left outside Troy; soldiers were hiding inside it, and at night they came out and took the city.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:m2:1
# text = The Trojan Horse is the story of a huge wooden horse the Greeks left outside Troy; soldiers were hiding inside it, and at night they came out and took the city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Trojan	trojan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Greeks	Greek	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Troy	Troy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
19	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
21	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
27	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
29	out	out	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	conj	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Trojan Horse | the story |  |  |  | of a huge wooden horse | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the Greeks | a huge wooden horse *not said here* |  | Troy |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent horse=Theme outside troy=Location |
| 3 | **hide** | past · progressive | soldiers | the story *not said here* |  |  |  | inside Horse | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent story=Patient inside it=Location |
| 4 | **come out** | past | soldiers *= soldier* |  |  |  | night | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **take** | past | soldiers *= soldier* *not said here* | the city |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent city=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trojan is a harmful program that pretends to be something useful, like a game or a free app, so that you let it into your computer.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:m3:1
# text = A trojan is a harmful program that pretends to be something useful, like a game or a free app, so that you let it into your computer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trojan	trojan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	pretends	pretend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	xcomp	_	_
12	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	25	mark	_	_
23	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	let	let	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	into	into	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trojan | a harmful program |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pretend** | present | a harmful program |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | a harmful program *not said here* | something |  |  |  | like a game or a free app | tree rules |
| 4 | **let** | present | you | trojan |  | your computer |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«To work like a Trojan» means to work very hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:m4:1
# text = «To work like a Trojan» means to work very hard.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	csubj	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Trojan	Trojan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like a Trojan | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **work** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Trojans pulled the giant wooden horse into their city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x1:1
# text = The Trojans pulled the giant wooden horse into their city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Trojans	Trojan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | the Trojans | the giant wooden horse |  | Trojans's city |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent horse=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Trojan War lasted ten years, says the old story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x2:1
# text = The Trojan War lasted ten years, says the old story.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Trojan	Trojan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | the Trojan War |  |  |  | year |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Trojan War *not said here* | the old story |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent story=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hector was the bravest of the Trojans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x3:1
# text = Hector was the bravest of the Trojans.
1	Hector	hector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bravest	brave	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Trojans	Trojan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Hector |  |  |  |  | of the Trojans; brave *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother's laptop got a trojan from a fake game download.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x4:1
# text = My brother's laptop got a trojan from a fake game download.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	laptop	laptop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trojan	trojan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	download	download	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | My brother's laptop | a trojan |  | a fake game download |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent trojan=Theme from download=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The free app was really a trojan that stole passwords.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x5:1
# text = The free app was really a trojan that stole passwords.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trojan	trojan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	passwords	password	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the free app | a trojan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | past | a trojan | passwords |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location password=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never open a file from a stranger — it could be a trojan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x6:1
# text = Never open a file from a stranger — it could be a trojan.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	trojan	trojan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **open** | imperative | you *not said here* | a file |  | a stranger |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location file=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | could | file | a trojan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new rule was a Trojan horse: it looked kind but hid a nasty surprise.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x7:1
# text = The new rule was a Trojan horse: it looked kind but hid a nasty surprise.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Trojan	trojan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the new rule | a Trojan horse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | past | rule | a Trojan horse *not said here* |  |  |  | kind *property* | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme horse=Attribute |
| 3 | **hide** | past | rule *not said here* | a nasty surprise |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surprise=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum worked like a Trojan to get the garden ready.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x8:1
# text = Mum worked like a Trojan to get the garden ready.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Trojan	trojan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | like a Trojan | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | the garden |  |  |  | ready *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer garden=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But here, for the first time throughout his whole career, the courage of the Trojan hero deserted him.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trojan:x9:1
# text = But here, for the first time throughout his whole career, the courage of the Trojan hero deserted him.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	career	career	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Trojan	trojan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
19	deserted	desert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **desert** | past | the courage of the Trojan hero | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn leave-51.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme he=Source |

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