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title: tropical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tropical» in the school dictionary: Tropical describes places near the equator, in the tropics, which are hot all year. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tropical

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**Who acts:** tropics, Tropical weather, Mangoes, We, Tropical rainforests, Northern Australia · **What happens:** describe, be, keep, heat, have, hit · **To what, where:** places, equator, things, such places, tropical fruits, tropical fish

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tropical describes places near the equator, in the tropics, which are hot all year.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:m1:1
# text = Tropical describes places near the equator, in the tropics, which are hot all year.
1	Tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tropics	tropic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present |  | places and the tropics |  | the equator |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the tropics |  |  |  | year | hot *property* | 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 -->
Tropical describes the things from such places: tropical fruit, tropical fish, a tropical storm.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:m2:1
# text = Tropical describes the things from such places: tropical fruit, tropical fish, a tropical storm.
1	Tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present |  | the things  tropical fruit and tropical fish and a tropical storm |  | such places |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tropical weather is hot and humid (damp).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:m3:1
# text = Tropical weather is hot and humid (damp).
1	Tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	humid	humid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Tropical weather |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Tropical weather *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Tropical weather *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mangoes and pineapples are tropical fruits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:x1:1
# text = Mangoes and pineapples are tropical fruits.
1	Mangoes	mango	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	pineapples	pineapple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fruits	fruit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mangoes and pineapples | tropical fruits |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We keep tropical fish in a heated tank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:x2:1
# text = We keep tropical fish in a heated tank.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	heated	heat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | We | tropical fish |  | a heated tank |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fish=Theme in tank=Location |
| 2 | **heat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tropical rainforests are hot and wet all year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:x3:1
# text = Tropical rainforests are hot and wet all year.
1	Tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Tropical rainforests |  |  |  | year | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Tropical rainforests *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Northern Australia has a tropical climate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:x4:1
# text = Northern Australia has a tropical climate.
1	Northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	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	6	det	_	_
5	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tropical storm hit the coast of Florida.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:x5:1
# text = A tropical storm hit the coast of Florida.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Florida	Florida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | a tropical storm | the coast of Florida |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme coast=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tropical island had white sand and palm trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:x6:1
# text = The tropical island had white sand and palm trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	palm	palm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the tropical island | white sand and palm trees |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sand=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tropical places usually have a wet season and a dry season instead of four seasons.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:x7:1
# text = Tropical places usually have a wet season and a dry season instead of four seasons.
1	Tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Tropical places |  |  |  | season | usually *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Near by he could see the thicket of raspberry canes, growing tall and close like a tropical jungle, in whose shadow he had played with the Boy on bygone mornings.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tropical:x8:1
# text = Near by he could see the thicket of raspberry canes, growing tall and close like a tropical jungle, in whose shadow he had played with the Boy on bygone mornings.
1	Near	near	ADP	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	canes	cane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
13	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	shadow	shadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	23	acl:relcl	_	_
27	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Boy	Boy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
30	on	on	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	bygone	bygone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	mornings	morning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | could | he | the thicket of raspberry canes |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thicket=Stimulus |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **play** | past · perfect | he | shadow *not said here* |  |  | morning | with the Boy | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent shadow=Theme with boy=Co-Agent |

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