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title: viewers — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «viewers» in the school dictionary: Viewers are people who watch television, a video or a show. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# viewers

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**Who acts:** Viewers, people, viewer, device, Millions, show · **What happens:** be, watch, look, warn, flash, love · **To what, where:** people, television, device, final, viewers, cartoon

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«viewers» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [viewers in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/viewers.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Viewers are people who watch television, a video or a show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:m1:1
# text = Viewers are people who watch television, a video or a show.
1	Viewers	viewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	watch	watch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Viewers | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | present | people | television and a video or a show |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent television=Theme |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Viewers are also people who look at something, such as a painting or a view.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:m2:1
# text = Viewers are also people who look at something, such as a painting or a view.
1	Viewers	viewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Viewers | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | people |  |  |  |  | at something | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A viewer can also be a device or program for looking at pictures or files.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:m3:1
# text = A viewer can also be a device or program for looking at pictures or files.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	viewer	viewer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	files	file	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a viewer | a device or program |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | a device or program *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at pictures or files | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at picture=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Millions of viewers watched the final.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:x1:1
# text = Millions of viewers watched the final.
1	Millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	viewers	viewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | Millions of viewers | the final |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The show warned viewers about flashing lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:x2:1
# text = The show warned viewers about flashing lights.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	viewers	viewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	flashing	flash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	amod	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | the show | viewers |  |  |  | about flashing lights | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent viewer=Recipient about light=Topic |
| 2 | **flash** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Young viewers loved the cartoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:x3:1
# text = Young viewers loved the cartoon.
1	Young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	viewers	viewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | past | Young viewers | the cartoon |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cartoon=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The painting makes viewers feel calm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:x4:1
# text = The painting makes viewers feel calm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	viewers	viewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the painting | viewers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | viewers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The channel had 4,000 viewers on Saturday and 2,500 on Sunday, so 6,500 in all.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:x5:1
# text = The channel had 4,000 viewers on Saturday and 2,500 on Sunday, so 6,500 in all.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	4,000	4,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	viewers	viewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	2,500	2500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	6,500	6,500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the channel | 4,000 viewers |  |  | saturday; sunday | 6,500 in all *obl* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent viewer=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adverts are made to persuade viewers to buy things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viewers:x6:1
# text = Adverts are made to persuade viewers to buy things.
1	Adverts	advert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	persuade	persuade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	viewers	viewer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Adverts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **persuade** | to-infinitive | Adverts *not said here* | viewers |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent viewer=Patient clause=Result |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | viewers *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

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