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title: what — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «what» in the school dictionary: What is used to ask about a thing: «What is that?». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# what

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**Who acts:** you, whatcha, wassup, I, Exams, we · **What happens:** use, ask, be, mean, tell, see · **To what, where:** that, one, colour, thing, me, surprise · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«what» in the school dictionary: its 8 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: [what in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/what.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is used to ask about a thing: «What is that?».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:m1:1
# text = What is used to ask about a thing: «What is that?».
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	obj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about a thing | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about thing=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | that |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
What asks which one or which kind: «What colour is it?».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:m2:1
# text = What asks which one or which kind: «What colour is it?».
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det	_	_
4	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	11	det	_	_
11	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present |  | which one or which kind |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent one=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What can mean «the thing that»: «Tell me what you saw».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:m3:1
# text = What can mean «the thing that»: «Tell me what you saw».
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
12	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	iobj	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  | the thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is used to show surprise: «What a big dog!».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:m4:1
# text = What is used to show surprise: «What a big dog!».
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	12	det:predet	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | surprise |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«What?» alone is a blunt way to say «Pardon?», and «What!?» can show anger.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:m5:1
# text = «What?» alone is a blunt way to say «Pardon?», and «What!?» can show anger.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	blunt	blunt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Pardon	pardon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!?	!?	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
22	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
24	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a blunt way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | Pardon |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent pardon=Topic |
| 3 | **show** | can |  | anger |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anger=Recipient |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«What's up?», «wassup», «whatcha doing?», «what's the deal?» and «or what?» are slang.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:m6:1
# text = «What's up?», «wassup», «whatcha doing?», «what's the deal?» and «or what?» are slang.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RB	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	wassup	wassup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	whatcha	whatcha	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
31	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	cop	_	_
32	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	32	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | gerund | whatcha *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | wassup and the deal | the deal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | slang |  |  |  | up wassup and the deal | tree rules |

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«What» is used for «that» or «which» in some UK speech: «the one what I had» (nonstandard).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:m7:1
# text = «What» is used for «that» or «which» in some UK speech: «the one what I had» (nonstandard).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
16	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	appos	_	_
22	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	obj	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	nonstandard	nonstandard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for that | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for that=Eventuality |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

## Meaning 8 {#m8}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Exams say «Determine the value of», «State the nature of», «Which of the following» and «that which» instead of «what».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:m8:1
# text = Exams say «Determine the value of», «State the nature of», «Which of the following» and «that which» instead of «what».
1	Exams	exam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	31	nsubj	_	_
26	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	31	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Exams | State |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **determine** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the value |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Topic |
| 3 | **follow** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What do you see on the table?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x1:1
# text = What do you see on the table?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present · do-support | you |  |  | the table |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is 7 plus 5?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x2:1
# text = What is 7 plus 5?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What number do we add to 6 to make 10?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x3:1
# text = What number do we add to 6 to make 10?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obl	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | we |  |  |  |  | to 6 | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent to 6=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | 10 |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 10=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What time is it?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x4:1
# text = What time is it?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | what time | it |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell me what you found at the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x5:1
# text = Tell me what you found at the beach.
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
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	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **find** | past | you |  |  | the beach |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent what=Theme at beach=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What a beautiful rainbow!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x6:1
# text = What a beautiful rainbow!
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What if it rains on sports day?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x7:1
# text = What if it rains on sports day?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rains	rain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rain** | present | it |  |  |  | day |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Right, what's the damage? Two pies and a drink.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Right, what's the damage?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x8:1
# text = Right, what's the damage?
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	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	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 |  | the damage |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Two pies and a drink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x8:2
# text = Two pies and a drink.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	pies	pie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Are you thick or what? It's 12, not 21.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Are you thick or what?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x9:1
# text = Are you thick or what?
1	Are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It's 12, not 21.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x9:2
# text = It's 12, not 21.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	21	21	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | 12 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What? I only had 3!

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* What?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x10:1
# text = What?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* I only had 3!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x10:2
# text = I only had 3!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | 3 |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3=Patient |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Determine the value of the unknown quantity such that its sum with 6 is 10.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x11:1
# text = Determine the value of the unknown quantity such that its sum with 6 is 10.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the value of the unknown quantity |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present | quantity's sum with 6 | such 10 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **value** |  |  | the unknown quantity |  |  |  |  | nom value «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **sum** |  | quantity |  |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wassup, how many of us for footy?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x12:1
# text = Wassup, how many of us for footy?
1	Wassup	Wassup	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	footy	footy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"And what great eyes you have!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:what:x13:1
# text = "And what great eyes you have!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | you | great eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |

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