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title: bunch — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bunch» in the Judaism dictionary: A bunch is a group of things held together, like a bunch of bananas, grapes, keys or flowers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bunch

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**Who acts:** bunch, She, He, They, I, runners · **What happens:** be, hold together, bunch up, have, buy, cost · **To what, where:** group, things, 6 bananas, 3 bunches, 12 roses, 2 dollars

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«bunch» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [bunch in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bunch.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bunch is a group of things held together, like a bunch of bananas, grapes, keys or flowers.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:m1:1
# text = A bunch is a group of things held together, like a bunch of bananas, grapes, keys or flowers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bunch | a group and a bunch of bananas and grapes and keys or flowers |  |  |  | of things | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold together** | participle |  | things *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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 -->
A bunch (informal) is a group of people or a lot of something: «a bunch of friends».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:m2:1
# text = A bunch (informal) is a group of people or a lot of something: «a bunch of friends».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	informal	informal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bunch | a group |  |  |  | of people or a lot of something | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bunch up is to come close together in a group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:m3:1
# text = To bunch up is to come close together in a group.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bunch	bunch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bunch up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a group |  | close, come, together *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bunch has 6 bananas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x1:1
# text = A bunch has 6 bananas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a bunch | 6 bananas |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent banana=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bought 3 bunches of grapes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x2:1
# text = She bought 3 bunches of grapes.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	bunches	bunch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | She | 3 bunches of grapes |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bunch=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each bunch of flowers has 12 roses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x3:1
# text = Each bunch of flowers has 12 roses.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each bunch of flowers | 12 roses |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rose=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bunch costs 2 dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x4:1
# text = A bunch costs 2 dollars.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | a bunch | 2 dollars |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme dollar=Value |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He carried a bunch of keys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x5:1
# text = He carried a bunch of keys.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | He | a bunch of keys |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bunch=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They're a friendly bunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x6:1
# text = They're a friendly bunch.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have a whole bunch of homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x7:1
# text = I have a whole bunch of homework.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The runners bunched up at the corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x8:1
# text = The runners bunched up at the corner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	runners	runner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bunched	bunch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bunch up** | past | the runners |  |  | the corner |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She picked a bunch of daisies for her mom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x9:1
# text = She picked a bunch of daisies for her mom.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	daisies	daisy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | past | She | a bunch of daisies |  |  |  | for her mom | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent bunch=Theme for mom=Beneficiary |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This apple is the best of the bunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x10:1
# text = This apple is the best of the bunch.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this apple |  |  |  |  | of the bunch; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Here and there over the rolling green were tall bunches of coarse gray weeds.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:bunch:x11:1
# text = Here and there over the rolling green were tall bunches of coarse gray weeds.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	conj	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bunches	bunch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	coarse	coarse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	gray	gray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the rolling green |  |  | tall bunches |  | of coarse gray weeds | tree rules |

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