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title: amount — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «amount» in the school dictionary: An amount is how much there is of something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# amount

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** amount, total amount, She, He, you, Plants · **What happens:** be, amount, pay, spend, find, leave · **To what, where:** sum, money, same amount, amount, 25 dollars, water

<!-- .vabout -->
«amount» in the school 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: [amount in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amount.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An amount is how much there is of something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:m1:1
# text = An amount is how much there is of something.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a amount |  |  |  |  | much *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 -->
An amount is a sum of money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:m2:1
# text = An amount is a sum of money.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	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	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To amount to is to add up to a total, or to be the same as.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:m3:1
# text = To amount to is to add up to a total, or to be the same as.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	fixed	_	_
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	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
17	as	as	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | amount |  |  |  |  | to a total; add *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is the total amount of money?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x1:1
# text = What is the total amount of money?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the total amount of money |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She paid the same amount each week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x2:1
# text = She paid the same amount each week.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | She | the same amount |  |  | week |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He spent an amount of 25 dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x3:1
# text = He spent an amount of 25 dollars.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | He | a amount of 25 dollars |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Asset |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | 25 dollars |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Find the amount of water left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x4:1
# text = Find the amount of water left.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | the amount of water |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | water *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **amount** |  |  | water |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants need the right amount of sunlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x5:1
# text = Plants need the right amount of sunlight.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sunlight	sunlight	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 | **need** | present | Plants | the right amount of sunlight |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | sunlight |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bill amounted to 40 dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x6:1
# text = The bill amounted to 40 dollars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	amounted	amount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amount** | participle |  | the bill *not said here* |  |  |  | to 40 dollars | vn register-54.1-1 «NP V PP.value»: agent=Theme to dollar=Value |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use a small amount of glue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x7:1
# text = Use a small amount of glue.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	glue	glue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a small amount of glue |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Patient |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | glue |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large amount of snow fell overnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x8:1
# text = A large amount of snow fell overnight.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | a large amount of snow |  |  |  |  | overnight *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | snow |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They gave the same amount of time to each game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x9:1
# text = They gave the same amount of time to each game.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | They | the same amount of time to each game |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | time to each game |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His excuses amount to nothing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x10:1
# text = His excuses amount to nothing.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	excuses	excuse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excuse** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The amount is six bushels--just what you have.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amount:x11:1
# text = The amount is six bushels--just what you have.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	bushels	bushel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	appos	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the amount | six bushels |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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