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title: asia — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «asia» in the school dictionary: Asia is the biggest of the seven continents, with the most people. China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand are in Asia. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# asia

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**Who acts:** Asia, China, He, class, trip, Their · **What happens:** be, travel, study, last, trip, live · **To what, where:** Asia, largest continent, 3,000 miles, 6 countries, forests, important food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«asia» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: [asia in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/asia.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Asia is the biggest of the seven continents, with the most people. China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand are in Asia.

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*Sentence 1:* Asia is the biggest of the seven continents, with the most people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:m1:1
# text = Asia is the biggest of the seven continents, with the most people.
1	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	continents	continent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Asia |  |  |  |  | of the seven continents and the most people; big *property* | tree rules |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand are in Asia.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:m1:2
# text = China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand are in Asia.
1	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Korea	Korea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Indonesia	Indonesia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Thailand	Thailand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | China and India and Japan and Korea and Indonesia and Thailand |  |  | Asia |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Asia is the largest continent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x1:1
# text = Asia is the largest continent.
1	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	continent	continent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Asia | the largest continent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He traveled 3,000 miles across Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x2:1
# text = He traveled 3,000 miles across Asia.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	traveled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3,000	3000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | past | He | 3,000 miles |  | Asia |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class studied 6 countries in Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x3:1
# text = The class studied 6 countries in Asia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | the class | 6 countries |  | Asia |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their trip to Asia lasted 2 weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x4:1
# text = Their trip to Asia lasted 2 weeks.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | Their trip to Asia |  |  |  | week |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **trip** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  | to Asia | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mount Everest is in Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x5:1
# text = Mount Everest is in Asia.
1	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Everest	Everest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mount Everest |  |  | Asia |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giant pandas live in the forests of China in Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x6:1
# text = Giant pandas live in the forests of China in Asia.
1	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pandas	panda	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Giant pandas |  |  | the forests of China in Asia |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
More people live in Asia than on any other continent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x7:1
# text = More people live in Asia than on any other continent.
1	More	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	continent	continent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | More people |  |  | Asia |  | than any other continent | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in asia=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rice is an important food in much of Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x8:1
# text = Rice is an important food in much of Asia.
1	Rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rice | a important food |  | much of Asia |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"There are the Himalayas, the highest mountains in Asia," said the East Wind.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asia:x9:1
# text = "There are the Himalayas, the highest mountains in Asia," said the East Wind.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Himalayas	Himalaya	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
14	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** *in a quote* | present |  | the Himalayas |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the East Wind |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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