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title: assortment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «assortment» in the school dictionary: A mixture of different kinds of things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# assortment

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**Who acts:** She, box, odd assortment, shop, you, assortment · **What happens:** bring, hold, be, sell, pick, lay · **To what, where:** assortment, one sweet, beach, coarse ones

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«assortment» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [assortment in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/assortment.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A mixture of different kinds of things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:assortment:m1:1
# text = A mixture of different kinds of things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She brought an assortment of biscuits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:assortment:x1:1
# text = She brought an assortment of biscuits.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brought	bring	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	assortment	assortment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | She | a assortment of biscuits |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent assortment=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The box held an assortment of crayons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:assortment:x2:1
# text = The box held an assortment of crayons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	assortment	assortment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	crayons	crayon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **hold** | past | the box | a assortment of crayons |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assortment=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was an odd assortment of people at the bus stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:assortment:x3:1
# text = There was an odd assortment of people at the bus stop.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	assortment	assortment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a odd assortment of people at the bus stop |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop sells an assortment of hats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:assortment:x4:1
# text = The shop sells an assortment of hats.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	assortment	assortment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hats	hat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **sell** | present | the shop | a assortment of hats |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assortment=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Pick one sweet from the assortment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:assortment:x5:1
# text = Pick one sweet from the assortment.
1	Pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	sweet	sweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	assortment	assortment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | imperative | you *not said here* | one sweet |  | the assortment |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme from assortment=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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An assortment of shells lay on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:assortment:x6:1
# text = An assortment of shells lay on the beach.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	assortment	assortment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	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	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | a assortment of shells |  |  | the beach |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on beach=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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There was a large assortment of rags, the fine ones in one heap, and the coarse ones in another, as they should be.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:assortment:x7:1
# text = There was a large assortment of rags, the fine ones in one heap, and the coarse ones in another, as they should be.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	assortment	assortment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rags	rag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	appos	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	coarse	coarse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
24	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a large assortment of rags | the coarse ones in another |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **be** | should | rags *= rag* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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