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title: banknote — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «banknote» in the school dictionary: A piece of paper or plastic money printed by a country's bank, such as a £10 note or a $20 bill. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# banknote

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**Who acts:** She, banknote, many £ banknotes, Canadian banknotes, Grandad · **What happens:** print, pay, make, have, not copy, come · **To what, where:** plastic money, Australian banknotes, hologram, banknote, different colours, old banknote

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«banknote» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [banknote in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/banknote.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A piece of paper or plastic money printed by a country's bank, such as a £10 note or a $20 bill.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banknote:m1:1
# text = A piece of paper or plastic money printed by a country's bank, such as a £10 note or a $20 bill.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	£	£	SYM	$	_	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	$	$	SYM	$	_	25	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
25	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | participle |  | plastic money *not said here* |  |  |  | by a country's bank and a £ 10 note or a $ bill | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She paid with a ten-pound banknote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banknote:x1:1
# text = She paid with a ten-pound banknote.
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	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	banknote	banknote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with a pound banknote | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Australian banknotes are made of plastic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banknote:x2:1
# text = Australian banknotes are made of plastic.
1	Australian	Australian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	banknotes	banknote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Australian banknotes |  |  |  | of plastic | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The banknote has a hologram so it can't be copied easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banknote:x3:1
# text = The banknote has a hologram so it can't be copied easily.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banknote	banknote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hologram	hologram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	copied	copy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the banknote | a hologram |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hologram=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **copy** | can · passive |  | banknote |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many £5 banknotes make £50? Ten.

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*Sentence 1:* How many £5 banknotes make £50?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banknote:x4:1
# text = How many £5 banknotes make £50?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
5	banknotes	banknote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | many £ banknotes |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset £=Product |

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*Sentence 2:* Ten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banknote:x4:2
# text = Ten.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canadian banknotes come in different colours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banknote:x5:1
# text = Canadian banknotes come in different colours.
1	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	banknotes	banknote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Canadian banknotes |  |  | different colours |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in colour=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad keeps an old banknote from Ireland before the euro.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:banknote:x6:1
# text = Grandad keeps an old banknote from Ireland before the euro.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	banknote	banknote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	euro	euro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Grandad | a old banknote |  | Ireland | before the euro |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent banknote=Theme before euro=Location |

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