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title: belt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «belt» in the school dictionary: A belt is a strip of leather, cloth or plastic worn around the waist to hold up trousers or as decoration. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# belt

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** belt, seat belt, plane, moving loop, coloured belt, times · **What happens:** be, wear, hold up, hold, move, turn · **To what, where:** strip, cloth, waist, trousers, strap, car

<!-- .vabout -->
«belt» in the school dictionary: its 7 meanings 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: [belt in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/belt.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A belt is a strip of leather, cloth or plastic worn around the waist to hold up trousers or as decoration.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:m1:1
# text = A belt is a strip of leather, cloth or plastic worn around the waist to hold up trousers or as decoration.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	belt	belt	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	strip	strip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
13	around	around	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	waist	waist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
18	up	up	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a belt | a strip and cloth or plastic |  |  |  | of leather | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | participle |  | cloth or plastic *not said here* |  | the waist |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hold up** | to-infinitive |  | trousers or decoration |  |  |  |  | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot trousers=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
A seat belt is a strap in a car, bus or plane that holds you safely in your seat.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:m2:1
# text = A seat belt is a strap in a car, bus or plane that holds you safely in your seat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a seat belt | a strap and bus or plane |  | a car |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | plane | you |  | your seat |  | safely *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent you=Theme in seat=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A belt can be a long, narrow area: a belt of rain, the asteroid belt.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:m3:1
# text = A belt can be a long, narrow area: a belt of rain, the asteroid belt.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a belt | a long narrow area |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In machines, a belt is a moving loop that turns wheels, like a conveyor belt.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:m4:1
# text = In machines, a belt is a moving loop that turns wheels, like a conveyor belt.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	loop	loop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	conveyor	conveyor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a belt | a moving loop |  | machines |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn** | present | a moving loop | wheels |  |  |  | like a conveyor belt | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wheel=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In karate and judo a coloured belt shows your level.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:m5:1
# text = In karate and judo a coloured belt shows your level.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	karate	karate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	judo	judo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a coloured belt | your level |  |  |  | in karate and judo | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent level=Patient in karate=Topic |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Informally, to belt means to hit hard or to go very fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:m6:1
# text = Informally, to belt means to hit hard or to go very fast.
1	Informally	informally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | belt |  |  |  |  | informally *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hit** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | belt *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | belt *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pull in your belt is to spend less and live more simply when times are hard.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:m7:1
# text = To pull in your belt is to spend less and live more simply when times are hard.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	spend	spend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
13	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
15	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | your belt |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | spend *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | times |  |  |  |  | hard, simply *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put on your seat belt before the car moves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x1:1
# text = Put on your seat belt before the car moves.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your seat belt |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on belt=Destination |
| 2 | **move** | present | the car |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My trousers are too big, so I wear a belt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x2:1
# text = My trousers are too big, so I wear a belt.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My trousers |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | present | I | a belt |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent belt=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has a yellow belt in karate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x3:1
# text = She has a yellow belt in karate.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	karate	karate	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 | She | a yellow belt |  | karate |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belt=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x4:1
# text = The asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Jupiter	Jupiter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | the asteroid belt |  |  | Mars and Jupiter |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between mars=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our shopping moved along the conveyor belt at the checkout.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x5:1
# text = Our shopping moved along the conveyor belt at the checkout.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
4	along	along	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	conveyor	conveyor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	checkout	checkout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | participle |  | Our shopping *not said here* |  | the conveyor belt at the checkout |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme along belt=Trajectory |
| 2 | **shop** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom shopping «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belt up, everyone; we're leaving!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x6:1
# text = Belt up, everyone; we're leaving!
1	Belt	belt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belt up** | imperative | you *not said here* | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **leave** | present · progressive | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A belt of rain will cross the country tonight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x7:1
# text = A belt of rain will cross the country tonight.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	cross	cross	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | future | a belt of rain | the country |  |  | tonight |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With one race under his belt, he felt less nervous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x8:1
# text = With one race under his belt, he felt less nervous.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | he |  |  |  |  | with one race under his belt; nervous *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So he went away pulling in his belt and promising to return.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belt:x9:1
# text = So he went away pulling in his belt and promising to return.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	promising	promise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go away** | past | he |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pull** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | his belt |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **return** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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