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title: busker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «busker» in the school dictionary: A person who plays music, sings, juggles or performs in the street or another public place for money from people passing by. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# busker

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**Who acts:** person, people, busker, We, his, Many famous musicians · **What happens:** play, sing, juggle, perform, pass by, give · **To what, where:** music, street, guitar, busker, fire, street corner

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«busker» 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: [busker in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/busker.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who plays music, sings, juggles or performs in the street or another public place for money from people passing by.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:busker:m1:1
# text = A person who plays music, sings, juggles or performs in the street or another public place for money from people passing by.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	sings	sing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	juggles	juggle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	performs	perform	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
17	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
23	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	acl	_	_
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | a person | music |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **juggle** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **perform** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  | the street or another public place for money |  | from people | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **pass by** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
A busker was playing the guitar outside the station.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:busker:x1:1
# text = A busker was playing the guitar outside the station.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	busker	busker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past · progressive | a busker | the guitar |  |  |  | outside the station | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guitar=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We gave the busker a pound for his song.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:busker:x2:1
# text = We gave the busker a pound for his song.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	busker	busker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | We | the busker |  |  |  | for his song | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent busker=Recipient pound=Theme for song=Asset |
| 2 | **sing** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The busker juggled fire on the street corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:busker:x3:1
# text = The busker juggled fire on the street corner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	busker	busker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	juggled	juggle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **juggle** | past | the busker | fire |  | the street corner |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many famous musicians started as buskers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:busker:x4:1
# text = Many famous musicians started as buskers.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	musicians	musician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	buskers	busker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **start** | past | Many famous musicians |  |  |  |  | as buskers | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My big brother went busking with his violin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:busker:x5:1
# text = My big brother went busking with his violin.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	busking	busk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	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	violin	violin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | My big brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **busk** | gerund | My big brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with brother's violin | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Buskers need a permit in some cities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:busker:x6:1
# text = Buskers need a permit in some cities.
1	Buskers	busker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	permit	permit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Buskers | a permit |  | some cities |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot permit=Theme |

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