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title: carful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «carful» in the school dictionary: As many people or things as a car can hold, as in «a carful of children». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# carful

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**Who acts:** many people, carful, We, Two carfuls, Mum, team · **What happens:** hold, arrive, take, drive, come back, need · **To what, where:** carful, charity shop, five people, match, four carfuls

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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As many people or things as a car can hold, as in «a carful of children».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carful:m1:1
# text = As many people or things as a car can hold, as in «a carful of children».
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	carful	carful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | can | many people as a car or things | a carful of children |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carful=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 carful of cousins arrived for Sunday lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carful:x1:1
# text = A carful of cousins arrived for Sunday lunch.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	carful	carful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	lunch	lunch	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 | **arrive** | past | a carful of cousins |  |  |  |  | for Sunday lunch | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took a carful of old toys to the charity shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carful:x2:1
# text = We took a carful of old toys to the charity shop.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	carful	carful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | a carful of old toys |  | the charity shop |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent carful=Theme to shop=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each carful can hold five people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carful:x3:1
# text = Each carful can hold five people.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	carful	carful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | can | each carful | five people |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two carfuls of football fans drove to the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carful:x4:1
# text = Two carfuls of football fans drove to the match.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	carfuls	carful	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | Two carfuls of football fans |  |  | the match |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to match=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum came back with a carful of shopping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carful:x5:1
# text = Mum came back with a carful of shopping.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	carful	carful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | with a carful of shopping | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team needed four carfuls to get to the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carful:x6:1
# text = The team needed four carfuls to get to the game.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	carfuls	carful	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **need** | past | the team | four carfuls |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot carful=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | the team *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the game *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to game=Result |

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