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title: carpentry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «carpentry» in the school dictionary: Carpentry is the skill or job of making and fixing things from wood, like tables, doors and roof frames. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# carpentry

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**Who acts:** Carpentry, job, Uncle, We, Jesus, Christians · **What happens:** be, make, fix, learn, need, do · **To what, where:** skill, things, wood, carpentry, college, careful measuring

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«carpentry» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [carpentry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carpentry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carpentry is the skill or job of making and fixing things from wood, like tables, doors and roof frames.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpentry:m1:1
# text = Carpentry is the skill or job of making and fixing things from wood, like tables, doors and roof frames.
1	Carpentry	carpentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fixing	fix	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	conj	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	frames	frame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Carpentry | the skill or job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | job *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like tables and doors and roof frames | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **fix** | gerund | job *not said here* | things |  | wood |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Product from wood=Material |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The woodwork itself: the carpentry in the old church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpentry:m2:1
# text = The woodwork itself: the carpentry in the old church.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woodwork	woodwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	carpentry	carpentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Uncle Ben learned carpentry at college.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpentry:x1:1
# text = Uncle Ben learned carpentry at college.
1	Uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	carpentry	carpentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	college	college	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **learn** | past | Uncle | carpentry |  | college |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carpentry=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carpentry needs careful measuring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpentry:x2:1
# text = Carpentry needs careful measuring.
1	Carpentry	carpentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	measuring	measuring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We did some simple carpentry in DT.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpentry:x3:1
# text = We did some simple carpentry in DT.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
4	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	carpentry	carpentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	DT	DT	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | We | some simple carpentry |  | DT |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carpentry=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The carpentry in this house is beautiful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpentry:x4:1
# text = The carpentry in this house is beautiful.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	carpentry	carpentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the carpentry in this house |  |  |  |  | beautiful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jesus learned carpentry from Joseph, Christians believe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpentry:x5:1
# text = Jesus learned carpentry from Joseph, Christians believe.
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	carpentry	carpentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Jesus | carpentry |  | Joseph |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent carpentry=Topic from joseph=Source |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear goggles when you do carpentry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:carpentry:x6:1
# text = Wear goggles when you do carpentry.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	goggles	goggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	carpentry	carpentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | goggles |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent goggle=Source |
| 2 | **do** | present | you | carpentry |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carpentry=Eventuality |

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