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title: conveyance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conveyance» in the school dictionary: A conveyance is a vehicle or any way of carrying people or things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conveyance

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**Who acts:** conveyance, way, act, legal work, carriage, Buses · **What happens:** be, carry, move, pass, draw, pull · **To what, where:** vehicle, people, act, something, one place, legal work · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«conveyance» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [conveyance in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conveyance.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A conveyance is a vehicle or any way of carrying people or things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:m1:1
# text = A conveyance is a vehicle or any way of carrying people or things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conveyance	conveyance	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	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a conveyance | a vehicle or any way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | any way *not said here* | people or things |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=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.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"a horse-drawn conveyance".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:m1e:1
# text = "a horse-drawn conveyance".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conveyance is the act of carrying or moving something from one place to another.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:m2:1
# text = Conveyance is the act of carrying or moving something from one place to another.
1	Conveyance	conveyance	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	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Conveyance | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  | one place to another |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent something=Theme from place=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conveyance (conveyancing) is the legal work of passing the ownership of a house or land to someone else.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:m3:1
# text = Conveyance (conveyancing) is the legal work of passing the ownership of a house or land to someone else.
1	Conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	conveyancing	conveyancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	legal	legal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ownership	ownership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	_
20	else	else	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Conveyance | the legal work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund | the legal work *not said here* | the ownership of a house or land | someone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ownership=Theme to someone=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The carriage was a fine conveyance pulled by four horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:x1:1
# text = The carriage was a fine conveyance pulled by four horses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the carriage | a fine conveyance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pull** | participle |  | a fine conveyance *not said here* |  |  |  | by four horses | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Buses are a cheap means of conveyance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:x2:1
# text = Buses are a cheap means of conveyance.
1	Buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Buses |  |  |  |  | of conveyance; mean *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The conveyance of goods by canal was slow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:x3:1
# text = The conveyance of goods by canal was slow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	nmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the conveyance of goods by canal |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **convey** |  | canal | goods |  |  |  |  | nom conveyance «communication transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pipes provide the conveyance of water to the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:x4:1
# text = Pipes provide the conveyance of water to the town.
1	Pipes	pipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	provide	provide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | present | Pipes | the conveyance of water | the town |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent conveyance=Theme to town=Recipient |
| 2 | **convey** |  |  | water |  |  |  |  | nom conveyance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lawyer handled the conveyance of the house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:x5:1
# text = The lawyer handled the conveyance of the house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	handled	handle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **handle** | past | the lawyer | the conveyance of the house |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conveyance=Theme |
| 2 | **convey** |  |  | the house |  |  |  |  | nom conveyance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"What is this strange conveyance?" asked the knight, looking at the car.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:x6:1
# text = "What is this strange conveyance?" asked the knight, looking at the car.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | this strange conveyance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | this strange conveyance |  | the knight |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent knight=Recipient |
| 3 | **look** | gerund | this strange conveyance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the car | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at car=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I shall start on my travels, but what conveyance shall I choose?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conveyance:x7:1
# text = I shall start on my travels, but what conveyance shall I choose?
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	obj	_	_
10	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | shall | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **travel** | present | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **choose** | shall | conveyance |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

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