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title: deduct — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «deduct» in the school dictionary: To take away an amount from a total, such as money or points. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# deduct

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**Who acts:** you, shop, Dad, team, she · **What happens:** take away, deduct, find, leave, pay, have · **To what, where:** amount, total money, 15, 50, price, Points · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To take away an amount from a total, such as money or points.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deduct:m1:1
# text = To take away an amount from a total, such as money or points.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | to-infinitive |  | a amount |  | a total money or points |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme from money=Initial\_Location |

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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 -->
Deduct 15 from 50 to find what's left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deduct:x1:1
# text = Deduct 15 from 50 to find what's left.
1	Deduct	deduct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deduct** | imperative | you *not said here* | 15 |  | 50 |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent 15=Theme from 50=Source |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop deducted 10% from the price.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deduct:x2:1
# text = The shop deducted 10% from the price.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	deducted	deduct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deduct** | past | the shop |  |  | the price |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent %=Theme from price=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Points are deducted for late homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deduct:x3:1
# text = Points are deducted for late homework.
1	Points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	deducted	deduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	homework	homework	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 | **deduct** | present · passive |  | Points |  |  |  | for late homework | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tax is deducted from Dad's pay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deduct:x4:1
# text = Tax is deducted from Dad's pay.
1	Tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	deducted	deduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deduct** | present · passive |  | Tax |  | Dad's pay |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from pay=Source |
| 2 | **pay** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team had three points deducted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deduct:x5:1
# text = The team had three points deducted.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	deducted	deduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the team | three points |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Patient |
| 2 | **deduct** | participle |  | three points *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After deducting the cost of the ticket, she had 6 dollars left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deduct:x6:1
# text = After deducting the cost of the ticket, she had 6 dollars left.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deducting	deduct	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deduct** | gerund | she *not said here* | the cost of the ticket |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cost=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | she | 6 dollars |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Patient |
| 3 | **leave** | participle |  | 6 dollars *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **cost** |  |  | the ticket |  |  |  |  | nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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