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title: detention — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «detention» in the school dictionary: A punishment at school where a pupil must stay in after lessons or at break time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# detention

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**Who acts:** punishment, police, you, Tom, I, Detention · **What happens:** stay in, keep, not leave, get, be, have · **To what, where:** detention, homework, sorry letter, suspect

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A punishment at school where a pupil must stay in after lessons or at break time.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detention:m1:1
# text = A punishment at school where a pupil must stay in after lessons or at break time.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay in** | must | a punishment at school |  |  |  | after lessons or break time |  | vn exist-47.1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being kept somewhere by police or other officials so you cannot leave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detention:m2:1
# text = Being kept somewhere by police or other officials so you cannot leave.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	officials	official	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund · passive | police or other officials |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **leave** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tom got a detention for being rude to the teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detention:x1:1
# text = Tom got a detention for being rude to the teacher.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	detention	detention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Tom | a detention |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detention=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the teacher; rude *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had to stay in detention at lunchtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detention:x2:1
# text = I had to stay in detention at lunchtime.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	detention	detention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | detention |  | at lunchtime | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in detention=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you forget your homework three times, you get a detention.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detention:x3:1
# text = If you forget your homework three times, you get a detention.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forget	forget	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	detention	detention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | your homework |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | you | a detention |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detention=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Detention lasted half an hour after school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detention:x4:1
# text = Detention lasted half an hour after school.
1	Detention	Detention	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	5	det:predet	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **last** | past | Detention |  |  |  | after school; hour |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She spent detention writing a sorry letter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detention:x5:1
# text = She spent detention writing a sorry letter.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	detention	detention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	writing	write	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | She | detention |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detention=Asset |
| 2 | **write** | gerund | She *not said here* | a sorry letter |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The suspect was held in detention by the police.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detention:x6:1
# text = The suspect was held in detention by the police.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suspect	suspect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	detention	detention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past · passive | the police | the suspect |  | detention |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in detention=Location |

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