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title: driveway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «driveway» in the school dictionary: A short private road or paved area that leads from the street to a house or garage, where cars are parked. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# driveway

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**Who acts:** paved area, Dad, you, cars, We, driveway · **What happens:** pave, lead, park, not play, move, chalk · **To what, where:** street, cars, car, driveway, pictures, driveways

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«driveway» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [driveway in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/driveway.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A short private road or paved area that leads from the street to a house or garage, where cars are parked.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:m1:1
# text = A short private road or paved area that leads from the street to a house or garage, where cars are parked.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	paved	pave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	garage	garage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	22	advmod	_	_
20	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
21	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	parked	park	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lead** | present | paved area |  |  | the street |  | to a house or garage | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to house=Patient |
| 3 | **park** | present · passive |  | cars |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 -->
Dad parked the car in the driveway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:x1:1
# text = Dad parked the car in the driveway.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	parked	park	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	driveway	driveway	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 | **park** | past | Dad | the car |  | the driveway |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent car=Theme in driveway=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never play in the driveway when cars are moving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:x2:1
# text = Never play in the driveway when cars are moving.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	driveway	driveway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the driveway |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **move** | present · progressive | cars |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We chalked pictures on our driveway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:x3:1
# text = We chalked pictures on our driveway.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chalked	chalk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	driveway	driveway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chalk** | past | We | pictures |  | our driveway |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent picture=Theme on driveway=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Watch for cars backing out of driveways.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:x4:1
# text = Watch for cars backing out of driveways.
1	Watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	backing	back	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	driveways	driveway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for cars | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for car=Theme |
| 2 | **back out** | gerund | cars *not said here* | driveways |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We shovelled snow off the driveway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:x5:1
# text = We shovelled snow off the driveway.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shovelled	shovell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	driveway	driveway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shovell** | past | We | snow |  |  |  | off the driveway | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The driveway is 15 metres long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:x6:1
# text = The driveway is 15 metres long.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	driveway	driveway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the driveway |  |  |  |  | 15 metres *obl:unmarked*; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tall hedge lines the driveway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:x7:1
# text = A tall hedge lines the driveway.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lines	line	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	driveway	driveway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **line** | present | a tall hedge | the driveway |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme driveway=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our bikes are leaning against the wall by the driveway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:driveway:x8:1
# text = Our bikes are leaning against the wall by the driveway.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	leaning	lean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	driveway	driveway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lean** | present · progressive | Our bikes |  |  | the wall |  | by the driveway | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against wall=Location |

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