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title: equal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «equal» in the school dictionary: Equal means the same in size, number or amount: equal groups. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# equal

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** 3, people, equal, she, something, Chatty speakers · **What happens:** mean, be, equal, have, treat, equall · **To what, where:** same, 7, same rights, same way, person, school record · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«equal» in the school dictionary: its 7 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: [equal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/equal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Equal means the same in size, number or amount: equal groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:m1:1
# text = Equal means the same in size, number or amount: equal groups.
1	Equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  | the same |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Topic |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In maths, «equals» (=) means «is the same as»: 3 + 4 equals 7.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:m2:1
# text = In maths, «equals» (=) means «is the same as»: 3 + 4 equals 7.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	equals	equal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	=)	=)	SYM	SYM	_	9	nsubj	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
17	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nsubj	_	_
18	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	19	cc	_	_
19	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	conj	_	_
20	equals	equal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
21	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in maths and equals | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in math=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **equal** | present | 3 | 7 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Equal means having the same rights and being treated the same way: all people are equal.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:m3:1
# text = Equal means having the same rights and being treated the same way: all people are equal.
1	Equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | gerund |  | the same rights |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |
| 3 | **treat** | gerund · passive |  | the same way |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: way=Recipient |
| 4 | **is** | present | all people |  |  |  |  | equal *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An equal is a person of the same standing as you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:m4:1
# text = An equal is a person of the same standing as you.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	equal	equal	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	standing	standing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a equal | a person |  |  |  | of the same standing as you | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To equal something is to be as good as it: she equalled the school record.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:m5:1
# text = To equal something is to be as good as it: she equalled the school record.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	equal	equal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	equalled	equall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **equal** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | as it; good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **equall** | past | she | the school record |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chatty speakers say «fair», «even», «same-same», «half-half», «fifty-fifty», «split it even» for equal shares.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:m6:1
# text = Chatty speakers say «fair», «even», «same-same», «half-half», «fifty-fifty», «split it even» for equal shares.
1	Chatty	chatty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	speakers	speaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	even	even	ADV	RB	_	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obj	_	_
33	even	even	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	_
35	for	for	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
37	shares	share	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Chatty speakers |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **split** *in a quote* | past | Chatty speakers *not said here* | half |  |  |  | for equal shares | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The exam voice says «equivalent», «identical in magnitude», «of equal cardinality», «in equal proportion», «equitably».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:m7:1
# text = The exam voice says «equivalent», «identical in magnitude», «of equal cardinality», «in equal proportion», «equitably».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	equivalent	equivalent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	cardinality	cardinality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	proportion	proportion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	equitably	equitably	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the exam voice | equivalent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today's lesson: Multiplying as equal groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x1:1
# text = Today's lesson: Multiplying as equal groups.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Multiplying	multiply	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **multiply** | gerund | Today's lesson *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as equal groups | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
35 books are put into 7 equal groups. How many books are in each group?

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* 35 books are put into 7 equal groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x2:1
# text = 35 books are put into 7 equal groups.
1	35	35	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present · passive |  | 35 books |  | 7 equal groups |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* How many books are in each group?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x2:2
# text = How many books are in each group?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many books |  |  | each group |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Make 4 equal rows of 5 chairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x3:1
# text = Make 4 equal rows of 5 chairs.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	chairs	chair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | 4 equal rows of 5 chairs |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset row=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Six plus two equals eight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x4:1
# text = Six plus two equals eight.
1	Six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	equals	equal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cut the cake into four equal pieces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x5:1
# text = Cut the cake into four equal pieces.
1	Cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cake |  | four equal pieces |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent cake=Material into piece=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone gets an equal turn on the swing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x6:1
# text = Everyone gets an equal turn on the swing.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Everyone | a equal turn |  | the swing |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent turn=Theme on swing=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two teams scored an equal number of goals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x7:1
# text = The two teams scored an equal number of goals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | the two teams | a equal number of goals |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Boys and girls should be treated as equals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x8:1
# text = Boys and girls should be treated as equals.
1	Boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	equals	equal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | should · passive |  | Boys and girls |  |  |  | as equals | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as equal=Attribute |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
split the pizza even, 8 slices 4 of us

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x9:1
# text = split the pizza even, 8 slices 4 of us
1	split	split	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	slices	slice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	parataxis	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pizza |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pizza=Patient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
oi that's not fair, his half is bigger!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x10:1
# text = oi that's not fair, his half is bigger!
1	oi	oi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | oi |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | his half |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thirty-five volumes are distributed equitably among seven groups; determine the cardinality of each group.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x11:1
# text = Thirty-five volumes are distributed equitably among seven groups; determine the cardinality of each group.
1	Thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	volumes	volume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	distributed	distribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	equitably	equitably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	among	among	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cardinality	cardinality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distribute** | present · passive |  | Thirty volumes |  |  |  | among seven groups; equitably *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme among group=Recipient |
| 2 | **determine** | infinitive |  | the cardinality of each group |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cardinality=Topic |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This he did very fairly, giving each an equal share.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equal:x12:1
# text = This he did very fairly, giving each an equal share.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | This |  |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | This *not said here* | each |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent each=Recipient share=Theme |

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