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title: erection — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «erection» in the school dictionary: The erection of a building, statue or tent is the act of building it or putting it up. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# erection

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** erection, act, word grown ups, Workers, sign, Planning · **What happens:** be, build, put up, erect, structure, not like · **To what, where:** act, erection, building, new bridge, tents, statue

<!-- .vabout -->
«erection» 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: [erection in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/erection.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The erection of a building, statue or tent is the act of building it or putting it up.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:m1:1
# text = The erection of a building, statue or tent is the act of building it or putting it up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	building	build	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	up	up	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the erection of a building and statue or tent | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | gerund | the act *not said here* | erection |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 3 | **put up** | gerund | the act *not said here* | erection |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |
| 4 | **erect** |  |  | a building and statue or tent |  |  |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An erection can be a building or structure itself, especially one that is not liked.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:m2:1
# text = An erection can be a building or structure itself, especially one that is not liked.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	structure	structure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	liked	like	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a erection | a building |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **structure** | infinitive | a erection *not said here* | erection |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **like** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: that=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adult, body word — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a word grown-ups use about the body; not for school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:m3:1
# text = a word grown-ups use about the body; not for school.
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | present | word grown ups |  |  |  |  | about the body; for school | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The erection of the new bridge took two years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:x1:1
# text = The erection of the new bridge took two years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the erection of the new bridge |  |  |  | year |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **erect** |  |  | the new bridge |  |  |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Workers began the erection of the tents for the festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:x2:1
# text = Workers began the erection of the tents for the festival.
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	erection	erection	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	tents	tent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | Workers | the erection of the tents for the festival |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent erection=Eventuality |
| 2 | **erect** |  |  | the tents for the festival |  |  |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sign announced the erection of a statue in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:x3:1
# text = A sign announced the erection of a statue in the park.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	announced	announce	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	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | a sign | the erection of a statue in the park |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent erection=Theme |
| 2 | **erect** |  |  | a statue in the park |  |  |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The erection of the castle walls kept invaders out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:x4:1
# text = The erection of the castle walls kept invaders out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	invaders	invader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep out** | past | the erection of the castle walls | invaders |  |  |  | out *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent invader=Theme |
| 2 | **erect** |  |  | the castle walls |  |  |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Planning permission is needed for the erection of a garden wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:x5:1
# text = Planning permission is needed for the erection of a garden wall.
1	Planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	csubj:pass	_	_
2	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | gerund |  | permission |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent permission=Topic |
| 2 | **need** | present · passive | Planning |  |  |  |  | for the erection of a garden wall | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF» |
| 3 | **erect** |  |  | a garden wall |  |  |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The erection of scaffolding blocked the pavement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:x6:1
# text = The erection of scaffolding blocked the pavement.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	scaffolding	scaffolding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	blocked	block	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | past | the erection of scaffolding | the pavement |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer pavement=Theme |
| 2 | **erect** |  |  | scaffolding |  |  |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
\[28\] This great work of antiquity was destroyed by an earthquake fifty-six years after its erection, B.C. 256.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* \[28\] This great work of antiquity was destroyed by an earthquake fifty-six years after its erection, B.C.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:x7:1
# text = [28] This great work of antiquity was destroyed by an earthquake fifty-six years after its erection, B.C.
1	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	28	28	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	antiquity	antiquity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	after	after	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	B.C	B.C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** | past · passive | a earthquake | this great work of antiquity |  |  | after work's erection; year | 28 *obl* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **work** |  | antiquity |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **erect** |  | work |  |  |  |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* 256.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erection:x7:2
# text = 256.
1	256	256	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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