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title: event — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «event» in the school dictionary: An event is something that happens, especially something important or unusual. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# event

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**Who acts:** event, events, whatever, school fair, you, fire drill · **What happens:** be, happen, plan, mean, put, tell · **To what, where:** something, planned occasion, one race, big event, events, order · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«event» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [event in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/event.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An event is something that happens, especially something important or unusual.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:m1:1
# text = An event is something that happens, especially something important or unusual.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	_
10	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	unusual	unusual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a event | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
An event is a planned occasion, like a party, concert or sports day.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:m2:1
# text = An event is a planned occasion, like a party, concert or sports day.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	compound	_	_
15	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a event | a planned occasion and concert or sports day |  |  |  | like a party | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An event is one race or competition in a sports programme, like the 100 metres.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:m3:1
# text = An event is one race or competition in a sports programme, like the 100 metres.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	_
11	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a event | one race or competition in a sports programme |  |  |  | like the 100 metres | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At all events means anyway, whatever happens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:m4:1
# text = At all events means anyway, whatever happens.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | all events |  |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **happen** | present | whatever |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school fair is a big event.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x1:1
# text = The school fair is a big event.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	event	event	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 a** | present | the school fair | a big event |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the events of the story in order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x2:1
# text = Put the events of the story in order.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the events of the story |  | order |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent event=Theme in order=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fire drill tells us what to do in the event of a fire.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x3:1
# text = The fire drill tells us what to do in the event of a fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	drill	drill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the fire drill |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the fire drill *not said here* |  |  | the event of a fire |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My favourite event at sports day is the egg-and-spoon race.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x4:1
# text = My favourite event at sports day is the egg-and-spoon race.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
9	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My favourite event at sports day | the spoon race |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rolling a six is an event with a chance of one in six.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x5:1
# text = Rolling a six is an event with a chance of one in six.
1	Rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund |  | a six |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent six=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Rolling | a event |  |  |  | with a chance of one in six | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The moon landing was an amazing event.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x6:1
# text = The moon landing was an amazing event.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	landing	landing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	event	event	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 a** | past | the moon landing | a amazing event |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write the events on a timeline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x7:1
# text = Write the events on a timeline.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	timeline	timeline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | the events |  | a timeline |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent event=Theme on timeline=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In any event, we'll meet at the gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x8:1
# text = In any event, we'll meet at the gate.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | future | we |  |  | any event |  | at the gate | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I must tell of the great event.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:event:x9:1
# text = I must tell of the great event.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | must | I |  |  |  |  | of the great event | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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