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title: exhibition — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «exhibition» in the school dictionary: A public show of things such as paintings, objects or animals, often in a museum or gallery. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# exhibition

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**Who acts:** you, paintings, We, exhibition, new car, match · **What happens:** show, display, exhibit, make, behave, be · **To what, where:** things, skill, football, exhibition, public, yourself

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«exhibition» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [exhibition in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exhibition.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A public show of things such as paintings, objects or animals, often in a museum or gallery.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:m1:1
# text = A public show of things such as paintings, objects or animals, often in a museum or gallery.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	gallery	gallery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** |  |  | things such paintings and objects or animals and a museum or gallery |  |  |  |  | nom show «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
A display of a skill: «an exhibition of football».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:m2:1
# text = A display of a skill: «an exhibition of football».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **display** |  |  | a skill |  |  |  |  | nom display «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **exhibit** *in a quote* |  |  | football |  |  |  |  | nom exhibition «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: UK, phrase — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«make an exhibition of yourself»: behave foolishly in public.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:m3:1
# text = «make an exhibition of yourself»: behave foolishly in public.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	behave	behave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	foolishly	foolishly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | a exhibition of yourself |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset exhibition=Product |
| 2 | **behave** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | public |  | foolishly *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **exhibit** *in a quote* |  |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | nom exhibition «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our paintings are in the school exhibition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:x1:1
# text = Our paintings are in the school exhibition.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	exhibition	exhibition	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 | Our paintings |  |  | the school exhibition |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went to a dinosaur exhibition at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:x2:1
# text = We went to a dinosaur exhibition at the museum.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | the museum |  | to a dinosaur exhibition | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to exhibition=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The exhibition opens on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:x3:1
# text = The exhibition opens on Saturday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the exhibition |  |  |  | saturday |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new car is on exhibition at the show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:x4:1
# text = The new car is on exhibition at the show.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the new car |  |  | exhibition |  | at the show | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That match was an exhibition of skill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:x5:1
# text = That match was an exhibition of skill.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | that match | a exhibition |  |  |  | of skill | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop shouting — you're making an exhibition of yourself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:x6:1
# text = Stop shouting — you're making an exhibition of yourself.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | present · progressive | you | a exhibition of yourself |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exhibition=Product |
| 4 | **exhibit** |  |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | nom exhibition «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tickets for the exhibition cost five pounds for children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:x7:1
# text = Tickets for the exhibition cost five pounds for children.
1	Tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Tickets for the exhibition | five pounds |  |  |  | for children | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Here was an exhibition of flowers, statues, books, and colored stuffs.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhibition:x8:1
# text = Here was an exhibition of flowers, statues, books, and colored stuffs.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	statues	statue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	colored	color	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	stuffs	stuff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | a exhibition |  | here |  | of flowers and statues and books and colored stuffs | tree rules |
| 2 | **color** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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