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title: expulsion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «expulsion» in the school dictionary: Making someone leave a school, club or country for ever, as a punishment: expulsion from school. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# expulsion

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**Who acts:** you, Bringing, He, history book, cough, club · **What happens:** make, leave, force out, bring, lead, face · **To what, where:** someone, school, something, knife, expulsion, whole people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«expulsion» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [expulsion in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/expulsion.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making someone leave a school, club or country for ever, as a punishment: expulsion from school.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expulsion:m1:1
# text = Making someone leave a school, club or country for ever, as a punishment: expulsion from school.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
17	expulsion	expulsion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 2 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | a school and club or country |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent school=Theme for ever=Recipient |

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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 -->
Forcing something out, such as air from the lungs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expulsion:m2:1
# text = Forcing something out, such as air from the lungs.
1	Forcing	force	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force out** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  | such air from the lungs | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bringing a knife to school can lead to expulsion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expulsion:x1:1
# text = Bringing a knife to school can lead to expulsion.
1	Bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	expulsion	expulsion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | gerund |  | a knife |  | school |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent knife=Theme to school=Destination |
| 2 | **lead** | can | Bringing |  |  |  |  | to expulsion | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to expulsion=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He faced expulsion for bullying.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expulsion:x2:1
# text = He faced expulsion for bullying.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	faced	face	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	expulsion	expulsion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | past | He | expulsion |  |  |  | for bullying | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent expulsion=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The history book told of the expulsion of a whole people from their land.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expulsion:x3:1
# text = The history book told of the expulsion of a whole people from their land.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	expulsion	expulsion	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	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the history book |  |  |  |  | of the expulsion of a whole people from people's land | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **expel** |  |  | a whole people from people's land |  |  |  |  | nom expulsion «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cough was a quick expulsion of air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expulsion:x4:1
# text = The cough was a quick expulsion of air.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cough	cough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	expulsion	expulsion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the cough | a quick expulsion |  |  |  | of air | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The club voted for her expulsion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expulsion:x5:1
# text = The club voted for her expulsion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	voted	vote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	expulsion	expulsion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | past | the club |  |  |  |  | for club's expulsion *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for expulsion=Goal |
| 2 | **expel** |  | club |  |  |  |  |  | nom expulsion «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Expulsion is more serious than suspension.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expulsion:x6:1
# text = Expulsion is more serious than suspension.
1	Expulsion	expulsion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Expulsion |  |  |  |  | than suspension; serious *property* | tree rules |

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