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title: factory — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «factory» in the school dictionary: A factory is a big building where people and machines make things, like cars, toys, food or clothes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# factory

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**Who acts:** factory, people, line, many cars, factory worker, Smoke · **What happens:** be, make, call, have, pack, come out · **To what, where:** big building, things, Many things, factory, production line, 250 toys · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«factory» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [factory in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/factory.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A factory is a big building where people and machines make things, like cars, toys, food or clothes.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:m1:1
# text = A factory is a big building where people and machines make things, like cars, toys, food or clothes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	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	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a factory | a big building |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | people and machines | things and cars |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Product |

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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 -->
Many things are made in a factory one after another on a line, called a production line.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:m2:1
# text = Many things are made in a factory one after another on a line, called a production line.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	things	thing	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	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	production	production	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Many things |  | a factory |  | on a line | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a line *not said here* | a production line |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent line=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A factory makes 250 toys a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x1:1
# text = A factory makes 250 toys a day.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	250	250	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a factory | 250 toys |  |  | day |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset toy=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factory has 120 workers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x2:1
# text = The factory has 120 workers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	120	120	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the factory | 120 workers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many cars does the factory make in a week?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x3:1
# text = How many cars does the factory make in a week?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	week	week	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 | **make** | present | many cars and the factory |  |  |  | week |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each factory worker packs 30 boxes an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x4:1
# text = Each factory worker packs 30 boxes an hour.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	packs	pack	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | present | each factory worker | 30 boxes  a hour |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent box=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factory makes bread for all the shops in town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x5:1
# text = The factory makes bread for all the shops in town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the factory | bread |  | town |  | for all shops | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent bread=Material for shop=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smoke came out of the factory chimney.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x6:1
# text = Smoke came out of the factory chimney.
1	Smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | Smoke | the factory chimney |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient chimney=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a cheese factory on our school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x7:1
# text = We visited a cheese factory on our school trip.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	trip	trip	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 | **visit** | past | We | a cheese factory |  | our school trip |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent factory=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Machines in the factory fill 60 bottles a minute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x8:1
# text = Machines in the factory fill 60 bottles a minute.
1	Machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	fill	fill	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	bottles	bottle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | present | Machines in the factory | 60 bottles  a minute |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bottle=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the Mexican lapdog barked all the time, till the church bells tinkled, and the chimney of the apple factory rocked again.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factory:x9:1
# text = And the Mexican lapdog barked all the time, till the church bells tinkled, and the chimney of the apple factory rocked again.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Mexican	Mexican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lapdog	lapdog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	barked	bark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	tinkled	tinkle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
23	rocked	rock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
24	again	again	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | past | the Mexican lapdog |  |  |  | time |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tinkle** | participle | the church bells |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **rock** | participle · passive |  | the chimney of the apple factory |  |  | again |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

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