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title: farm — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «farm» in the school dictionary: A farm is land with buildings where people grow crops and keep animals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# farm

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**Who acts:** farm, people, farms, They, many animals, We · **What happens:** be, grow, keep, raise, have, visit · **To what, where:** land, crops, animals, fish, 20 cows, corn

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A farm is land with buildings where people grow crops and keep animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:m1:1
# text = A farm is land with buildings where people grow crops and keep animals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a farm | land |  |  |  | with buildings | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | people | crops |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crop=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | present | people *not said here* | animals |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

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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 -->
To farm is to grow crops or keep animals for food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:m2:1
# text = To farm is to grow crops or keep animals for food.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | grow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present |  | animals |  |  |  | for food | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some farms raise fish, like a fish farm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:m3:1
# text = Some farms raise fish, like a fish farm.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	raise	raise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | present | some farms | fish |  |  |  | like a fish farm | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farm has 20 cows and 35 chickens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x1:1
# text = The farm has 20 cows and 35 chickens.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	35	35	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the farm | 20 cows and 35 chickens |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They grow corn on the farm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x2:1
# text = They grow corn on the farm.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | They | corn |  | the farm |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location corn=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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How many animals are on the farm?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x3:1
# text = How many animals are on the farm?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many animals |  |  | the farm |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farm is 50 acres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x4:1
# text = The farm is 50 acres.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	acres	acre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the farm | 50 acres |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x5:1
# text = We visited a farm 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	4	det	_	_
4	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a farm |  | our school trip |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands after petting farm animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x6:1
# text = Wash your hands after petting farm animals.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	petting	pet	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **pet** | gerund | you *not said here* | farm animals |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Milk comes from dairy farms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x7:1
# text = Milk comes from dairy farms.
1	Milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	dairy	dairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **come** | present | Milk |  |  | dairy farms |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from farm=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His family has farmed this land for years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x8:1
# text = His family has farmed this land for years.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	farmed	farm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **farm** | present · perfect | His family | this land |  |  | year |  | vn rear-26.2.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You shall have a large farm-yard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farm:x9:1
# text = You shall have a large farm-yard.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | shall | You | a large farm yard |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yard=Patient |

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