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title: farmland — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «farmland» in the school dictionary: Farmland is land used for farming: growing crops or keeping animals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# farmland

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**Who acts:** Farmland, train, Rivers, Sheep, you, gates · **What happens:** be, use, grow, keep, pass, surround · **To what, where:** land, crops, animals, village, farmland, forests

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«farmland» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [farmland in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/farmland.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Farmland is land used for farming: growing crops or keeping animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmland:m1:1
# text = Farmland is land used for farming: growing crops or keeping animals.
1	Farmland	farmland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
9	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Farmland | land |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | land *not said here* |  |  |  | for farming | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grow** | gerund |  | crops |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crop=Theme |
| 4 | **keep** | gerund |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The train passed through miles of farmland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmland:x1:1
# text = The train passed through miles of farmland.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	farmland	farmland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past | the train |  |  |  |  | through miles of farmland | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through mile=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Our village is surrounded by farmland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmland:x2:1
# text = Our village is surrounded by farmland.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	farmland	farmland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | present · passive | farmland | Our village |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Rivers make the farmland around them rich.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmland:x3:1
# text = Rivers make the farmland around them rich.
1	Rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	farmland	farmland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Rivers | the farmland |  |  |  | around them *= they*; rich *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset farmland=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Some forests were cut down to make farmland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmland:x4:1
# text = Some forests were cut down to make farmland.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	farmland	farmland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut down** | past · passive |  | some forests |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | farmland |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset farmland=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sheep grazed on the green farmland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmland:x5:1
# text = Sheep grazed on the green farmland.
1	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grazed	graze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	farmland	farmland	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 | **graze** | past | Sheep |  |  |  |  | on the green farmland | vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on farmland=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Keep gates closed when you walk across farmland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmland:x6:1
# text = Keep gates closed when you walk across farmland.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	farmland	farmland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | gates |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **close** | participle | gates *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **walk** | present | you |  |  | farmland |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across farmland=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The map shows farmland in yellow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmland:x7:1
# text = The map shows farmland in yellow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	farmland	farmland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **show** | present | the map | farmland |  |  |  | in yellow | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent farmland=Patient in yellow=Topic |

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