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title: fishery — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fishery» in the school dictionary: A fishery is a place where fish are caught or bred, like a part of the sea or a fish farm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fishery

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**Who acts:** fishery, cod fishery, village, trout fishery, Sustainable fisheries, government · **What happens:** be, catch, breed, close, overfish, depend · **To what, where:** place, fish, business, ponds, enough fish, rules

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fishery is a place where fish are caught or bred, like a part of the sea or a fish farm.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:m1:1
# text = A fishery is a place where fish are caught or bred, like a part of the sea or a fish farm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fishery	fishery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	bred	breed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fishery | a place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | present · passive |  | fish |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **breed** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like a part of the sea or a fish farm | tree rules |

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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 fishery is the business or industry of catching fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:m2:1
# text = A fishery is the business or industry of catching fish.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fishery	fishery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	catching	catching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fishery | the business or industry of catching fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cod fishery off Canada closed after overfishing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:x1:1
# text = The cod fishery off Canada closed after overfishing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cod	cod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fishery	fishery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	closed	close	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	overfishing	overfish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | past | the cod fishery off Canada |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **overfish** | gerund | the cod fishery off Canada *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The village depends on the fishery for jobs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:x2:1
# text = The village depends on the fishery for jobs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fishery	fishery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depend** | present | the village |  |  |  |  | on the fishery for jobs | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on fishery=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trout fishery breeds fish in ponds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:x3:1
# text = A trout fishery breeds fish in ponds.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trout	trout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fishery	fishery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	breeds	breed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ponds	pond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breed** | present | a trout fishery | fish |  | ponds |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sustainable fisheries leave enough fish to breed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:x4:1
# text = Sustainable fisheries leave enough fish to breed.
1	Sustainable	sustainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	fisheries	fishery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	breed	breed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | Sustainable fisheries | enough fish |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |
| 2 | **breed** | to-infinitive | Sustainable fisheries *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The government sets rules for fisheries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:x5:1
# text = The government sets rules for fisheries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fisheries	fishery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present | the government | rules |  |  |  | for fisheries | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent rule=Patient for fishery=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a salmon fishery in Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:x6:1
# text = We visited a salmon fishery in Scotland.
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	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fishery	fishery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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 salmon fishery |  | Scotland |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fishery=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He remained behind, and made himself useful on the farm and at the fishery.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fishery:x7:1
# text = He remained behind, and made himself useful on the farm and at the fishery.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fishery	fishery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | past | He |  |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | He *not said here* | himself *= he* |  | the farm and the fishery |  | useful *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset himself=Product |

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