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title: flagpole — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flagpole» in the school dictionary: A flagpole is a tall pole on which a flag is raised. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# flagpole

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**Who acts:** flagpole, flag, We, bird, shadow, you · **What happens:** be, raise, fly, lower, sit, get · **To what, where:** tall pole, flag, top, school flag, flagpole, half mast

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A flagpole is a tall pole on which a flag is raised.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagpole:m1:1
# text = A flagpole is a tall pole on which a flag is raised.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flagpole	flagpole	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	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a flagpole | a tall pole |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **raise** | present · passive |  | a flag |  | a tall pole |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on which=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flag flew at the top of the flagpole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagpole:x1:1
# text = The flag flew at the top of the flagpole.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flagpole	flagpole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | the flag |  |  | the top of the flagpole |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at top=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We raised the school flag up the flagpole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagpole:x2:1
# text = We raised the school flag up the flagpole.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flagpole	flagpole	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 | **raise** | past | We | the school flag |  | the flagpole |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flag=Theme up flagpole=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The flagpole is ten metres tall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagpole:x3:1
# text = The flagpole is ten metres tall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flagpole	flagpole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the flagpole |  |  |  |  | ten metres *obl:unmarked*; tall *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The flag was lowered to half-mast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagpole:x4:1
# text = The flag was lowered to half-mast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	lowered	lower	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	mast	mast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **lower** | past · passive |  | the flag |  | half mast |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to mast=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A bird sat on top of the flagpole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagpole:x5:1
# text = A bird sat on top of the flagpole.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flagpole	flagpole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **sit** | past | a bird |  |  | top of the flagpole |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on top=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The flagpole's shadow got shorter at midday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagpole:x6:1
# text = The flagpole's shadow got shorter at midday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flagpole	flagpole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	shadow	shadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the flagpole's shadow |  |  |  |  | short *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **shadow** |  |  | the flagpole |  |  |  |  | nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't climb the flagpole!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagpole:x7:1
# text = Don't climb the flagpole!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	climb	climb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	flagpole	flagpole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **climb** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the flagpole |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location flagpole=Theme |

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