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title: fraction — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fraction» in the school dictionary: A fraction is a part of a whole, like one half or three quarters. It is written with one number over another, like 3/4. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fraction

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**Who acts:** fraction, bottom number, whole, top number, we, She · **What happens:** be, write, tell, have, take, mean · **To what, where:** part, fraction, many equal parts, many parts, small part, 2/8 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fraction» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [fraction in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fraction.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fraction is a part of a whole, like one half or three quarters. It is written with one number over another, like 3/4.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A fraction is a part of a whole, like one half or three quarters.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:m1:1
# text = A fraction is a part of a whole, like one half or three quarters.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fraction	fraction	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	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	5	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fraction | a part |  |  |  | of a whole one half or three quarters | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It is written with one number over another, like 3/4.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:m1:2
# text = It is written with one number over another, like 3/4.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	3/4	3/4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | fraction |  |  |  | with one number over another; like 3/4 | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bottom number (denominator) tells how many equal parts the whole has; the top number (numerator) tells how many parts we take.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:m2:1
# text = The bottom number (denominator) tells how many equal parts the whole has; the top number (numerator) tells how many parts we take.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	denominator	denominator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	nsubj	_	_
14	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	numerator	numerator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	_
22	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
23	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	24	advmod	_	_
24	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
26	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the bottom number | many equal parts |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent part=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | the whole |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the top number | many parts |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent part=Recipient |
| 4 | **take** | present | we | many parts *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fraction of something can also mean a very small part of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:m3:1
# text = A fraction of something can also mean a very small part of it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a fraction of something | a small part of part |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What fraction of the pizza is left?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:x1:1
# text = What fraction of the pizza is left?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · passive |  | what fraction of the pizza |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She ate 2/8 of the cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:x2:1
# text = She ate 2/8 of the cake.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	2/8	2/8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | She | 2/8 of the cake |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2/8=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fraction of the class walks to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:x3:1
# text = A fraction of the class walks to school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a fraction of the class |  |  |  |  | to school *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write the fraction of red balls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:x4:1
# text = Write the fraction of red balls.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fraction of red balls |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fraction=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
1/3 of 12 apples is 4 apples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:x5:1
# text = 1/3 of 12 apples is 4 apples.
1	1/3	1/3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | 1/3 of 12 apples | 4 apples |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One half and two quarters are equal fractions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:x6:1
# text = One half and two quarters are equal fractions.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fractions	fraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | One half and two quarters | equal fractions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:x7:1
# text = A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a quarter of a hour | 15 minutes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The light flashed for a fraction of a second.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fraction:x8:1
# text = The light flashed for a fraction of a second.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flashed	flash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flash** | past | the light |  |  |  |  | for a fraction of a second | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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