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title: garbage — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «garbage» in the school dictionary: Rubbish; food waste and other things you throw away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# garbage

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**Who acts:** you, things, It, garbage truck, We, family · **What happens:** throw away, be, take out, come, put, not talk · **To what, where:** other things, film garbage, turn, garbage, banana peel, paper

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«garbage» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [garbage in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/garbage.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: mainly US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rubbish; food waste and other things you throw away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:m1:1
# text = Rubbish; food waste and other things you throw away.
1	Rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	throw	throw	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw away** | present | you | other things *not said here* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nonsense; things that are untrue or very bad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:m2:1
# text = Nonsense; things that are untrue or very bad.
1	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	untrue	untrue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | things |  |  |  |  | untrue *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That film was garbage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:m2e:1
# text = That film was garbage.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	garbage	garbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | film garbage |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: computers — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Useless or meaningless data.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:m3:1
# text = Useless or meaningless data.
1	Useless	useless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	meaningless	meaningless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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It's your turn to take out the garbage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:x1:1
# text = It's your turn to take out the garbage.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garbage	garbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | your turn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take out** | to-infinitive |  | the garbage |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garbage=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The garbage truck comes on Tuesdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:x2:1
# text = The garbage truck comes on Tuesdays.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	garbage	garbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Tuesdays	Tuesday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the garbage truck |  |  |  | tuesday |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Put the banana peel in the garbage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:x3:1
# text = Put the banana peel in the garbage.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	peel	peel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garbage	garbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the banana peel |  | the garbage |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent peel=Theme in garbage=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Don't talk garbage — of course you can do it!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:x4:1
# text = Don't talk garbage — of course you can do it!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	garbage	garbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADV	10	advmod	_	_
7	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	fixed	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | garbage |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent garbage=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | can | you | garbage |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We sorted the garbage into paper, plastic and food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:x5:1
# text = We sorted the garbage into paper, plastic and food.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	garbage	garbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past | We | the garbage |  |  |  | into paper and plastic and food *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent garbage=Theme into paper=Goal |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A family throws away about 20 kg of garbage a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garbage:x6:1
# text = A family throws away about 20 kg of garbage a week.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	throws	throw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kg	kg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	garbage	garbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw away** | present | a family | 20 kg of garbage |  |  | week | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kg=Theme |

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