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title: greengrocer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «greengrocer» in the school dictionary: A greengrocer is a person who sells fresh fruit and vegetables in a shop. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# greengrocer

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**Who acts:** greengrocer, person, Mum, sign, local greengrocer, people · **What happens:** be, sell, buy, weigh, do, say · **To what, where:** person, fresh fruit, shop, carrots, greengrocer, potatoes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A greengrocer is a person who sells fresh fruit and vegetables in a shop.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:m1:1
# text = A greengrocer is a person who sells fresh fruit and vegetables in a shop.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	greengrocer	greengrocer	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 greengrocer | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | present | a person | fresh fruit and vegetables |  | a shop |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A greengrocer's (or greengrocer) is the shop itself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:m2:1
# text = A greengrocer's (or greengrocer) is the shop itself.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	10	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a greengrocer | the shop |  |  |  | greengrocer *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum buys carrots at the greengrocer's on the high street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:x1:1
# text = Mum buys carrots at the greengrocer's on the high street.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	carrots	carrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | Mum | carrots |  | the greengrocer |  | on the high street | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent carrot=Theme at greengrocer=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The greengrocer weighed the potatoes on his scales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:x2:1
# text = The greengrocer weighed the potatoes on his scales.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	weighed	weigh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	scales	scale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh** | past | the greengrocer | the potatoes |  | greengrocer's scales |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme potato=Value |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A greengrocer sells bananas for 20p each — how much do 6 cost?

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:x3:1
# text = A greengrocer sells bananas for 20p each — how much do 6 cost?
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
9	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | a greengrocer | bananas  each |  |  |  | for 20 p | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent banana=Theme for p=Asset |
| 2 | **do** | present | a greengrocer *not said here* | much |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The greengrocer's sign said «banana's», a classic greengrocer's apostrophe.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:x4:1
# text = The greengrocer's sign said «banana's», a classic greengrocer's apostrophe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	classic	classic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	apostrophe	apostrophe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the greengrocer's sign | banana |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent banana=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** |  | the greengrocer |  |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our local greengrocer has the best strawberries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:x5:1
# text = Our local greengrocer has the best strawberries.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our local greengrocer | the best strawberries |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strawberry=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the USA, people usually buy produce at a grocery store or farmers' market.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:x6:1
# text = In the USA, people usually buy produce at a grocery store or farmers' market.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	produce	produce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	grocery	grocery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | people | produce |  | the USA |  | at a grocery store or farmers's market; usually *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent produce=Theme at store=Asset |
| 2 | **market** |  | farmers |  |  |  |  |  | nom market «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The greengrocer gave me a free apple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greengrocer:x7:1
# text = The greengrocer gave me a free apple.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	greengrocer	greengrocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the greengrocer | a free apple | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient apple=Theme |

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