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title: grocery — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grocery» in the school dictionary: A grocery, or grocery store, is a shop that sells food and things for the home. In the UK it is often a supermarket or a grocer's. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grocery

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**Who acts:** grocery, shop, UK, Groceries, you, Grocery shopping · **What happens:** be, sell, buy, go, spend, carry · **To what, where:** shop, food, supermarket, UK, other things, 45 dollars

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grocery, or grocery store, is a shop that sells food and things for the home. In the UK it is often a supermarket or a grocer's.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A grocery, or grocery store, is a shop that sells food and things for the home.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:m1:1
# text = A grocery, or grocery store, is a shop that sells food and things for the home.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grocery	grocery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	grocery	grocery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grocery or grocery store | a shop |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | present | a shop | food and things for the home |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* In the UK it is often a supermarket or a grocer's.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:m1:2
# text = In the UK it is often a supermarket or a grocer's.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	supermarket	supermarket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	grocer	grocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | UK | a supermarket or a grocer |  | the UK |  | often *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Groceries are the food and other things you buy there, like milk, bread, fruit and soap.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:m2:1
# text = Groceries are the food and other things you buy there, like milk, bread, fruit and soap.
1	Groceries	grocery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
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	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Groceries | the food and other things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | present | you | other things *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grocery shopping is going to buy the food for the week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:m3:1
# text = Grocery shopping is going to buy the food for the week.
1	Grocery	grocery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · progressive | Grocery shopping |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **buy** | to-infinitive | Grocery shopping *not said here* | the food |  |  | week |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mom spent 45 dollars on groceries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:x1:1
# text = Mom spent 45 dollars on groceries.
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	45	45	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	groceries	grocery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | Mom | 45 dollars |  |  |  | on groceries *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent dollar=Asset on grocery=Goal |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She carried 4 bags of groceries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:x2:1
# text = She carried 4 bags of groceries.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	groceries	grocery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | She | 4 bags of groceries |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grocery store sells eggs for 3 dollars a dozen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:x3:1
# text = The grocery store sells eggs for 3 dollars a dozen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	grocery	grocery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dozen	dozen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the grocery store | eggs |  |  |  | for 3 dollars  a dozen | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent egg=Theme for dollar=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much change does she get from 50 dollars?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:x4:1
# text = How much change does she get from 50 dollars?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · do-support | much change |  |  | 50 dollars |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from dollar=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I helped Dad write the grocery list.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:x5:1
# text = I helped Dad write the grocery list.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	grocery	grocery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | I | Dad |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent dad=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | infinitive | Dad *not said here* | the grocery list |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent list=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We put the groceries away in the fridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:x6:1
# text = We put the groceries away in the fridge.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	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	groceries	grocery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put away** | past | We | the groceries |  | the fridge |  | away *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent grocery=Theme in fridge=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grocery store is two blocks from our house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:x7:1
# text = The grocery store is two blocks from our house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	grocery	grocery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	blocks	block	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the grocery store | two blocks |  | our house |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you help me carry the groceries in from the car?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grocery:x8:1
# text = Can you help me carry the groceries in from the car?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	groceries	grocery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | you | me |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | infinitive | me *not said here* | the groceries |  | the car |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent grocery=Value in car=Location |

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