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title: handbag — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «handbag» in the school dictionary: A handbag is a small bag, often with handles or a strap, used mostly by women to carry things like a purse, keys, phone and tissues. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# handbag

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**Who acts:** handbag, Mum, Grandma, lady, I, new handbag · **What happens:** be, use, carry, put, have, hold · **To what, where:** small bag, things, keys, handbag, tissues, busy train

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A handbag is a small bag, often with handles or a strap, used mostly by women to carry things like a purse, keys, phone and tissues.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handbag:m1:1
# text = A handbag is a small bag, often with handles or a strap, used mostly by women to carry things like a purse, keys, phone and tissues.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handbag	handbag	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	handles	handle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
16	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
21	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	tissues	tissue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	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 handbag | a small bag |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by women; mostly *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  | things |  |  |  | like a purse and keys and phone and tissues | vn carry-11.4 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum put her keys in her handbag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handbag:x1:1
# text = Mum put her keys in her handbag.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	handbag	handbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | Mum | Mum's keys |  | Mum's handbag |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent key=Theme in handbag=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma always has tissues and mints in her handbag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handbag:x2:1
# text = Grandma always has tissues and mints in her handbag.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tissues	tissue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	mints	mint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	handbag	handbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **have** | present | Grandma | tissues and mints |  | Grandma's handbag |  | always *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tissue=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lady held her handbag tightly on the busy train.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handbag:x3:1
# text = The lady held her handbag tightly on the busy train.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	handbag	handbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the lady | lady's handbag |  | the busy train |  | tightly *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent handbag=Theme on train=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I found a lost handbag and gave it to the shop manager.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handbag:x4:1
# text = I found a lost handbag and gave it to the shop manager.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	handbag	handbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | I | a lost handbag |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handbag=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **give** | past | I *not said here* | handbag | the shop manager |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to manager=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her new handbag had a long shoulder strap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handbag:x5:1
# text = Her new handbag had a long shoulder strap.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	handbag	handbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Her new handbag | a long shoulder strap |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strap=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never look in someone's handbag without asking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handbag:x6:1
# text = Never look in someone's handbag without asking.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	handbag	handbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in someone's handbag | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in handbag=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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