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title: homelessness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «homelessness» in the school dictionary: Homelessness is the state of having no home or no safe, regular place to live. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# homelessness

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**Who acts:** Homelessness, state, many people, charity, their, school · **What happens:** be, have, live, work, end, happen · **To what, where:** state, home, homes, homelessness, job, money

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«homelessness» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [homelessness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homelessness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Homelessness is the state of having no home or no safe, regular place to live.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homelessness:m1:1
# text = Homelessness is the state of having no home or no safe, regular place to live.
1	Homelessness	homelessness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Homelessness | the state |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | the state *not said here* | no home or no safe regular place |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Patient |
| 3 | **live** | to-infinitive | the state *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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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The problem in a town or country of many people having no homes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homelessness:m2:1
# text = The problem in a town or country of many people having no homes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
11	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund | many people *not said here* | no homes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The charity works to end homelessness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homelessness:x1:1
# text = The charity works to end homelessness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	homelessness	homelessness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the charity |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **end** | to-infinitive | the charity *not said here* | homelessness |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality homelessness=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Homelessness can happen to anyone who loses their job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homelessness:x2:1
# text = Homelessness can happen to anyone who loses their job.
1	Homelessness	homelessness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | can | Homelessness |  |  |  |  | to anyone | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | present |  | their job |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 3 | **job** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our school raised money for a homelessness shelter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homelessness:x3:1
# text = Our school raised money for a homelessness shelter.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	homelessness	homelessness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **raise** | past | Our school | money |  |  |  | for a homelessness shelter | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Cold winters are hardest for people facing homelessness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homelessness:x4:1
# text = Cold winters are hardest for people facing homelessness.
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	winters	winter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hardest	hard	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	facing	face	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	homelessness	homelessness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **is** | present | Cold winters |  |  |  |  | for people; hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **face** | gerund | people *not said here* | homelessness |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme homelessness=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The council has a plan to reduce homelessness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homelessness:x5:1
# text = The council has a plan to reduce homelessness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	reduce	reduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	homelessness	homelessness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the council | a plan |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient |
| 2 | **reduce** | to-infinitive | the council *not said here* | homelessness |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer homelessness=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about homelessness in our citizenship class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homelessness:x6:1
# text = We learned about homelessness in our citizenship class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	homelessness	homelessness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	citizenship	citizenship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  | our citizenship class |  | about homelessness | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about homelessness=Topic |

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