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title: homework — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «homework» in the school dictionary: Homework is school work that a pupil does at home. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# homework

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**Who acts:** Homework, pupil, Doing, She, Rachel, many pages · **What happens:** be, do, mean, prepare, buy, have · **To what, where:** school work, home, homework, bike, 5 pages, math homework · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Homework is school work that a pupil does at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:m1:1
# text = Homework is school work that a pupil does at home.
1	Homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Homework | school work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | a pupil | school work |  | home |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |

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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 -->
Doing your homework can mean preparing well before something: «She did her homework before buying a bike».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:m2:1
# text = Doing your homework can mean preparing well before something: «She did her homework before buying a bike».
1	Doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	preparing	prepare	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund |  | your homework |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality |
| 2 | **mean** | can | Doing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **prepare** *not said to happen* | gerund | Doing *not said here* |  |  |  | before something | well *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** *in a quote* | past | She | her homework |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality |
| 5 | **buy** *in a quote* | gerund | She *not said here* | a bike |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Rachel had 5 pages of math homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:x1:1
# text = Rachel had 5 pages of math homework.
1	Rachel	Rachel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	math	math	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Rachel | 5 pages of math homework |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Patient |
| 2 | **page** |  |  | math homework |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had 2 more pages of reading homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:x2:1
# text = She had 2 more pages of reading homework.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | 2 more pages of reading homework |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Patient |
| 2 | **page** |  |  | reading homework |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many pages of homework did she have in all?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:x3:1
# text = How many pages of homework did she have in all?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past · do-support | many pages of homework |  |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **page** |  |  | homework |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each page has 4 problems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:x4:1
# text = Each page has 4 problems.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each page | 4 problems |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I do my homework before dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:x5:1
# text = I do my homework before dinner.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | I | my homework |  |  | before dinner |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please hand in your homework on Monday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:x6:1
# text = Please hand in your homework on Monday.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	hand	hand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	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 | **hand** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your homework | monday |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog ate my homework!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:x7:1
# text = The dog ate my homework!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the dog | my homework |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have spelling homework every week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homework:x8:1
# text = We have spelling homework every week.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | We | spelling homework |  |  | week |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Patient |

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