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title: industry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «industry» in the school dictionary: The work of making goods in factories: heavy industry. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# industry

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**Who acts:** work, industry, businesses, car industry, Tourism, Industrial Revolution · **What happens:** make, be, do, employ, start, grow up · **To what, where:** goods, factories, businesses, one kind, thousands, big industry

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«industry» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [industry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/industry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The work of making goods in factories: heavy industry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:m1:1
# text = The work of making goods in factories: heavy industry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund | the work *not said here* | goods |  | factories and heavy industry |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset goods=Product |

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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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An industry is all the businesses that make or do one kind of thing: the car industry, the tourist industry.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:m2:1
# text = An industry is all the businesses that make or do one kind of thing: the car industry, the tourist industry.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	businesses	business	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	tourist	tourist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 industry | all businesses and the car industry |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | all businesses and the car industry |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | all businesses and the car industry *not said here* | one kind of thing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hard work: a person of great industry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:m3:1
# text = Hard work: a person of great industry.
1	Hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car industry employs thousands of people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:x1:1
# text = The car industry employs thousands of people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	employs	employ	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | present | the car industry | thousands of people |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tourism is a big industry in Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:x2:1
# text = Tourism is a big industry in Ireland.
1	Tourism	tourism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tourism | a big industry |  | Ireland |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 1700s.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:x3:1
# text = The Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 1700s.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Industrial	industrial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Revolution	Revolution	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	1700s	1700	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | the Industrial Revolution |  |  | Britain |  | in the 1700s | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Many towns grew up around coal and steel industry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:x4:1
# text = Many towns grew up around coal and steel industry.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | past | Many towns |  |  | coal and steel industry |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around coal=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bees work with great industry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:x5:1
# text = The bees work with great industry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	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 bees |  |  |  |  | with great industry | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with industry=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt works in the music industry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:x6:1
# text = My aunt works in the music industry.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | in the music industry | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in industry=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So he praised the prince for his industry and cleverness, and made him his steward at once.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:industry:x7:1
# text = So he praised the prince for his industry and cleverness, and made him his steward at once.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	praised	praise	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	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	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	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	cleverness	cleverness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	steward	steward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | past | he | the prince |  |  |  | for his industry and cleverness | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent prince=Theme for industry=Attribute |
| 2 | **make** | past | he *not said here* | his steward | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset he=Beneficiary steward=Product |

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