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title: inspection — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inspection» in the school dictionary: An inspection is a careful look at something to check that it is right, safe or in good condition. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inspection

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**Who acts:** inspection, school, closer inspection, car, chef, our · **What happens:** be, check, have, fail, inspect, clean · **To what, where:** careful look, something, official visit, place, inspection, bit

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«inspection» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [inspection in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inspection.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An inspection is a careful look at something to check that it is right, safe or in good condition.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:m1:1
# text = An inspection is a careful look at something to check that it is right, safe or in good condition.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inspection	inspection	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	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a inspection | a careful look |  | something |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive | a inspection *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | inspection |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | inspection *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
An inspection is an official visit to check a place, like a school, a restaurant or a car.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:m2:1
# text = An inspection is an official visit to check a place, like a school, a restaurant or a car.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a inspection | a official visit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive |  | a place |  |  |  | like a school and a restaurant or a car | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school is having an inspection next week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x1:1
# text = The school is having an inspection next week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · progressive | the school | a inspection |  |  | week |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inspection=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On closer inspection, the "spider" was a bit of fluff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x2:1
# text = On closer inspection, the "spider" was a bit of fluff.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	fluff	fluff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | closer inspection | a bit |  |  |  | of fluff | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car failed its safety inspection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x3:1
# text = The car failed its safety inspection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | past | the car | car's safety inspection |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inspection=Eventuality |
| 2 | **inspect** |  | car |  |  |  |  |  | nom inspection «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chef cleaned the kitchen before the inspection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x4:1
# text = The chef cleaned the kitchen before the inspection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chef	chef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cleaned	clean	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	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | past | the chef | the kitchen |  |  | before the inspection |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent kitchen=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Under the magnifying glass, our inspection showed tiny hairs on the leaf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x5:1
# text = Under the magnifying glass, our inspection showed tiny hairs on the leaf.
1	Under	under	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	magnifying	magnify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **magnify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | past | our inspection | tiny hairs |  | the magnifying glass |  | on the leaf | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent hair=Recipient |
| 3 | **inspect** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom inspection «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers stood still for inspection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x6:1
# text = The soldiers stood still for inspection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the soldiers |  |  |  | still | for inspection | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for inspection=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each bike gets a quick inspection before the ride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x7:1
# text = Each bike gets a quick inspection before the ride.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | each bike | a quick inspection |  |  | before the ride |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer inspection=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An inspection found 3 broken seats out of 40.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x8:1
# text = An inspection found 3 broken seats out of 40.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | a inspection | 3 broken seats |  | 40 |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Topic |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Khacan, overjoyed at this news, gave orders that the slave should be brought for his inspection on his return from the palace.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inspection:x9:1
# text = Khacan, overjoyed at this news, gave orders that the slave should be brought for his inspection on his return from the palace.
1	Khacan	Khacan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	overjoyed	overjoy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	slave	slave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overjoy** | participle |  | Khacan *not said here* |  | this news |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | Khacan | orders |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |
| 3 | **bring** | should · passive |  | the slave |  |  |  | for Khacan's inspection on Khacan's return from the palace | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **inspect** |  | Khacan |  |  | Khacan's return from the palace |  |  | nom inspection «act transitive»: poss=agent on=place |
| 5 | **return** |  | Khacan |  |  | the palace |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent from=place |

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