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title: institution — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «institution» in the school dictionary: An institution is a large organisation such as a university, bank, hospital, museum or school. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# institution

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** institution, tradition, that, everyone, person, university · **What happens:** be, exist, mean, keep, care, know · **To what, where:** large organisation, custom, big building, people, institution, old institution

<!-- .vabout -->
«institution» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [institution in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/institution.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An institution is a large organisation such as a university, bank, hospital, museum or school.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:m1:1
# text = An institution is a large organisation such as a university, bank, hospital, museum or school.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	institution	institution	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a institution | a large organisation |  |  |  | such a university and bank and hospital and museum or school | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 institution is a custom or tradition that has existed for a long time, such as marriage or Sunday lunch.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:m2:1
# text = An institution is a custom or tradition that has existed for a long time, such as marriage or Sunday lunch.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	existed	exist	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a institution | a custom or tradition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **exist** | present · perfect | tradition |  |  |  | time |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old, sometimes negative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An institution can mean a big building where people were kept and cared for, like an old hospital or children's home.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:m3:1
# text = An institution can mean a big building where people were kept and cared for, like an old hospital or children's home.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	cared	care	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a institution | a big building |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent building=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | past · passive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **care** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, joking — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person or place that has been around a long time and everyone knows is «an institution».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:m4:1
# text = A person or place that has been around a long time and everyone knows is «an institution».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
14	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | that |  |  |  | around a long time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | present | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a person or place and a long time | a institution |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The university is an old institution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:x1:1
# text = The university is an old institution.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	university	university	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	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the university | a old institution |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Banks are financial institutions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:x2:1
# text = Banks are financial institutions.
1	Banks	bank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	financial	financial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	institutions	institution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Banks | financial institutions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum is a national institution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:x3:1
# text = The museum is a national institution.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	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	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the museum | a national institution |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fish and chips on Friday is a family institution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:x4:1
# text = Fish and chips on Friday is a family institution.
1	Fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fish on Friday and chips | a family institution |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The corner shop has become a local institution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:x5:1
# text = The corner shop has become a local institution.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present · perfect | the corner shop | a local institution |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The government is the most important public institution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:x6:1
# text = The government is the most important public institution.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the government | the important public institution |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Long ago, some children were sent to live in institutions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:x7:1
# text = Long ago, some children were sent to live in institutions.
1	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
2	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	institutions	institution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | some children |  |  |  | ago *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | to-infinitive | some children *not said here* |  |  | institutions |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in institution=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The most famous of these institutions was the oracle of Apollo at Delphi, which was held in general repute all over the world.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:institution:x8:1
# text = The most famous of these institutions was the oracle of Apollo at Delphi, which was held in general repute all over the world.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	3	advmod	_	_
3	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	institutions	institution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	oracle	oracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Delphi	Delphi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	repute	repute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	all	all	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
22	over	over	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the famous oracle |  |  |  | of Apollo at Delphi | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | past · passive |  | Apollo at Delphi |  | general repute |  | over the world | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in repute=Location |

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