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title: insurance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insurance» in the school dictionary: Insurance is an arrangement where you pay a company a small amount regularly, and if something bad happens, like an accident, theft or illness, the company pays to help. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insurance

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**Who acts:** Insurance, you, something, company, I, We · **What happens:** be, pay, happen, help, mean, go · **To what, where:** arrangement, company, protection, umbrella, insurance, extra snacks

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Insurance is an arrangement where you pay a company a small amount regularly, and if something bad happens, like an accident, theft or illness, the company pays to help.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:m1:1
# text = Insurance is an arrangement where you pay a company a small amount regularly, and if something bad happens, like an accident, theft or illness, the company pays to help.
1	Insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
13	regularly	regularly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
16	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	19	nsubj	_	_
18	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
19	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	theft	theft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	_
31	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
32	to	to	PART	TO	_	33	mark	_	_
33	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Insurance | a arrangement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | present | you | a company |  |  |  | regularly *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent company=Recipient amount=Asset |
| 3 | **happen** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | something |  |  |  |  | like a accident and theft or illness | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **pay** | present | the company |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **help** | to-infinitive | the company *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Insurance can mean any protection against something going wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:m2:1
# text = Insurance can mean any protection against something going wrong.
1	Insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Insurance | any protection |  |  |  | against something | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent protection=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I took an umbrella as insurance."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:m2e:1
# text = "I took an umbrella as insurance."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	umbrella	umbrella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** *in a quote* | past | I | a umbrella |  |  |  | as insurance | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme as insurance=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have insurance for our house in case of fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:x1:1
# text = We have insurance for our house in case of fire.
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	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | We | insurance |  |  |  | for our house in case of fire | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insurance=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad pays for car insurance every month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:x2:1
# text = Dad pays for car insurance every month.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | Dad |  |  |  | month | for car insurance | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for insurance=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The insurance paid for the broken window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:x3:1
# text = The insurance paid for the broken window.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	window	window	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 | **pay** | past | the insurance |  |  |  |  | for the broken window | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for window=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Buy travel insurance before going abroad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:x4:1
# text = Buy travel insurance before going abroad.
1	Buy	buy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund | Buy travel *not said here* |  |  |  |  | abroad *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I packed extra snacks as insurance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:x5:1
# text = I packed extra snacks as insurance.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	packed	pack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	snacks	snack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | past | I | extra snacks |  |  |  | as insurance | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent snack=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Insurance costs 30 dollars a month, so 360 dollars a year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insurance:x6:1
# text = Insurance costs 30 dollars a month, so 360 dollars a year.
1	Insurance	Insurance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	360	360	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Insurance | 30 dollars |  |  | month | 360 dollars  a year *obl* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme dollar=Value |

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