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title: leaflet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leaflet» in the school dictionary: A leaflet is a small printed sheet of paper, sometimes folded, that gives information or advertises something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# leaflet

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**Who acts:** leaflet, that, area, you, We, safety leaflet · **What happens:** print, be, fold, give, advertise, leaflet · **To what, where:** small printed sheet, information, something, part, bag, leaflet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«leaflet» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [leaflet in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leaflet.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A leaflet is a small printed sheet of paper, sometimes folded, that gives information or advertises something.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:m1:1
# text = A leaflet is a small printed sheet of paper, sometimes folded, that gives information or advertises something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
12	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
16	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	advertises	advertise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
19	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a leaflet | a small printed sheet |  |  |  | of paper | tree rules |
| 3 | **fold** | participle |  | a small printed sheet *not said here* |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **give** | present | that | information |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme |
| 5 | **advertise** | present | that *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot something=Topic |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A leaflet is a small leaf that is part of a bigger leaf, like on a clover.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:m2:1
# text = A leaflet is a small leaf that is part of a bigger leaf, like on a clover.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	clover	clover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a leaflet | part and a clover |  |  |  | of a bigger leaf | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To leaflet an area is to hand out leaflets there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:m3:1
# text = To leaflet an area is to hand out leaflets there.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	leaflet	leaflet	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hand	hand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	leaflets	leaflet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leaflet** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a area |  |  | there |  | hand *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A leaflet about the school fair came home in my bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x1:1
# text = A leaflet about the school fair came home in my bag.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | a leaflet about the school fair |  |  | my bag |  | home *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bag=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the leaflet before taking the medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x2:1
# text = Read the leaflet before taking the medicine.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the leaflet |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaflet=Topic |
| 2 | **take** | gerund | you *not said here* | the medicine |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We delivered 50 leaflets on our street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x3:1
# text = We delivered 50 leaflets on our street.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	leaflets	leaflet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | past | We | 50 leaflets |  | our street |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaflet=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fire safety leaflet says to check smoke alarms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x4:1
# text = The fire safety leaflet says to check smoke alarms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
8	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	alarms	alarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the safety leaflet |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive |  | smoke alarms |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A clover leaf has three leaflets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x5:1
# text = A clover leaf has three leaflets.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	clover	clover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	leaflets	leaflet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a clover leaf | three leaflets |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaflet=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They leafleted the town about the lost cat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x6:1
# text = They leafleted the town about the lost cat.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leafleted	leaflet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leaflet** | past | They | the town |  |  |  | about the lost cat | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pick up a free leaflet at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x7:1
# text = Pick up a free leaflet at the museum.
1	Pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | imperative | you *not said here* | a free leaflet |  | the museum |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaflet=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If each house gets 2 leaflets, 30 houses need 60 leaflets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x8:1
# text = If each house gets 2 leaflets, 30 houses need 60 leaflets.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	leaflets	leaflet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
8	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	leaflets	leaflet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | each house | 2 leaflets |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leaflet=Stimulus |
| 2 | **need** | present | 30 houses | 60 leaflets |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot leaflet=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was written on a leaflet of paper heavily flecked with gold-dust.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leaflet:x9:1
# text = It was written on a leaflet of paper heavily flecked with gold-dust.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	heavily	heavily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	flecked	fleck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past · passive |  | It |  | a leaflet of paper |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on leaflet=Destination |
| 2 | **fleck** | participle |  | paper *not said here* |  |  |  | with gold dust; heavily *property* | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with dust=Theme |

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