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title: matinee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «matinee» in the school dictionary: A matinee is a performance of a play, show or film in the afternoon. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# matinee

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**Who acts:** matinee, We, Matinee tickets, Grandad, cinema · **What happens:** be, go, start, take, show · **To what, where:** performance, Saturday matinee, 2 o'clock, us, matinee

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A matinee is a performance of a play, show or film in the afternoon.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matinee:m1:1
# text = A matinee is a performance of a play, show or film in the afternoon.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matinee	matinee	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	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a matinee | a performance |  |  | afternoon | of a play | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went to the Saturday matinee of the pantomime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matinee:x1:1
# text = We went to the Saturday matinee of the pantomime.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	matinee	matinee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pantomime	pantomime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | the Saturday matinee of the pantomime |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to matinee=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Matinee tickets are often cheaper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matinee:x2:1
# text = Matinee tickets are often cheaper.
1	Matinee	matinee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Matinee tickets |  |  |  |  | cheap, often *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The matinee starts at 2 o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matinee:x3:1
# text = The matinee starts at 2 o'clock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matinee	matinee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	o'clock	o'clock	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 | **start** | present | the matinee |  |  | 2 o'clock |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad took us to a matinee of «The Lion King».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matinee:x4:1
# text = Grandad took us to a matinee of «The Lion King».
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	matinee	matinee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Lion	Lion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Grandad |  | us | a matinee of the Lion King |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent we=Theme to matinee=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is no matinee on Mondays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matinee:x5:1
# text = There is no matinee on Mondays.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	matinee	matinee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Mondays	Monday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no matinee on Mondays |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cinema shows a kids' matinee every Sunday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matinee:x6:1
# text = The cinema shows a kids' matinee every Sunday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	matinee	matinee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the cinema | a kids's matinee |  |  | sunday |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent matinee=Recipient |

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