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title: midpoint — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «midpoint» in the school dictionary: The point exactly halfway between two ends of a line segment, or halfway between two numbers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# midpoint

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**Who acts:** midpoint, We, our, she, you, Half term · **What happens:** be, stop, journey, fold, find · **To what, where:** 15, midpoint, 6 cm, end, third place, paper

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«midpoint» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [midpoint in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/midpoint.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The point exactly halfway between two ends of a line segment, or halfway between two numbers.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:m1:1
# text = The point exactly halfway between two ends of a line segment, or halfway between two numbers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	ends	end	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	segment	segment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	between	between	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The middle of a time, journey or event: «at the midpoint of the race».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:m2:1
# text = The middle of a time, journey or event: «at the midpoint of the race».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mark the midpoint of the line with a dot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:x1:1
# text = Mark the midpoint of the line with a dot.
1	Mark	Mark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dot	dot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The midpoint between 10 and 20 is 15.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:x2:1
# text = The midpoint between 10 and 20 is 15.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the midpoint between 10 | 15 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stopped for lunch at the midpoint of our journey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:x3:1
# text = We stopped for lunch at the midpoint of our journey.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **stop** | past | We |  |  | the midpoint of our journey |  | for lunch | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at midpoint=Location |
| 2 | **journey** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The midpoint of a 12 cm line is 6 cm from each end.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:x4:1
# text = The midpoint of a 12 cm line is 6 cm from each end.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	cm	cm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	cm	cm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the midpoint of a cm line | 6 cm |  |  | from each end |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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At the midpoint of the race she was in third place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:x5:1
# text = At the midpoint of the race she was in third place.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  | third place |  | at the midpoint of the race | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fold the paper to find its midpoint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:x6:1
# text = Fold the paper to find its midpoint.
1	Fold	fold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fold** | imperative | you *not said here* | the paper |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paper=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | paper's midpoint |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent midpoint=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The midpoint of (0, 0) and (8, 4) is (4, 2).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:x7:1
# text = The midpoint of (0, 0) and (8, 4) is (4, 2).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the midpoint of 0 | 4 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Half-term is around the midpoint of the term.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:midpoint:x8:1
# text = Half-term is around the midpoint of the term.
1	Half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Half term |  |  | the midpoint |  | of the term | tree rules |

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