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title: minibus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «minibus» in the school dictionary: A small bus that carries about 8 to 16 passengers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# minibus

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**Who acts:** small bus, football team, minibus, We, teacher, Everyone · **What happens:** carry, go, hold, need, pick up, drive · **To what, where:** 8 passengers, school minibus, 15 children, 3 minibuses, us, airport

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A small bus that carries about 8 to 16 passengers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minibus:m1:1
# text = A small bus that carries about 8 to 16 passengers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	_
10	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | a small bus | 8 passengers |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passenger=Theme |

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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 -->
The football team went to the match in the school minibus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minibus:x1:1
# text = The football team went to the match in the school minibus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	minibus	minibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the football team |  |  | the school minibus |  | to the match | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to match=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A minibus holds 15 children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minibus:x2:1
# text = A minibus holds 15 children.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minibus	minibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | a minibus | 15 children |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We need 3 minibuses for 40 pupils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minibus:x3:1
# text = We need 3 minibuses for 40 pupils.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	minibuses	minibus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | We | 3 minibuses |  |  |  | for 40 pupils | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot minibus=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The minibus picked us up from the airport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minibus:x4:1
# text = The minibus picked us up from the airport.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minibus	minibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | past | the minibus | us |  | the airport |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Our teacher drove the minibus to the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minibus:x5:1
# text = Our teacher drove the minibus to the museum.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	minibus	minibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | Our teacher | the minibus |  | the museum |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent minibus=Theme to museum=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Everyone must wear a seat belt on the minibus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minibus:x6:1
# text = Everyone must wear a seat belt on the minibus.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	minibus	minibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must | Everyone | a seat belt |  | the minibus |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent belt=Theme |

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