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title: newspaper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «newspaper» in the school dictionary: Large folded sheets of printed paper with news, stories, pictures and adverts, published every day or week. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# newspaper

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**Who acts:** company, Grandpa, We, you, class, chips · **What happens:** fold, print, publish, make, use, read · **To what, where:** pictures, newspaper, Old sheets, newspaper report, table, local newspaper

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«newspaper» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [newspaper in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/newspaper.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Large folded sheets of printed paper with news, stories, pictures and adverts, published every day or week.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:m1:1
# text = Large folded sheets of printed paper with news, stories, pictures and adverts, published every day or week.
1	Large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	adverts	advert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	published	publish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
17	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **print** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **publish** | participle |  | pictures and adverts *not said here* |  |  | day |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: 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 -->
A company that makes a newspaper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:m2:1
# text = A company that makes a newspaper.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a company | a newspaper |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset newspaper=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: uncountable — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old sheets of newspaper used for wrapping, painting or crafts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:m3:1
# text = Old sheets of newspaper used for wrapping, painting or crafts.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wrapping	wrapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	crafts	craft	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | Old sheets of newspaper *not said here* |  |  |  | for wrapping and painting or crafts | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:x1:1
# text = Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Grandpa | the newspaper |  |  | morning |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent newspaper=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wrote a newspaper report about the school fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:x2:1
# text = We wrote a newspaper report about the school fair.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **write** | past | We | a newspaper report |  |  |  | about the school fair | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent report=Recipient about fair=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cover the table with newspaper before you paint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:x3:1
# text = Cover the table with newspaper before you paint.
1	Cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	paint	paint	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | imperative | you *not said here* | the table |  |  |  | with newspaper | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent table=Destination with newspaper=Theme |
| 2 | **paint** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class was in the local newspaper!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:x4:1
# text = Our class was in the local newspaper!
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Our class |  |  | the local newspaper |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chips came wrapped in newspaper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:x5:1
# text = The chips came wrapped in newspaper.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **come** | past | the chips |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **wrap** | participle | the chips *not said here* |  |  | newspaper |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in newspaper=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A newspaper headline should be short and catchy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:x6:1
# text = A newspaper headline should be short and catchy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	headline	headline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	catchy	catchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should | a newspaper headline |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a newspaper headline *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not everything in a newspaper is a fact; some articles are opinions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:x7:1
# text = Not everything in a newspaper is a fact; some articles are opinions.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	opinions	opinion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | everything | a fact and opinions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | some articles | opinions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the newspapers there was an announcement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newspaper:x8:1
# text = In the newspapers there was an announcement.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
5	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	announcement	announcement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a announcement |  |  | the newspapers; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in newspaper=Location |

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