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title: onshore — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «onshore» in the school dictionary: On the land, not at sea, as in "onshore wind farms". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# onshore

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**Who acts:** onshore breeze, pipeline, Surfers, wind, storm, we · **What happens:** blow, build, blow in, bring, not like, spoil · **To what, where:** wind farms, land, oil, wind, waves, flooding

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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On the land, not at sea, as in "onshore wind farms".

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:m1:1
# text = On the land, not at sea, as in "onshore wind farms".
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	onshore	onshore	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: of wind — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blowing from the sea towards the land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:m2:1
# text = Blowing from the sea towards the land.
1	Blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | towards the land; from the sea | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from sea=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: money, business — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inside a country rather than abroad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:m3:1
# text = Inside a country rather than abroad.
1	Inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	6	cc	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Onshore wind farms are built on land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:x1:1
# text = Onshore wind farms are built on land.
1	Onshore	onshore	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present · passive |  | wind farms |  | land |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on land=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An onshore breeze blew in from the sea in the afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:x2:1
# text = An onshore breeze blew in from the sea in the afternoon.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	onshore	onshore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breeze	breeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	afternoon	afternoon	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 | **blow in** | past | a onshore breeze |  |  |  | afternoon | from the sea | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from sea=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The oil was brought onshore by pipeline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:x3:1
# text = The oil was brought onshore by pipeline.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	onshore	onshore	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pipeline	pipeline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past · passive | pipeline | the oil |  |  |  | onshore *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Surfers don't like an onshore wind because it spoils the waves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:x4:1
# text = Surfers don't like an onshore wind because it spoils the waves.
1	Surfers	surfer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	onshore	onshore	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	spoils	spoil	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | Surfers | a wind |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot wind=Theme |
| 2 | **spoil** | present | wind | the waves |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm moved onshore and caused flooding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:x5:1
# text = The storm moved onshore and caused flooding.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	onshore	onshore	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	flooding	flooding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | the storm |  |  |  |  | onshore *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | past | the storm *not said here* | flooding |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition flooding=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In geography we compared onshore and offshore wind energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onshore:x6:1
# text = In geography we compared onshore and offshore wind energy.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	compared	compare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	onshore	onshore	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	offshore	offshore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | past | we |  |  | geography |  | onshore *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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