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title: peninsula — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peninsula» in the school dictionary: A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but joined to a larger piece of land on one side. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peninsula

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**Who acts:** peninsula, water, Famous peninsulas, Florida, Italy, We · **What happens:** be, surround, join, include, shape, drive · **To what, where:** piece, that, Florida, peninsula, south east, end

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«peninsula» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [peninsula in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peninsula.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but joined to a larger piece of land on one side.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:m1:1
# text = A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but joined to a larger piece of land on one side.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peninsula	peninsula	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	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	19	amod	_	_
19	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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 peninsula | a piece |  |  |  | of land | tree rules |
| 2 | **surround** | present · passive | water | that |  |  |  | almost *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **join** | participle | water *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a larger piece of land on one side | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to piece=Co-Patient |

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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 -->
Famous peninsulas include Florida, Italy, Cape York in Australia and the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:m2:1
# text = Famous peninsulas include Florida, Italy, Cape York in Australia and the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).
1	Famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	peninsulas	peninsula	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	include	include	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Florida	Florida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	Cape	Cape	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Iberian	Iberian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Peninsula	Peninsula	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	Portugal	Portugal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | Famous peninsulas | Florida and Italy and Cape York in Australia and the Iberian Peninsula |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent florida=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Florida is a peninsula in the south-east of the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:x1:1
# text = Florida is a peninsula in the south-east of the USA.
1	Florida	Florida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Florida | a peninsula |  | the south east of the USA |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Italy is a peninsula shaped like a boot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:x2:1
# text = Italy is a peninsula shaped like a boot.
1	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boot	boot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Italy | a peninsula |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  | a peninsula *not said here* |  |  |  | like a boot | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drove to the end of the peninsula to see the lighthouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:x3:1
# text = We drove to the end of the peninsula to see the lighthouse.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | We |  |  |  | to the end of the peninsula |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to end=Trajectory |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the lighthouse |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lighthouse=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A peninsula has water on three sides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:x4:1
# text = A peninsula has water on three sides.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a peninsula | water |  | three sides |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand has lovely beaches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:x5:1
# text = The Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand has lovely beaches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Coromandel	Coromandel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Peninsula	Peninsula	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
6	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	beaches	beach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand | lovely beaches |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the map, colour the peninsula green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:x6:1
# text = On the map, colour the peninsula green.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	colour	colour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **colour** | imperative | you *not said here* | the peninsula |  | the map |  | green *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In particular, the majority of the Drolls or comic tales and jingles can be traced, without much difficulty, back to the Indian peninsula.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peninsula:x7:1
# text = In particular, the majority of the Drolls or comic tales and jingles can be traced, without much difficulty, back to the Indian peninsula.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	majority	majority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Drolls	Droll	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	comic	comic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	jingles	jingle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	traced	trace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	back	back	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trace** | can · passive |  | the majority of the Drolls or comic tales and jingles |  | particular |  | without much difficulty | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in particular=Destination |

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