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title: percent — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «percent» in the school dictionary: Out of every hundred; a part of 100. The sign is %. «50 percent» means 50 out of 100, which is a half. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# percent

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**Who acts:** 50 percent, Fifty percent, shop, tablet battery, percent chance, rain · **What happens:** mean, be, have, chance, get, walk · **To what, where:** 50, 100, half, 10, 30 percent, 15 percent

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Out of every hundred; a part of 100. The sign is %. «50 percent» means 50 out of 100, which is a half.

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*Sentence 1:* Out of every hundred; a part of 100.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:m1:1
# text = Out of every hundred; a part of 100.
1	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* The sign is %.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:m1:2
# text = The sign is %.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* «50 percent» means 50 out of 100, which is a half.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:m1:3
# text = «50 percent» means 50 out of 100, which is a half.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	percent	percent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | 50 percent | 50 |  | 100 and a half |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 50=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a half |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Fifty percent of 20 is 10.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:x1:1
# text = Fifty percent of 20 is 10.
1	Fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	percent	percent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fifty percent of 20 | 10 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop has 30 percent off all toys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:x2:1
# text = The shop has 30 percent off all toys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	percent	percent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the shop | 30 percent |  |  |  | off all toys | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent percent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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My tablet battery is at 15 percent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:x3:1
# text = My tablet battery is at 15 percent.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	percent	percent	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** | present | My tablet battery |  |  | 15 percent |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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There's a 70 percent chance of rain tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:x4:1
# text = There's a 70 percent chance of rain tomorrow.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	percent	percent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a percent chance of rain  tomorrow |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **chance** |  | rain |  |  |  |  |  | nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She got 90 percent on the spelling test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:x5:1
# text = She got 90 percent on the spelling test.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	percent	percent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | She | 90 percent |  | the spelling test |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent percent=Theme on test=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm a hundred percent sure!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:x6:1
# text = I'm a hundred percent sure!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	percent	percent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | a hundred percent *obl:unmarked*; sure *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten percent of the class walk to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:percent:x7:1
# text = Ten percent of the class walk to school.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	percent	percent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | infinitive | Ten percent of the class |  |  |  |  | to school *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |

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