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title: pharmacy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pharmacy» in the school dictionary: A pharmacy is a shop or part of a shop where medicines are sold and prescriptions are given out. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pharmacy

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**Who acts:** pharmacy, Mum, my, you, She, we · **What happens:** be, sell, give out, prepare, go, pick up · **To what, where:** shop, medicines, prescriptions, study, pharmacy, medicine · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pharmacy» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [pharmacy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pharmacy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pharmacy is a shop or part of a shop where medicines are sold and prescriptions are given out.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:m1:1
# text = A pharmacy is a shop or part of a shop where medicines are sold and prescriptions are given out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pharmacy	pharmacy	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	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
12	medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	prescriptions	prescription	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 pharmacy | a shop or part of a shop |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | present · passive |  | medicines |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **give out** | present · passive |  | prescriptions |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pharmacy is the study and job of preparing medicines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:m2:1
# text = Pharmacy is the study and job of preparing medicines.
1	Pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	preparing	prepare	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	advcl	_	_
9	medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pharmacy | the study and job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prepare** | gerund | Pharmacy *not said here* | medicines |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum went to the pharmacy to pick up my medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:x1:1
# text = Mum went to the pharmacy to pick up my medicine.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|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	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Mum |  |  | the pharmacy |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to pharmacy=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **pick up** | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | my medicine |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Topic |
| 3 | **medicine** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom medicine «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pharmacy is next to the supermarket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:x2:1
# text = The pharmacy is next to the supermarket.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	next	next	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	supermarket	supermarket	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 | the pharmacy |  |  |  |  | to the supermarket; next *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask at the pharmacy about cough medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:x3:1
# text = Ask at the pharmacy about cough medicine.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	cough	cough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the pharmacy about cough medicine |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She studied pharmacy at university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:x4:1
# text = She studied pharmacy at university.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | She | pharmacy |  | university |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pharmacy=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The pharmacy is open late on Thursdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:x5:1
# text = The pharmacy is open late on Thursdays.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Thursdays	Thursday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	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 | **is** | present | the pharmacy |  |  |  | thursday | late, open *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the UK we call it the chemist's.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:x6:1
# text = In the UK we call it the chemist's.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	chemist	chemist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | we | UK |  | the UK |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pharmacist works in the pharmacy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:x7:1
# text = The pharmacist works in the pharmacy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pharmacist	pharmacist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **work** | present | the pharmacist |  |  |  |  | in the pharmacy | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in pharmacy=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take your prescription to any pharmacy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharmacy:x8:1
# text = Take your prescription to any pharmacy.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	prescription	prescription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | your prescription |  | any pharmacy |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent prescription=Theme to pharmacy=Destination |
| 2 | **prescribe** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom prescription «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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