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title: population — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «population» in the school dictionary: The number of people who live in a place. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# population

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**Who acts:** people, animals, you, population, bee population, London · **What happens:** live, study, be, fall, have, grow · **To what, where:** place, area, whole group, statistics, 12 000, eight billion

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The number of people who live in a place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:m1:1
# text = The number of people who live in a place.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | people |  |  | a place |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

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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}

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All the people, or all the animals or plants of one kind, living in an area: the bee population.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:m2:1
# text = All the people, or all the animals or plants of one kind, living in an area: the bee population.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund | all animals or plants of one kind *not said here* |  |  | a area |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in area=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: maths, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole group you are studying in statistics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:m3:1
# text = The whole group you are studying in statistics.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	studying	study	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	statistics	statistic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present · progressive | you | the whole group *not said here* |  | statistics |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The population of our town is about 12 000.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:x1:1
# text = The population of our town is about 12 000.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	000	000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the population of our town | 12 000 |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The world's population is over eight billion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:x2:1
# text = The world's population is over eight billion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	over	over	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	billion	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the world's population | eight billion |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bee population is falling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:x3:1
# text = The bee population is falling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present · progressive | the bee population |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
London has a bigger population than Dublin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:x4:1
# text = London has a bigger population than Dublin.
1	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | London | a bigger population |  |  |  | than Dublin | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent population=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Round the population to the nearest thousand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:x5:1
# text = Round the population to the nearest thousand.
1	Round	round	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rabbit population can grow very fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:x6:1
# text = A rabbit population can grow very fast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | can | a rabbit population |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Well, they spread the news through the village; the whole population assembled and swarmed into the graveyard.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:population:x7:1
# text = Well, they spread the news through the village; the whole population assembled and swarmed into the graveyard.
1	Well	well	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spread	spread	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
14	assembled	assemble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	swarmed	swarm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	graveyard	graveyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | present | they | the news |  | the village |  | the whole population *obl* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent news=Theme through village=Destination |
| 2 | **assemble** | participle |  | the whole population *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **swarm** | participle |  |  |  | the graveyard |  |  | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |

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