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title: postal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «postal» in the school dictionary: To do with the post (mail): sending and delivering letters and parcels. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# postal

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**Who acts:** you, your, postal worker, postal code, postal service, Grandma · **What happens:** do, send, deliver, write, address, be · **To what, where:** letters, full postal address, envelope, Canada, present

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To do with the post (mail): sending and delivering letters and parcels.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:postal:m1:1
# text = To do with the post (mail): sending and delivering letters and parcels.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	mail	mail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	delivering	deliver	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
13	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	parcels	parcel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the post | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **send** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **deliver** | gerund |  | letters and parcels |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Write your full postal address on the envelope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:postal:x1:1
# text = Write your full postal address on the envelope.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	postal	postal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	envelope	envelope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | your full postal address |  | the envelope |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent address=Theme on envelope=Destination |
| 2 | **address** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The postal worker delivers letters every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:postal:x2:1
# text = The postal worker delivers letters every morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	postal	postal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	delivers	deliver	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | present | the postal worker | letters |  |  | morning |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is your postal code?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:postal:x3:1
# text = What is your postal code?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	postal	postal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | your postal code |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **code** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom code «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The postal service was slow because of the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:postal:x4:1
# text = The postal service was slow because of the snow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	postal	postal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the postal service |  |  |  |  | because the snow; slow *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Canada, a postal code has letters and numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:postal:x5:1
# text = In Canada, a postal code has letters and numbers.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	postal	postal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a postal code | letters and numbers |  | Canada |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma sent the present by postal mail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:postal:x6:1
# text = Grandma sent the present by postal mail.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	postal	postal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mail	mail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | Grandma | the present |  |  |  | by postal mail | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=Theme |

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