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title: quart — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quart» in the school dictionary: A quart is a unit for measuring liquids, equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints; it is used mainly in the USA and was used in the UK in the past. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quart

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**Who acts:** quart, You, UK, Mum, four quarts, Two pints · **What happens:** be, measure, use, not fit, say, mean · **To what, where:** unit, quart, USA, UK, pint pot, small space · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quart is a unit for measuring liquids, equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints; it is used mainly in the USA and was used in the UK in the past.

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:m1:1
# text = A quart is a unit for measuring liquids, equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints; it is used mainly in the USA and was used in the UK in the past.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quart	quart	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	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	measuring	measure	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	liquids	liquid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	gallon	gallon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	pints	pint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
25	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux:pass	_	_
31	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	conj	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
35	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a quart | a unit |  |  |  | for measuring liquids | tree rules |
| 2 | **measure** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | present · passive |  | quart |  | the USA |  | mainly *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **use** | past · passive |  |  |  | the UK |  | in the past | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
«You can't fit a quart into a pint pot» (UK saying) means you cannot fit too much into too small a space.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:m2:1
# text = «You can't fit a quart into a pint pot» (UK saying) means you cannot fit too much into too small a space.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	nsubj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	quart	quart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	pint	pint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	_
17	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
22	too	too	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	much	much	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
24	into	into	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	too	too	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fit** *in a quote* | can | You | a quart |  | a pint pot |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent quart=Theme into pot=Destination |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | UK |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **not** **fit** | can | you |  |  | a small space |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into space=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum bought a quart of milk at the store.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:x1:1
# text = Mum bought a quart of milk at the store.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quart	quart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | Mum | a quart of milk |  | the store |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent quart=Theme at store=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are four quarts in a gallon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:x2:1
# text = There are four quarts in a gallon.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	quarts	quart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gallon	gallon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | four quarts |  |  | a gallon; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in gallon=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two pints make one quart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:x3:1
# text = Two pints make one quart.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	pints	pint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	quart	quart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Two pints | one quart |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset quart=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quart is about the same as a litre, but a bit less in the US.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:x4:1
# text = A quart is about the same as a litre, but a bit less in the US.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quart	quart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	litre	litre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a quart |  |  |  |  | as a litre; less, same *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many quarts are in three gallons?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:x5:1
# text = How many quarts are in three gallons?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	quarts	quart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	gallons	gallon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many quarts |  |  | three gallons |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The recipe needs a quart of chicken stock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:x6:1
# text = The recipe needs a quart of chicken stock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	recipe	recipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	quart	quart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	stock	stock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the recipe | a quart of chicken stock |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot quart=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma still talks about a quart of milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:x7:1
# text = Grandma still talks about a quart of milk.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	quart	quart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present | Grandma |  |  |  | still | about a quart of milk | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about quart=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can't fit a quart into a pint pot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quart:x8:1
# text = You can't fit a quart into a pint pot.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	quart	quart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	pint	pint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fit** | can | You | a quart |  | a pint pot |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent quart=Theme into pot=Destination |

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