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title: recyclable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «recyclable» in the school dictionary: Recyclable means able to be recycled — collected and made into new things instead of being thrown away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# recyclable

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**Who acts:** Recyclable, Glass bottles, you, this, symbol, Crisp packets · **What happens:** mean, recycle, collect, make, throw away, be · **To what, where:** new things, recyclable things, blue bin, yoghurt pot recyclable

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Recyclable means able to be recycled — collected and made into new things instead of being thrown away.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recyclable:m1:1
# text = Recyclable means able to be recycled — collected and made into new things instead of being thrown away.
1	Recyclable	recyclable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	recycled	recycle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	collected	collect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	17	mark	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
18	away	away	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Recyclable |  |  |  |  | able *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **recycle** | to-infinitive · passive | Recyclable *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **collect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | new things |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into thing=Product |
| 5 | **throw away** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glass bottles are recyclable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recyclable:x1:1
# text = Glass bottles are recyclable.
1	Glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bottles	bottle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	recyclable	recyclable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Glass bottles |  |  |  |  | recyclable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Put recyclable things in the blue bin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recyclable:x2:1
# text = Put recyclable things in the blue bin.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	recyclable	recyclable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | recyclable things |  | the blue bin |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme in bin=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is this yoghurt pot recyclable?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recyclable:x3:1
# text = Is this yoghurt pot recyclable?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
3	yoghurt	yoghurt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	recyclable	recyclable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is a** | present | this | yoghurt pot recyclable |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Look for the recycling symbol to see if it's recyclable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recyclable:x4:1
# text = Look for the recycling symbol to see if it's recyclable.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	recycling	recycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	recyclable	recyclable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the recycling symbol | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for symbol=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | symbol |  |  |  |  | recyclable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Crisp packets are often not recyclable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recyclable:x5:1
# text = Crisp packets are often not recyclable.
1	Crisp	crisp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	packets	packet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	recyclable	recyclable	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 | **not** **is** | present | Crisp packets |  |  |  |  | often, recyclable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company switched to recyclable packaging.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recyclable:x6:1
# text = The company switched to recyclable packaging.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	switched	switch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	recyclable	recyclable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	packaging	packaging	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 | **switch** | past | the company |  |  |  |  | to recyclable packaging *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to packaging=Result |

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