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title: roadway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «roadway» in the school dictionary: The part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on, not the pavement (sidewalk). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# roadway

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**Who acts:** cars, you, fallen tree, Workers, bridge · **What happens:** drive on, not play, fall, block, flood, stay · **To what, where:** part, roadway, pavement, new lines

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on, not the pavement (sidewalk).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roadway:m1:1
# text = The part of a road that cars and other vehicles drive on, not the pavement (sidewalk).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	vehicles	vehicle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
11	drive	drive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	sidewalk	sidewalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive on** | present | cars and other vehicles | the part of a road |  |  |  | the pavement *obl* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme that=Trajectory |

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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 -->
A road in general, especially a main road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roadway:m2:1
# text = A road in general, especially a main road.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never play on the roadway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roadway:x1:1
# text = Never play on the roadway.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	roadway	roadway	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 | **not** **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the roadway |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fallen tree blocked the roadway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roadway:x2:1
# text = A fallen tree blocked the roadway.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	blocked	block	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	roadway	roadway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **block** | past | a fallen tree | the roadway |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer roadway=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The roadway was flooded after the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roadway:x3:1
# text = The roadway was flooded after the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	roadway	roadway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	flooded	flood	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **flood** | past · passive |  | the roadway |  |  | after the storm |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay on the pavement, not the roadway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roadway:x4:1
# text = Stay on the pavement, not the roadway.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	roadway	roadway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the pavement and the roadway |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on pavement=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Workers painted new lines on the roadway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roadway:x5:1
# text = Workers painted new lines on the roadway.
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	roadway	roadway	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 | **paint** | past | Workers | new lines |  | the roadway |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent line=Theme on roadway=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bridge has a roadway for cars and a path for bikes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roadway:x6:1
# text = The bridge has a roadway for cars and a path for bikes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	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	roadway	roadway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the bridge | a roadway |  |  |  | for cars and a path for bikes | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roadway=Patient |

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