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title: schoolroom — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «schoolroom» in the school dictionary: A room where children are taught, especially in an old school or a big house. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# schoolroom

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**Who acts:** old schoolroom, ages, governess, We, Slates, schoolroom · **What happens:** teach, have, learn, visit, lay, smell · **To what, where:** room, old school, big black stove, one schoolroom, children, schoolroom

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A room where children are taught, especially in an old school or a big house.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolroom:m1:1
# text = A room where children are taught, especially in an old school or a big house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	taught	teach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | a room |  | a old school or a big house |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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 -->
The old schoolroom had a big black stove.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolroom:x1:1
# text = The old schoolroom had a big black stove.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	schoolroom	schoolroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	stove	stove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old schoolroom | a big black stove |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stove=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Victorian times, all ages learned in one schoolroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolroom:x2:1
# text = In Victorian times, all ages learned in one schoolroom.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	schoolroom	schoolroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | all ages |  |  | one schoolroom | time |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The governess taught the children in the schoolroom upstairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolroom:x3:1
# text = The governess taught the children in the schoolroom upstairs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	governess	governess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	schoolroom	schoolroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	upstairs	upstairs	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | the governess |  | the children | the schoolroom |  | upstairs *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent child=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a Victorian schoolroom at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolroom:x4:1
# text = We visited a Victorian schoolroom at the museum.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	schoolroom	schoolroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a Victorian schoolroom |  | the museum |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent schoolroom=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Slates and chalk lay on the schoolroom desks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolroom:x5:1
# text = Slates and chalk lay on the schoolroom desks.
1	Slates	slate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	schoolroom	schoolroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	desks	desk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | Slates and chalk |  |  | the schoolroom desks |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on desk=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The schoolroom smelled of ink and wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolroom:x6:1
# text = The schoolroom smelled of ink and wood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	schoolroom	schoolroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | past | the schoolroom |  |  |  |  | of ink and wood | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of ink=Theme |

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