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title: schoolwork — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «schoolwork» in the school dictionary: Schoolwork is the work that pupils do for school, in lessons or at home. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# schoolwork

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**Who acts:** Schoolwork, pupils, I, Grandad, She, teacher · **What happens:** be, do, finish, help, send, distract · **To what, where:** work, lessons, schoolwork, me, you, folder

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Schoolwork is the work that pupils do for school, in lessons or at home.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolwork:m1:1
# text = Schoolwork is the work that pupils do for school, in lessons or at home.
1	Schoolwork	schoolwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Schoolwork | the work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | pupils | the work |  | lessons or home |  | for school | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |

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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 -->
I finished my schoolwork before dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolwork:x1:1
# text = I finished my schoolwork before dinner.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	schoolwork	schoolwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past | I | my schoolwork |  |  | before dinner |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector schoolwork=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad helps me with my schoolwork.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolwork:x2:1
# text = Grandad helps me with my schoolwork.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	schoolwork	schoolwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Grandad |  | me |  |  | with my schoolwork | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary with schoolwork=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is proud of her neat schoolwork.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolwork:x3:1
# text = She is proud of her neat schoolwork.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	schoolwork	schoolwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | of her neat schoolwork; proud *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When I was ill, my teacher sent schoolwork home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolwork:x4:1
# text = When I was ill, my teacher sent schoolwork home.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	schoolwork	schoolwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** | past | my teacher | schoolwork |  |  |  | home *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent schoolwork=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much screen time can distract you from schoolwork.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolwork:x5:1
# text = Too much screen time can distract you from schoolwork.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	distract	distract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	schoolwork	schoolwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distract** | can | much screen time | you |  | schoolwork |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep your schoolwork in a folder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolwork:x6:1
# text = Keep your schoolwork in a folder.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	schoolwork	schoolwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	folder	folder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | your schoolwork |  | a folder |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent schoolwork=Theme in folder=Location |

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