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title: section — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «section» in the school dictionary: A section is one part of something that is split into parts, like a section of a fence, a book or an orange. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# section

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**Who acts:** section, children, cross-section, you, fence, book · **What happens:** be, split, section, see, cut, have · **To what, where:** one part, parts, fence, part, library, something

<!-- .vabout -->
«section» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [section in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/section.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A section is one part of something that is split into parts, like a section of a fence, a book or an orange.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:m1:1
# text = A section is one part of something that is split into parts, like a section of a fence, a book or an orange.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	split	split	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	orange	orange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a section | one part |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |
| 2 | **split** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | into parts *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into part=Result |
| 3 | **section** |  |  | a fence and a book or a orange |  |  |  |  | nom section «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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 -->
A section is a part of a group or place: the music section, the children's section of the library.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:m2:1
# text = A section is a part of a group or place: the music section, the children's section of the library.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	section	section	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	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a section | a part and the music section |  |  |  | of a group or place | tree rules |
| 2 | **section** |  | the children | the library |  |  |  |  | nom section «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cross-section is what you see when you cut straight through something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:m3:1
# text = A cross-section is what you see when you cut straight through something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cross-section	cross-section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cut	cut	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cross-section |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **cut** | present | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fence has 8 sections, each 2 m long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x1:1
# text = The fence has 8 sections, each 2 m long.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sections	section	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	m	m	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the fence | 8 sections |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent section=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book has 5 sections of 20 pages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x2:1
# text = The book has 5 sections of 20 pages.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sections	section	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the book | 5 sections of 20 pages |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent section=Patient |
| 2 | **section** |  |  | 20 pages |  |  |  |  | nom section «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She planted 9 seeds in each section.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x3:1
# text = She planted 9 seeds in each section.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	section	section	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 | **plant** | past | She | 9 seeds |  | each section |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent seed=Theme in section=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pizza is cut into 8 sections.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x4:1
# text = A pizza is cut into 8 sections.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	sections	section	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present · passive |  | a pizza |  | 8 sections |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into section=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Find the picture books in the children's section.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x5:1
# text = Find the picture books in the children's section.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | the picture books |  | the children's section |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic |
| 2 | **section** |  | the children |  |  |  |  |  | nom section «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An orange has many sections.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x6:1
# text = An orange has many sections.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orange	orange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sections	section	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a orange | many sections |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent section=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Answer every question in section A.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x7:1
# text = Answer every question in section A.
1	Answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	A.	A.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | every question |  | section |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cross-section of the trunk showed 40 rings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x8:1
# text = The cross-section of the trunk showed 40 rings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cross-section	cross-section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the cross-section of the trunk | 40 rings |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ring=Recipient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With one more legend about this favorite saint, I will conclude this section of the present chapter.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:section:x9:1
# text = With one more legend about this favorite saint, I will conclude this section of the present chapter.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	favorite	favorite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	conclude	conclude	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conclude** | future | I | this section of the present chapter |  |  |  | with one more legend about this favorite saint | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector section=Eventuality with legend=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **section** |  |  | the present chapter |  |  |  |  | nom section «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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