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title: staple — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «staple» in the school dictionary: A small piece of thin bent wire pushed through papers to hold them together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# staple

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** people, you, your, stapler, Rice, Bread · **What happens:** push, hold, fasten, use, eat, shape · **To what, where:** thin bent wire, papers, things, that, shaped metal pin, wood

<!-- .vabout -->
«staple» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [staple in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/staple.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small piece of thin bent wire pushed through papers to hold them together.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:m1:1
# text = A small piece of thin bent wire pushed through papers to hold them together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	bent	bent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	papers	paper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | participle |  | thin bent wire *not said here* |  | papers |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through paper=Trajectory |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | papers *= paper* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
To fasten things together with staples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:m2:1
# text = To fasten things together with staples.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fasten	fasten	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	staples	staple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | to-infinitive |  | things |  |  |  | with staples; together *property* | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient with staple=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A basic food or thing that people use or eat all the time, such as rice or bread.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:m3:1
# text = A basic food or thing that people use or eat all the time, such as rice or bread.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	basic	basic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | people | that |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** | present | people *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Main, basic, most important: a staple food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:m4:1
# text = Main, basic, most important: a staple food.
1	Main	main	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	basic	basic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	staple	staple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A U-shaped metal pin hammered into wood to hold a wire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:m5:1
# text = A U-shaped metal pin hammered into wood to hold a wire.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	U	U	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	hammered	hammer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **hammer** | participle |  | a shaped metal pin *not said here* |  | wood |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into wood=Location |
| 3 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | a wire |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wire=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please staple your pages together before you hand them in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x1:1
# text = Please staple your pages together before you hand them in.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	staple	staple	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hand	hand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **staple** | imperative | you *not said here* | your pages |  |  |  | together *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Patient |
| 2 | **hand in** | present | you | pages *= page* |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **page** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stapler has run out of staples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x2:1
# text = The stapler has run out of staples.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stapler	stapler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	staples	staple	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 | **run** | present · perfect | the stapler |  |  | staples |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out staple=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rice is the staple food for billions of people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x3:1
# text = Rice is the staple food for billions of people.
1	Rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	staple	staple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	billions	billion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rice | the staple food |  |  |  | for billions of people | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bread and milk are staples in our kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x4:1
# text = Bread and milk are staples in our kitchen.
1	Bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	staples	staple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bread and milk | staples |  | our kitchen |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fish was a staple of their diet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x5:1
# text = Fish was a staple of their diet.
1	Fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	staple	staple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	diet	diet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Fish | a staple |  |  |  | of Fish's diet | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher stapled our drawings on the board.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x6:1
# text = The teacher stapled our drawings on the board.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stapled	staple	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	drawings	drawing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **staple** | past | the teacher | our drawings |  |  |  | on the board | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent drawing=Patient on board=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **draw** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful not to staple your finger!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x7:1
# text = Be careful not to staple your finger!
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	staple	staple	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **staple** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your finger |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pasta is a staple in our house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x8:1
# text = Pasta is a staple in our house.
1	Pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	staple	staple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pasta | a staple |  | our house |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But beside these more modern collections there exist in old and middle Irish a large number of hero-tales (class 2) which formed the staple of the old ollahms or bards.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:staple:x9:1
# text = But beside these more modern collections there exist in old and middle Irish a large number of hero-tales (class 2) which formed the staple of the old ollahms or bards.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	collections	collection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
8	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	middle	middle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
21	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
23	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	22	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	_
25	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	staple	staple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	ollahms	ollahm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nmod	_	_
33	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	bards	bard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | present | this modern collections | a Irish large number of hero tales |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **form** | past | hero tales | the staple of the old ollahms or bards |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location staple=Theme |

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