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title: steelworks — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «steelworks» in the school dictionary: A steelworks is a factory where steel is made from iron and other materials, using huge furnaces. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# steelworks

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**Who acts:** steelworks, grandad, town, we, two steelworks, old steelworks · **What happens:** be, make, use, work, glow, close · **To what, where:** factory, steel, iron, huge furnaces, steelworks, science · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A steelworks is a factory where steel is made from iron and other materials, using huge furnaces.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steelworks:m1:1
# text = A steelworks is a factory where steel is made from iron and other materials, using huge furnaces.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	steelworks	steelwork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
17	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	furnaces	furnace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a steelworks | a factory |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | steel |  | iron and other materials |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from iron=Material |
| 3 | **use** | gerund |  | huge furnaces |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent furnace=Patient |

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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 -->
My grandad worked at the steelworks for forty years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steelworks:x1:1
# text = My grandad worked at the steelworks for forty years.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	steelworks	steelwork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | My grandad |  |  |  | year | at the steelworks | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at steelwork=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The steelworks glowed orange at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steelworks:x2:1
# text = The steelworks glowed orange at night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	steelworks	steelwork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	glowed	glow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | past | the steelworks |  |  |  | night | orange *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town was sad when the steelworks closed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steelworks:x3:1
# text = The town was sad when the steelworks closed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	steelworks	steelwork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the town |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **close** | participle · passive |  | the steelworks |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science we learned how a steelworks turns iron into steel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steelworks:x4:1
# text = In science we learned how a steelworks turns iron into steel.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	steelworks	steelwork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we |  |  | science |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **turn** | present | a steelworks | iron |  | steel |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent iron=Theme into steel=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are two steelworks near the coast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steelworks:x5:1
# text = There are two steelworks near the coast.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	steelworks	steelwork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | two steelworks near the coast |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old steelworks is now a museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steelworks:x6:1
# text = The old steelworks is now a museum.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	steelworks	steelwork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the old steelworks | a museum |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

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