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title: subdivide — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «subdivide» in the school dictionary: To subdivide is to divide something that has already been divided into even smaller parts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# subdivide

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**Who acts:** We, farmer, teacher · **What happens:** subdivide, be, divide, sell · **To what, where:** smaller parts, land, smaller plots, square, four, part

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«subdivide» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [subdivide in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/subdivide.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To subdivide is to divide something that has already been divided into even smaller parts.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subdivide:m1:1
# text = To subdivide is to divide something that has already been divided into even smaller parts.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	subdivide	subdivide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	divide	divide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	already	already	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subdivide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | divide *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **divide** | present · perfect · passive |  |  |  | smaller parts |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: land, homes — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To subdivide land is to split a big piece of land into smaller plots for houses (especially USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subdivide:m2:1
# text = To subdivide land is to split a big piece of land into smaller plots for houses (especially USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	subdivide	subdivide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	split	split	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
14	plots	plot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	flat	_	_
26	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subdivide** | to-infinitive |  | land |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | smaller plots |  | for houses; split *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We divided the square into four and then subdivided each part into four again.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subdivide:x1:1
# text = We divided the square into four and then subdivided each part into four again.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	divided	divide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	subdivided	subdivide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obl	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | past | We | the square |  | four |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent square=Theme |
| 2 | **subdivide** | past | We *not said here* | each part |  | four | then; again |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each centimetre on a ruler is subdivided into ten millimetres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subdivide:x2:1
# text = Each centimetre on a ruler is subdivided into ten millimetres.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	centimetre	centimetre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	subdivided	subdivide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	millimetres	millimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **subdivide** | present · passive |  | each centimetre on a ruler |  | ten millimetres |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Animals are subdivided into smaller and smaller groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subdivide:x3:1
# text = Animals are subdivided into smaller and smaller groups.
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	subdivided	subdivide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	conj	_	_
8	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subdivide** | present · passive |  | Animals |  | smaller groups |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The farmer subdivided his land and sold it for houses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subdivide:x4:1
# text = The farmer subdivided his land and sold it for houses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	subdivided	subdivide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subdivide** | past | the farmer | farmer's land |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | past | the farmer *not said here* | land |  |  |  | for houses | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent it=Theme for house=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher subdivided our group into pairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subdivide:x5:1
# text = The teacher subdivided our group into pairs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	subdivided	subdivide	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	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pairs	pair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **subdivide** | past | the teacher | our group |  | pairs |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chapter is subdivided into short sections.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subdivide:x6:1
# text = The chapter is subdivided into short sections.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	subdivided	subdivide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sections	section	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subdivide** | present · passive |  | the chapter |  | short sections |  |  | tree rules |

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