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title: submission — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «submission» in the school dictionary: A submission is something you hand in to be judged or checked, like a piece of homework, a competition entry or a form. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# submission

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**Who acts:** submission, you, act, deadline, your, poetry competition · **What happens:** be, hand in, judge, check, give in, obey · **To what, where:** something, act, someone, argument, statement, judge · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«submission» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [submission in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/submission.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A submission is something you hand in to be judged or checked, like a piece of homework, a competition entry or a form.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:m1:1
# text = A submission is something you hand in to be judged or checked, like a piece of homework, a competition entry or a form.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	hand	hand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	judged	judge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	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	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a submission | something |  |  |  | a competition entry or a form *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hand in** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **judge** | to-infinitive · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S» |
| 4 | **check** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a piece of homework | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
Submission is the act of handing something in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:m2:1
# text = Submission is the act of handing something in.
1	Submission	submission	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	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	handing	hand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Submission | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hand in** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Submission is giving in or obeying someone more powerful, as in "beaten into submission".

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:m3:1
# text = Submission is giving in or obeying someone more powerful, as in "beaten into submission".
1	Submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	obeying	obey	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give in** | present · progressive | Submission |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **obey** | gerund | Submission *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | powerful *property* | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 3 | **beat** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | into submission | vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V PP ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient into submission=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A submission is an argument or statement given to a judge or committee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:m4:1
# text = A submission is an argument or statement given to a judge or committee.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	committee	committee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a submission | a argument or statement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | statement *not said here* | a judge or committee |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to judge=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The deadline for submission of your project is Friday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:x1:1
# text = The deadline for submission of your project is Friday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deadline	deadline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the deadline for submission of your project | Friday |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **submit** |  |  | your project |  |  |  |  | nom submission «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **project** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poetry competition received two hundred submissions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:x2:1
# text = The poetry competition received two hundred submissions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	poetry	poetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	submissions	submission	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | the poetry competition | hundred submissions |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent submission=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My submission to the art contest was a painting of a fox.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:x3:1
# text = My submission to the art contest was a painting of a fox.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | My submission to the art contest | a painting |  |  |  | of a fox | tree rules |
| 2 | **submit** |  | My |  |  |  |  | to the art contest | nom submission «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wrestler forced his opponent into submission.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:x4:1
# text = The wrestler forced his opponent into submission.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wrestler	wrestler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forced	force	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	opponent	opponent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past | the wrestler | wrestler's opponent |  | submission |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opponent=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog lay on its back in submission.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:x5:1
# text = The dog lay on its back in submission.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	submission	submission	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 | **lie** | past | the dog |  |  | dog's back |  | in submission | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on back=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) The lawyer made a submission to the judge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:x6:1
# text = (formal) The lawyer made a submission to the judge.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the formal lawyer | a submission |  |  |  | to the judge | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent submission=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(church) The monks lived in humble submission to God.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submission:x7:1
# text = (church) The monks lived in humble submission to God.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	humble	humble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | church |  | God | humble submission |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in submission=Location |

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