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title: substation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «substation» in the school dictionary: A substation is a place, often fenced in, with large electrical equipment that changes electricity so it can be sent to homes, schools and shops. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# substation

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**Who acts:** substation, large electrical equipment, you, ball, we, lights · **What happens:** be, fence in, change, send, turn, not go · **To what, where:** place, electricity, substation, homes, small branch office, high voltage · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A substation is a place, often fenced in, with large electrical equipment that changes electricity so it can be sent to homes, schools and shops.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:substation:m1:1
# text = A substation is a place, often fenced in, with large electrical equipment that changes electricity so it can be sent to homes, schools and shops.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substation	substation	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	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	fenced	fence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	electrical	electrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	equipment	equipment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	advcl	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	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 substation | a place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fence in** | participle |  | a place *not said here* |  |  |  | with large electrical equipment; often *property* | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with equipment=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **change** | present | large electrical equipment | electricity |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Patient |
| 4 | **send** | can · passive |  | substation |  | homes and schools and shops |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to home=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A substation can also be a small branch office, like a police substation.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:substation:m2:1
# text = A substation can also be a small branch office, like a police substation.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substation	substation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	substation	substation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a substation | a small branch office and a police substation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A substation turns very high voltage into safer voltage for homes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:substation:x1:1
# text = A substation turns very high voltage into safer voltage for homes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substation	substation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	voltage	voltage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	voltage	voltage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | a substation | high voltage |  | safer voltage for homes |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent voltage=Theme into voltage=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never go inside a substation fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:substation:x2:1
# text = Never go inside a substation fence.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	substation	substation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a substation fence |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme inside fence=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our ball went over the fence into the substation, so we called an adult.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:substation:x3:1
# text = Our ball went over the fence into the substation, so we called an adult.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	substation	substation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Our ball |  |  | the fence |  | into the substation | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme over fence=Initial\_Location into substation=Destination |
| 2 | **call** | past | we |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lights went out when the substation was hit by lightning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:substation:x4:1
# text = The lights went out when the substation was hit by lightning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	substation	substation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	hit	hit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past | the lights |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hit** | past · passive | lightning | the substation |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a small substation at the end of our street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:substation:x5:1
# text = There is a small substation at the end of our street.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	substation	substation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a small substation at the end of our street |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sign on the substation says «Danger: keep out».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:substation:x6:1
# text = The sign on the substation says «Danger: keep out».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	substation	substation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the sign on the substation |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep out** *in a quote* | infinitive | Danger |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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