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title: suburb — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suburb» in the school dictionary: A suburb is an area where people live on the edge of a city or town, mostly with houses, schools and shops rather than big offices or factories. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# suburb

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**Who acts:** suburb, people, suburbs, We, Many people, Bondi · **What happens:** be, live, mean, commute, have, help · **To what, where:** area, edge, such areas, city, suburb, suburbs

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A suburb is an area where people live on the edge of a city or town, mostly with houses, schools and shops rather than big offices or factories.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:m1:1
# text = A suburb is an area where people live on the edge of a city or town, mostly with houses, schools and shops rather than big offices or factories.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suburb	suburb	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	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
25	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	28	cc	_	_
26	than	than	ADP	IN	_	25	fixed	_	_
27	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	offices	office	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	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 suburb | a area |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | people |  |  | the edge of a city or town |  | with houses and schools and shops rather big offices or factories | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with house=Location |

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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 -->
The suburbs means all such areas around a city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:m2:1
# text = The suburbs means all such areas around a city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suburbs	suburb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	areas	area	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the suburbs | all such areas |  | a city |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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We live in a suburb of Dublin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:x1:1
# text = We live in a suburb of Dublin.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	suburb	suburb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	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 | **live** | present | We |  |  | a suburb of Dublin |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in suburb=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people commute from the suburbs to the city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:x2:1
# text = Many people commute from the suburbs to the city.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	commute	commute	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	suburbs	suburb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **commute** | present | Many people |  |  | the suburbs |  | to the city *result* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2 «NP V NP.patient PP.extent PP.initial\_state PP.result»: agent=Causer from suburb=Initial\_State to city=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bondi is a suburb of Sydney.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:x3:1
# text = Bondi is a suburb of Sydney.
1	Bondi	Bondi	PROPN	NNP	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	suburb	suburb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bondi | a suburb |  |  |  | of Sydney | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The suburbs have more gardens than the city centre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:x4:1
# text = The suburbs have more gardens than the city centre.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suburbs	suburb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the suburbs | more gardens |  |  |  | than the city centre | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our new school is in a leafy suburb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:x5:1
# text = Our new school is in a leafy suburb.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	leafy	leafy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	suburb	suburb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our new school |  |  | a leafy suburb |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trains helped suburbs grow in Victorian times.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:x6:1
# text = Trains helped suburbs grow in Victorian times.
1	Trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	suburbs	suburb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Trains |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | present | suburbs |  |  |  | time |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In an out-of-the-way suburb of Rome lay a tavern much visited by artists.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suburb:x7:1
# text = In an out-of-the-way suburb of Rome lay a tavern much visited by artists.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	suburb	suburb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
13	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tavern	tavern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	much	much	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	visited	visit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	artists	artist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present |  | a tavern |  | a way suburb |  | of Rome | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tavern=Theme in suburb=Destination |
| 2 | **visit** | participle |  | a tavern *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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