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title: suspension — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suspension» in the school dictionary: Suspension is when a pupil is not allowed to come to school for a time as a punishment. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# suspension

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Suspension, parts, solid, tiny bits, Golden Gate Bridge, He · **What happens:** not be, come, be, stop, make, float · **To what, where:** Suspension, school, pause, springs, ride, bumps

<!-- .vabout -->
«suspension» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [suspension in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspension.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Suspension is when a pupil is not allowed to come to school for a time as a punishment.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:m1:1
# text = Suspension is when a pupil is not allowed to come to school for a time as a punishment.
1	Suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present · passive |  | Suspension |  |  |  | allow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Suspension *not said here* |  |  | school | time | as a punishment | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

<!-- .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 -->
A suspension is a pause or stop to something for a time: suspension of a game or service.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:m2:1
# text = A suspension is a pause or stop to something for a time: suspension of a game or service.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suspension	suspension	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	pause	pause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a suspension | a pause |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive | a suspension *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to something | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vehicle's suspension is the springs and parts that make the ride smooth over bumps.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:m3:1
# text = A vehicle's suspension is the springs and parts that make the ride smooth over bumps.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	springs	spring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	smooth	smooth	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
15	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	bumps	bump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vehicle's suspension | the springs and parts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | parts | the ride |  | bumps |  | smooth *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ride=Product |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A suspension is a liquid with tiny bits of a solid floating in it that do not dissolve, like muddy water.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:m4:1
# text = A suspension is a liquid with tiny bits of a solid floating in it that do not dissolve, like muddy water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suspension	suspension	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	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	solid	solid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
16	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	dissolve	dissolve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a suspension | a liquid and muddy water |  |  |  | with tiny bits of a solid | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | gerund | a solid *not said here* |  |  | suspension |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in it=Trajectory |
| 3 | **not** **dissolve** | present · do-support | tiny bits of a solid |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:x1:1
# text = The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Gate	Gate	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Bridge	Bridge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Golden Gate Bridge | a suspension bridge |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He got a two-day suspension for fighting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:x2:1
# text = He got a two-day suspension for fighting.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | He | a day suspension |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer suspension=Stimulus |
| 2 | **fight** | gerund | a day suspension *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muddy water is a suspension, so we can filter it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:x3:1
# text = Muddy water is a suspension, so we can filter it.
1	Muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	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	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	filter	filter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Muddy water | a suspension |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **filter** | can | we | water |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent it=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The suspension of play was due to rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:x4:1
# text = The suspension of play was due to rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the suspension of play | due rain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car's suspension made the bumpy ride smooth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:x5:1
# text = The car's suspension made the bumpy ride smooth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	bumpy	bumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the car's suspension | the bumpy ride |  |  |  | smooth *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ride=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a suspension of train services during the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suspension:x6:1
# text = There was a suspension of train services during the storm.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a suspension of train services |  |  | there | during the storm |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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