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title: sweeping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sweeping» in the school dictionary: Sweepings are the dirt, dust and bits of rubbish gathered up by a broom. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sweeping

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**Who acts:** Sweepings, Sweeping, door, She, Something, king · **What happens:** be, gather up, mean, reach, sweep, pile · **To what, where:** dirt, rubbish, sweepings, bin, sweeping changes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sweeping» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [sweeping in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweeping.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sweepings are the dirt, dust and bits of rubbish gathered up by a broom.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sweeping:m1:1
# text = Sweepings are the dirt, dust and bits of rubbish gathered up by a broom.
1	Sweepings	sweeping	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dirt	dirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	gathered	gather	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sweepings | the dirt and dust and bits of rubbish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gather up** | participle |  | rubbish *not said here* |  |  |  | by a broom | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sweeping means large or wide-reaching, as in «sweeping changes».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sweeping:m2:1
# text = Sweeping means large or wide-reaching, as in «sweeping changes».
1	Sweeping	sweeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	sweeping	sweep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sweeping |  |  |  |  | large *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **reach** | gerund | Sweeping *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sweep** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sweepings were piled by the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sweeping:x1:1
# text = The sweepings were piled by the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sweepings	sweeping	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	piled	pile	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **pile** | past · passive | the door | the sweepings |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She threw the sweepings into the bin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sweeping:x2:1
# text = She threw the sweepings into the bin.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sweepings	sweeping	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **throw** | past | She | the sweepings |  |  |  | into the bin *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer sweeping=Theme into bin=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something round lay among the sweepings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sweeping:x3:1
# text = Something round lay among the sweepings.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
2	round	round	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sweepings	sweeping	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | Something |  |  | the sweepings |  | round *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent among sweeping=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king made sweeping changes to the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sweeping:x4:1
# text = The king made sweeping changes to the law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweeping	sweeping	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **make** | past | the king | sweeping changes |  |  |  | to the law | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Product |

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