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title: tankful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tankful» in the school dictionary: A tankful is the amount a tank can hold when full: a tankful of petrol, a tankful of water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# tankful

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**Who acts:** tankful, tank, car, We, many buckets, farmer · **What happens:** be, hold, go, empty, cost, make · **To what, where:** amount, 500 miles, tankful, fish tank, lot, 40 litres

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A tankful is the amount a tank can hold when full: a tankful of petrol, a tankful of water.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tankful:m1:1
# text = A tankful is the amount a tank can hold when full: a tankful of petrol, a tankful of water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
11	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 tankful | the amount |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | can | a tank | the amount *not said here* |  |  |  | full *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car can go 500 miles on a tankful of petrol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tankful:x1:1
# text = The car can go 500 miles on a tankful of petrol.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | can | the car | 500 miles |  | a tankful of petrol |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on tankful=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We emptied a tankful of dirty water from the fish tank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tankful:x2:1
# text = We emptied a tankful of dirty water from the fish tank.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	emptied	empty	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **empty** | past | We | a tankful of dirty water |  | the fish tank |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent tankful=Theme from tank=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tankful costs a lot of money now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tankful:x3:1
# text = A tankful costs a lot of money now.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | a tankful | a lot of money |  |  | now |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme lot=Value |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many buckets make a tankful?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tankful:x4:1
# text = How many buckets make a tankful?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	buckets	bucket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | many buckets | a tankful |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material tankful=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer used a tankful of water for the cows each day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tankful:x5:1
# text = The farmer used a tankful of water for the cows each day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the farmer | a tankful of water |  |  | day | for the cows | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent tankful=Theme for cow=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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If a tankful is 40 litres and you use 8 litres a day, it lasts 5 days.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tankful:x6:1
# text = If a tankful is 40 litres and you use 8 litres a day, it lasts 5 days.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	lasts	last	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a tankful | 40 litres |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present | you | 8 litres  a day |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Patient |
| 3 | **last** | present | tankful |  |  |  | day |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The firefighters sprayed a whole tankful on the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tankful:x7:1
# text = The firefighters sprayed a whole tankful on the fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sprayed	spray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tankful	tankful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	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 | **spray** | past | the firefighters | a whole tankful |  | the fire |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tankful=Theme on fire=Destination |

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