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title: tenancy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tenancy» in the school dictionary: The right to live in or use a house, flat, land or shop that you rent from the owner. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tenancy

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**Who acts:** you, They, tenancy agreement, month tenancy, tenancy, farmer · **What happens:** live in, use, rent, sign, say, cost · **To what, where:** house, land, owner, place, year tenancy, pets · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The right to live in or use a house, flat, land or shop that you rent from the owner.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenancy:m1:1
# text = The right to live in or use a house, flat, land or shop that you rent from the owner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	rent	rent	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live in** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | infinitive |  | a house |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient |
| 3 | **rent** | present | you | land or shop |  | the owner |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent that=Theme from owner=Source |

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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 time during which you rent a place: a six-month tenancy.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenancy:m2:1
# text = The time during which you rent a place: a six-month tenancy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	during	during	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rent	rent	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	tenancy	tenancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rent** | present | you | a place |  |  | time |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They signed a one-year tenancy for the flat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenancy:x1:1
# text = They signed a one-year tenancy for the flat.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tenancy	tenancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flat	flat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past | They | a year tenancy |  |  |  | for the flat | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent tenancy=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tenancy agreement says no pets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenancy:x2:1
# text = The tenancy agreement says no pets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tenancy	tenancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the tenancy agreement | no pets |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent pet=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rent is £600 a month, so a twelve-month tenancy costs £7,200.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenancy:x3:1
# text = Rent is £600 a month, so a twelve-month tenancy costs £7,200.
1	Rent	rent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	600	600	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	tenancy	tenancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
15	£	£	SYM	$	_	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	7,200	7,200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their tenancy ends at the end of the month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenancy:x4:1
# text = Their tenancy ends at the end of the month.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tenancy	tenancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	month	month	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 | **end** | present | Their tenancy |  |  |  | at the end of the month |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer has a tenancy on the land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenancy:x5:1
# text = The farmer has a tenancy on the land.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	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	tenancy	tenancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the farmer | a tenancy |  | the land |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tenancy=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the tenancy carefully before you sign.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenancy:x6:1
# text = Read the tenancy carefully before you sign.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tenancy	tenancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sign	sign	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the tenancy |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tenancy=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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