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title: trampoline — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trampoline» in the school dictionary: A trampoline is a strong piece of stretchy material held tight by springs on a frame, which you jump up and down on. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trampoline

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**Who acts:** trampoline, you, We, springs · **What happens:** be, hold, jump up, bounce, have, push · **To what, where:** strong piece, stretchy material, frame, trampoline, safety net, net

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A trampoline is a strong piece of stretchy material held tight by springs on a frame, which you jump up and down on.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trampoline:m1:1
# text = A trampoline is a strong piece of stretchy material held tight by springs on a frame, which you jump up and down on.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	stretchy	stretchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	springs	spring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obj	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	jump	jump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	up	up	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	down	down	ADV	RB	_	21	conj	_	_
24	on	on	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trampoline | a strong piece |  |  |  | of stretchy material | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | stretchy material *not said here* |  | a frame | spring | tight *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on frame=Location |
| 3 | **jump up** | present | you | a frame |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme which=Trajectory |

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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 -->
We bounced on the trampoline all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trampoline:x1:1
# text = We bounced on the trampoline all afternoon.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bounced	bounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bounce** | past | We |  |  | the trampoline | afternoon |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on trampoline=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only one person on the trampoline at a time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trampoline:x2:1
# text = Only one person on the trampoline at a time.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trampoline has a safety net around it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trampoline:x3:1
# text = The trampoline has a safety net around it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trampoline	trampoline	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	6	det	_	_
5	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	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 trampoline | a safety net |  | net |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The springs push you back up into the air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trampoline:x4:1
# text = The springs push you back up into the air.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	springs	spring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	push	push	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	air	air	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 | **push** | present | the springs | you |  | the air |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent you=Theme into air=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went to a trampoline park for my birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trampoline:x5:1
# text = We went to a trampoline park for my birthday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | a trampoline park |  | for my birthday | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to park=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take your shoes off before you get on the trampoline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trampoline:x6:1
# text = Take your shoes off before you get on the trampoline.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take off** | imperative | you *not said here* | your shoes |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | you |  |  | the trampoline |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on trampoline=Source |

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