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title: trespassing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trespassing» in the school dictionary: Going onto someone's land or into a building without permission. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trespassing

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**Who acts:** sign, Trespassing, We, Building sites, dog, boy · **What happens:** go, say, catch, trespass, be, turn back · **To what, where:** land, Trespassing, They, field, railway lines, garden · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Going onto someone's land or into a building without permission.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespassing:m1:1
# text = Going onto someone's land or into a building without permission.
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  | someone's land or a building |  | without permission | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme onto land=Initial\_Location |

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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 sign said "No Trespassing".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespassing:x1:1
# text = The sign said "No Trespassing".
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	Trespassing	trespassing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sign | no Trespassing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent trespassing=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were caught trespassing in the farmer's field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespassing:x2:1
# text = They were caught trespassing in the farmer's field.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	trespassing	trespass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **catch** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trespass** | gerund |  |  |  | the farmer's field |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Trespassing on railway lines is dangerous and against the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespassing:x3:1
# text = Trespassing on railway lines is dangerous and against the law.
1	Trespassing	trespass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trespass** | gerund |  |  |  | railway lines |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Trespassing |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We turned back because we would be trespassing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespassing:x4:1
# text = We turned back because we would be trespassing.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux	_	_
8	trespassing	trespass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn back** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **trespass** | would · progressive | we |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Building sites are dangerous, so trespassing is not allowed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespassing:x5:1
# text = Building sites are dangerous, so trespassing is not allowed.
1	Building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sites	site	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	trespassing	trespass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Building sites |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **trespass** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The dog barked at the boy trespassing in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespassing:x6:1
# text = The dog barked at the boy trespassing in the garden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	barked	bark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	trespassing	trespass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | at the boy | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at boy=Stimulus |
| 2 | **trespass** | gerund | the boy *not said here* |  |  | the garden |  |  | tree rules |

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