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title: underpass — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «underpass» in the school dictionary: An underpass is a road or path that goes under another road or a railway, so people or cars can cross safely. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# underpass

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**Who acts:** underpass, path, people, We, Cyclists, voices · **What happens:** be, go, cross, walk, get, use · **To what, where:** path, road, underpass, busy main road, traffic

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An underpass is a road or path that goes under another road or a railway, so people or cars can cross safely.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underpass:m1:1
# text = An underpass is a road or path that goes under another road or a railway, so people or cars can cross safely.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	underpass	underpass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
18	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	cross	cross	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
23	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a underpass | path |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | path |  |  | another road or a railway |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under road=Location |
| 3 | **cross** | can | people or cars |  |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked through the underpass to get to the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underpass:x1:1
# text = We walked through the underpass to get to the park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	underpass	underpass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **walk** | past | We |  |  | the underpass |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through underpass=Trajectory |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the park *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to park=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The underpass goes under the busy main road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underpass:x2:1
# text = The underpass goes under the busy main road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	underpass	underpass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	road	road	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 | **go** | present | the underpass |  |  | the busy main road |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under road=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cyclists use the underpass to avoid the traffic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underpass:x3:1
# text = Cyclists use the underpass to avoid the traffic.
1	Cyclists	cyclist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	underpass	underpass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Cyclists | the underpass |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent underpass=Patient |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | Cyclists *not said here* | the traffic |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent traffic=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The underpass was painted with colourful murals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underpass:x4:1
# text = The underpass was painted with colourful murals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	underpass	underpass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	murals	mural	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **paint** | past · passive |  | the underpass |  |  |  | with colourful murals | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with mural=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our voices echoed in the underpass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underpass:x5:1
# text = Our voices echoed in the underpass.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	echoed	echo	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	underpass	underpass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **echo** | past | Our voices |  |  | the underpass |  |  | vn sound\_existence-47.4 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in underpass=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use the underpass instead of running across the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underpass:x6:1
# text = Use the underpass instead of running across the road.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	underpass	underpass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	6	mark	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the underpass |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent underpass=Patient |
| 2 | **run** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | the road |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across road=Trajectory |

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