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title: unserviceable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unserviceable» in the school dictionary: Unserviceable means broken or worn out and no longer fit to use, like an unserviceable tyre or plane. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unserviceable

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**Who acts:** Unserviceable, old bus, plane, pump, rusty bike · **What happens:** mean, break, wear out, use, be, send · **To what, where:** unserviceable tyre, Two fire extinguishers, flight, Unserviceable equipment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unserviceable means broken or worn out and no longer fit to use, like an unserviceable tyre or plane.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unserviceable:m1:1
# text = Unserviceable means broken or worn out and no longer fit to use, like an unserviceable tyre or plane.
1	Unserviceable	unserviceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	no	no	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	fit	fit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	unserviceable	unserviceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	tyre	tyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unserviceable |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **wear out** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **use** | to-infinitive |  | a unserviceable tyre or plane |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tyre=Patient |

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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 old bus was unserviceable and sent for scrap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unserviceable:x1:1
# text = The old bus was unserviceable and sent for scrap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unserviceable	unserviceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	scrap	scrap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old bus |  |  |  |  | unserviceable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** | participle | the old bus *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for scrap | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two fire extinguishers were found unserviceable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unserviceable:x2:1
# text = Two fire extinguishers were found unserviceable.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	extinguishers	extinguisher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	unserviceable	unserviceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | Two fire extinguishers |  |  |  | unserviceable *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plane was unserviceable, so the flight was cancelled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unserviceable:x3:1
# text = The plane was unserviceable, so the flight was cancelled.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unserviceable	unserviceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	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** | past | the plane |  |  |  |  | unserviceable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | the flight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pump is unserviceable after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unserviceable:x4:1
# text = The pump is unserviceable after the flood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pump	pump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unserviceable	unserviceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is** | present | the pump |  |  |  | after the flood | unserviceable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unserviceable equipment must be labelled and taken away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unserviceable:x5:1
# text = Unserviceable equipment must be labelled and taken away.
1	Unserviceable	unserviceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	equipment	equipment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	labelled	labell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **labell** | must · passive |  | Unserviceable equipment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take away** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rusty bike looked unserviceable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unserviceable:x6:1
# text = The rusty bike looked unserviceable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rusty	rusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	unserviceable	unserviceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the rusty bike |  |  |  |  | unserviceable *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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