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title: unsold — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unsold» in the school dictionary: Unsold means not sold yet; unsold things are still in the shop or with the seller. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unsold

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**Who acts:** unsold things, He, bakery · **What happens:** unsol, mean, not sell, be, bake, sell · **To what, where:** shop, 40 cakes, 32, many, 15 tickets, unsold flowers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unsold means not sold yet; unsold things are still in the shop or with the seller.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsold:m1:1
# text = Unsold means not sold yet; unsold things are still in the shop or with the seller.
1	Unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
5	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
7	unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	still	still	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	seller	seller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unsol** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **sell** | participle |  |  |  |  | yet |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **unsol** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | present | unsold things |  |  | the shop or the seller | still |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
He baked 40 cakes and sold 32. How many are unsold?

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*Sentence 1:* He baked 40 cakes and sold 32.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsold:x1:1
# text = He baked 40 cakes and sold 32.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	32	32	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past | He | 40 cakes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product |
| 2 | **sell** | past | He *not said here* | 32 |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 32=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* How many are unsold?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsold:x1:2
# text = How many are unsold?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unsol** | present · passive |  | many |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
15 tickets were unsold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsold:x2:1
# text = 15 tickets were unsold.
1	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unsol** | past · passive |  | 15 tickets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The unsold flowers were given away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsold:x3:1
# text = The unsold flowers were given away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	flowers	flower	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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unsol** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give away** | past · passive |  | the unsold flowers |  |  |  | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quarter of the books were unsold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsold:x4:1
# text = A quarter of the books were unsold.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unsol** | past · passive |  | a quarter of the books |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bakery gives its unsold bread to the shelter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsold:x5:1
# text = The bakery gives its unsold bread to the shelter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bakery	bakery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shelter	shelter	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 | **give** | present | the bakery | bakery's unsold bread | the shelter |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent bread=Theme to shelter=Recipient |
| 2 | **unsol** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unsold toys were put on sale at half price.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsold:x6:1
# text = Unsold toys were put on sale at half price.
1	Unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	half	half	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	9	amod	_	_
9	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unsol** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | past · passive |  | Unsold toys |  | sale |  | at half price | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on sale=Destination |

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