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title: ventilation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ventilation» in the school dictionary: The movement of fresh air into a room or building and stale air out. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ventilation

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**Who acts:** system, you, classroom, plenty, kitchen fan, we · **What happens:** move, do, open, have, get, paint · **To what, where:** fresh air, room, this, windows, poor ventilation, fence

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«ventilation» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [ventilation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ventilation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The movement of fresh air into a room or building and stale air out.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ventilation:m1:1
# text = The movement of fresh air into a room or building and stale air out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	stale	stale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** |  |  | fresh air |  | a room or building |  |  | nom movement «act transitive»: of=patient into=place |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The system, such as vents or fans, that does this.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ventilation:m2:1
# text = The system, such as vents or fans, that does this.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	vents	vent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
11	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | the system | this |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Open the windows for better ventilation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ventilation:x1:1
# text = Open the windows for better ventilation.
1	Open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	ventilation	ventilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | imperative | you *not said here* | the windows |  |  |  | for better ventilation | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The classroom has poor ventilation and gets stuffy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ventilation:x2:1
# text = The classroom has poor ventilation and gets stuffy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ventilation	ventilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	stuffy	stuffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	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 classroom | poor ventilation |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ventilation=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | the classroom *not said here* |  |  |  |  | stuffy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paint the fence outside where there is plenty of ventilation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ventilation:x3:1
# text = Paint the fence outside where there is plenty of ventilation.
1	Paint	paint	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
6	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
7	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	plenty	plenty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ventilation	ventilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fence |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent fence=Destination |
| 2 | **be** | present | plenty of ventilation |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The kitchen fan improves ventilation when we cook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ventilation:x4:1
# text = The kitchen fan improves ventilation when we cook.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	improves	improve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ventilation	ventilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cook	cook	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **improve** | present | the kitchen fan | ventilation |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ventilation=Patient |
| 2 | **cook** | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Ventilation helps reduce the spread of colds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ventilation:x5:1
# text = Ventilation helps reduce the spread of colds.
1	Ventilation	ventilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reduce	reduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spread	spread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	colds	cold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Ventilation |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **reduce** | infinitive | Ventilation *not said here* | the spread of colds |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer spread=Patient |
| 3 | **spread** |  |  | colds |  |  |  |  | nom spread «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The ventilation system in the tunnel blows in fresh air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ventilation:x6:1
# text = The ventilation system in the tunnel blows in fresh air.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ventilation	ventilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | present | the ventilation system in the tunnel |  |  | fresh air |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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