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title: weekend — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weekend» in the school dictionary: The weekend is Saturday and Sunday, the days at the end of the week when most children do not go to school and many adults do not work. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weekend

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**Who acts:** weekend, most children, many adults, you, we, It · **What happens:** be, not go, not work, do, go, have · **To what, where:** Saturday, school, short holiday, beach, football practice, long weekend

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«weekend» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [weekend in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/weekend.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weekend is Saturday and Sunday, the days at the end of the week when most children do not go to school and many adults do not work.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:m1:1
# text = The weekend is Saturday and Sunday, the days at the end of the week when most children do not go to school and many adults do not work.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
17	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	amod	_	_
18	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
19	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
25	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj	_	_
27	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
28	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	29	advmod	_	_
29	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the weekend | Saturday and Sunday |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **go** | present · do-support | most children |  |  | school |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **not** **work** | present · do-support | many adults |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
A weekend can be a short holiday or trip over those days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:m2:1
# text = A weekend can be a short holiday or trip over those days.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a weekend | a short holiday or trip over that days |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What did you do at the weekend?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:x1:1
# text = What did you do at the weekend?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	weekend	weekend	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 | **do** | past · do-support | you |  |  |  | weekend |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the weekend we went to the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:x2:1
# text = On the weekend we went to the beach.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | we |  |  | the beach | weekend |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to beach=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have football practice every weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:x3:1
# text = We have football practice every weekend.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | We | football practice |  |  | weekend |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practice=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a long weekend, so there's no school on Monday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:x4:1
# text = It's a long weekend, so there's no school on Monday.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	9	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a long weekend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | no school |  |  | there | monday |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I finished my book over the weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:x5:1
# text = I finished my book over the weekend.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past | I | my book |  |  | weekend |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector book=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa visits us every other weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:x6:1
# text = Grandpa visits us every other weekend.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
5	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present | Grandpa | us |  |  | weekend |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 2 weekend days and 5 school days in a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:x7:1
# text = There are 2 weekend days and 5 school days in a week.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 2 weekend days and 5 school days |  |  | there | week |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went camping for the weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weekend:x8:1
# text = We went camping for the weekend.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	camping	camp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **camp** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  |  | weekend |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |

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