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title: In 1972, the World Bank approved funds for further expansion of the… — Nairobi · tree and pragmatics
description: In 1972, the World Bank approved funds for further expansion of the then Nairobi Airport (now Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), including a new international and domestic passenger terminal building, the airport's first dedicated cargo and freight terminal, new taxiways, associated aprons, inter
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# Nairobi, sentence 51

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In 1972, the World Bank approved funds for further expansion of the then Nairobi Airport (now Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), including a new international and domestic passenger terminal building, the airport's first dedicated cargo and freight terminal, new taxiways, associated aprons, internal roads, car parks, police and fire stations, a State Pavilion, airfield and roadway lighting, fire hydrant system, water, electrical, telecommunications and sewage systems, a dual carriageway passenger access road, security, drainage and the building of the main access road to the airport (Airport South Road).

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**Who acts:** World Bank · **What happens:** approve, associate, expand · **To what, where:** funds, 1972, Nairobi Airport

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This is a sentence of the English Wikipedia article «Nairobi». The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (World Bank), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. The article's note marks are left out of the parse.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = wikipedia:Nairobi:51
# text = In 1972, the World Bank approved funds for further expansion of the then Nairobi Airport (now Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), including a new international and domestic passenger terminal building, the airport's first dedicated cargo and freight terminal, new taxiways, associated aprons, internal roads, car parks, police and fire stations, a State Pavilion, airfield and roadway lighting, fire hydrant system, water, electrical, telecommunications and sewage systems, a dual carriageway passenger access road, security, drainage and the building of the main access road to the airport (Airport South Road).
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	1972	1972	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Bank	Bank	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	approved	approve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	funds	fund	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	expansion	expansion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
15	Nairobi	Nairobi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Airport	Airport	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
19	Jomo	Jomo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
20	Kenyatta	Kenyatta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
21	International	International	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	Airport	Airport	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
25	including	including	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
27	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
28	international	international	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	conj	_	_
31	passenger	passenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	terminal	terminal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	compound	_	_
33	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	's	's	PART	POS	_	36	case	_	_
38	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	40	amod	_	_
39	dedicated	dedicated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
40	cargo	cargo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
42	freight	freight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	compound	_	_
43	terminal	terminal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
45	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
46	taxiways	taxiway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	associated	associate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	49	amod	_	_
49	aprons	apron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
51	internal	internal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	52	amod	_	_
52	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
54	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	compound	_	_
55	parks	park	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	52	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
57	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	52	conj	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
59	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	compound	_	_
60	stations	station	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	52	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
62	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
63	State	State	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	64	compound	_	_
64	Pavilion	pavilion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
66	airfield	airfield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	conj	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	69	cc	_	_
68	roadway	roadway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	compound	_	_
69	lighting	lighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
71	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	compound	_	_
72	hydrant	hydrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	compound	_	_
73	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
75	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
77	electrical	electrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	73	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
79	telecommunications	telecommunication	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	64	conj	_	_
80	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
81	sewage	sewage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	compound	_	_
82	systems	system	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
84	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
85	dual	dual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	amod	_	_
86	carriageway	carriageway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	compound	_	_
87	passenger	passenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	_
88	access	access	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
89	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
91	security	security	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
93	drainage	drainage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	conj	_	_
94	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	96	cc	_	_
95	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	96	det	_	_
96	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	conj	_	_
97	of	of	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
98	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
99	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	101	amod	_	_
100	access	access	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	compound	_	_
101	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	nmod	_	_
102	to	to	ADP	IN	_	104	case	_	_
103	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	104	det	_	_
104	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	nmod	_	_
105	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	108	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	Airport	Airport	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	108	compound	_	_
107	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	108	compound	_	_
108	Road	Road	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	104	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	108	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approve** | past | the World Bank | funds |  | 1972 |  | for further expansion of the Nairobi Airport; a new international terminal building  the airport's first dedicated cargo and freight terminal *parataxis* | vn allow-64.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fund=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **associate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **expand** |  |  | the Nairobi Airport |  |  |  |  | nom expansion «act transitive»: of=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.

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**Text:** the English Wikipedia, «Nairobi», revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, CC BY-SA 4.0. **Tree:** Mova's own parse, CC BY-SA 4.0 as the text is. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the article read in order, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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