donate Who acts: organ, class, Mum, I, shop, People · What happens: donate, be, help, pay back, take, save · To what, where: people, blood, organ, someone, tins, food bank
«donate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: donate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To donate is to give money, things or time to help people, a charity or a school, without being paid back.
The tree, 21 words mark csubj cop mark obj punct conj cc conj mark acl obj punct det conj cc det conj punct mark aux:pass parataxis advmod punct root To PART donate VERB is AUX to PART give VERB money NOUN , PUNCT things NOUN or CCONJ time NOUN to PART help VERB people NOUN , PUNCT a DET charity NOUN or CCONJ a DET school NOUN , PUNCT without SCONJ being AUX paid VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 donate mark 2 donate donate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 give csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 give cop 4 to to PART _ 5 give mark 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 money money NOUN Number=Sing 5 give obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 things punct 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 6 money conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 time cc 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 money conj 11 to to PART _ 12 help mark 12 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 time acl 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 help obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 charity punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 charity det 16 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 6 money conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 school cc 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 school det 19 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 money conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 paid punct 21 without without SCONJ _ 23 paid mark 22 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 23 paid aux:pass 23 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 give parataxis 24 back back ADV _ 23 paid advmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 give punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate to-infinitive vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present give property tree rules 3 help to-infinitive people vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary 4 pay back gerund · passive vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»
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 To donate blood or an organ is to let doctors take it so it can save someone else.
The tree, 18 words mark advcl obj cc det conj cop mark obj xcomp obj mark nsubj aux advcl obj advmod punct root To PART donate VERB blood NOUN or CCONJ an DET organ NOUN is AUX to PART let VERB doctors NOUN take VERB it PRON so SCONJ it PRON can AUX save VERB someone PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 donate mark 2 donate donate VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 let advcl 3 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 2 donate obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 organ cc 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 organ det 6 organ organ NOUN Number=Sing 3 blood conj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 let cop 8 to to PART _ 9 let mark 9 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 9 let obj 11 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 let xcomp 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 take obj 13 so so SCONJ _ 16 save mark 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 save nsubj 15 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 save aux 16 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 take advcl 17 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 save obj 18 else else ADV _ 17 someone advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 let punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate to-infinitive blood or a organ vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent blood=Theme 2 is present let property tree rules 3 take infinitive organ vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 4 save can organ someone vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
Example 1 Our class donated tins of food to the food bank.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case nmod case det compound obl punct root Our PRON class NOUN donated VERB tins NOUN of ADP food NOUN to ADP the DET food NOUN bank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 donated nsubj 3 donated donate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 tins tin NOUN Number=Plur 3 donated obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 food case 6 food food NOUN Number=Sing 4 tins nmod 7 to to ADP _ 10 bank case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bank det 9 food food NOUN Number=Sing 10 bank compound 10 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 3 donated obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 donated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate past Our class tins of food the food bank vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent tin=Theme to bank=Recipient
Example 2 Mum donates blood twice a year.
nsubj obj advmod det obl:unmarked punct root Mum NOUN donates VERB blood NOUN twice ADV a DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 donates nsubj 2 donates donate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 2 donates obj 4 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 2 donates advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 year det 6 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 donates obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 donates punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate present Mum blood year twice property vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent blood=Theme
Example 3 I donated my old bike to a younger cousin.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case det amod obl punct root I PRON donated VERB my PRON old ADJ bike NOUN to ADP a DET younger ADJ cousin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 donated nsubj 2 donated donate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 bike nmod:poss 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bike amod 5 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 2 donated obj 6 to to ADP _ 9 cousin case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 cousin det 8 younger young ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 cousin amod 9 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 2 donated obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 donated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate past I my old bike a younger cousin vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent bike=Theme to cousin=Recipient
Example 4 The shop donated a prize for the school raffle.
det nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root The DET shop NOUN donated VERB a DET prize NOUN for ADP the DET school NOUN raffle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 donated nsubj 3 donated donate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 prize det 5 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 3 donated obj 6 for for ADP _ 9 raffle case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 raffle det 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 9 raffle compound 9 raffle raffle NOUN Number=Sing 3 donated obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 donated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate past the shop a prize for the school raffle vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent prize=Theme
Example 5 People donated money to help the families after the flood.
nsubj obj mark advcl det obj case det obl punct root People NOUN donated VERB money NOUN to PART help VERB the DET families NOUN after ADP the DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 donated nsubj 2 donated donate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 donated obj 4 to to PART _ 5 help mark 5 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 donated advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 families det 7 families family NOUN Number=Plur 5 help obj 8 after after ADP _ 10 flood case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 flood det 10 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 5 help obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 donated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate past People money vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent money=Theme 2 help to-infinitive People not said here the families after the flood vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Beneficiary
Example 6 Can we donate these clothes that are too small?
aux nsubj det obj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl punct root Can AUX we PRON donate VERB these DET clothes NOUN that PRON are AUX too ADV small ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 donate aux 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 donate nsubj 3 donate donate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 5 clothes det 5 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 3 donate obj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 small nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 small cop 8 too too ADV _ 9 small advmod 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 clothes acl:relcl 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 donate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate can we this clothes vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme 2 is present this clothes small property tree rules
Example 7 Each pupil donated two dollars, so the class raised forty dollars.
det nsubj acl nummod obj punct advmod det nsubj nummod obj punct root Each DET pupil NOUN donated VERB two NUM dollars NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET class NOUN raised VERB forty NUM dollars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 pupil det 2 pupil pupil NOUN Number=Sing 10 raised nsubj 3 donated donate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 pupil acl 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 dollars nummod 5 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 3 donated obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 raised punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 raised advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 class det 9 class class NOUN Number=Sing 10 raised nsubj 10 raised raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 forty forty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 dollars nummod 12 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 10 raised obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 raised punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 donate participle each pupil not said here two dollars vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme 2 raise past each pupil forty dollars vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme
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