proffer

Who acts: they, He, She, waiter, Rat, nobody · What happens: hold out, take, offer, proffer, listen, break · To what, where: something, it, advice, hand, friendship, cup

«proffer» 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: proffer in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To hold something out to someone so that they can take it; to offer.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 hold	mark
2	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 hold	obj
4	out	out	ADV	_	2 hold	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 someone	case
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 hold	obl
7	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	11 take	mark
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 so	fixed
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 take	nsubj
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 take	aux
11	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 hold	advcl
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 take	obj
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 offer	punct
14	to	to	PART	_	15 offer	mark
15	offer	offer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 take	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hold out	to-infinitive		something	to someone; out property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	take	can	they	it		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3	offer	to-infinitive	they not said here			vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To offer advice, help or an explanation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 offer	mark
2	offer	offer	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 offer	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 help	punct
5	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 advice	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 explanation	cc
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 explanation	det
8	explanation	explanation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 advice	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 offer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	offer	to-infinitive		advice and help or a explanation					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent advice=Theme

Example 1

He proffered his hand in friendship.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 proffered	nsubj
2	proffered	proffer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hand	nmod:poss
4	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 proffered	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 friendship	case
6	friendship	friendship	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 proffered	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 proffered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	proffer	past	He	his hand		friendship			vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent hand=Theme

Example 2

She proffered a cup of tea to the visitor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 proffered	nsubj
2	proffered	proffer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 cup	det
4	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 proffered	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 tea	case
6	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cup	nmod
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 visitor	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 visitor	det
9	visitor	visitor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 proffered	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 proffered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	proffer	past	She	a cup of tea	the visitor				vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent cup=Theme to visitor=Recipient

Example 3

The waiter proffered the menu.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 waiter	det
2	waiter	waiter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 proffered	nsubj
3	proffered	proffer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 menu	det
5	menu	menu	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 proffered	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 proffered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	proffer	past	the waiter	the menu					vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent menu=Theme

Example 4

The Rat proffered a sandwich to the hungry Mole.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Rat	det
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 proffered	nsubj
3	proffered	proffer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sandwich	det
5	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 proffered	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 Mole	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Mole	det
8	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Mole	amod
9	Mole	Mole	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 proffered	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 proffered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	proffer	past	the Rat	a sandwich	the hungry Mole				vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent sandwich=Theme to mole=Recipient

Example 5

He proffered his advice, but nobody listened.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 proffered	nsubj
2	proffered	proffer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 advice	nmod:poss
4	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 proffered	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 listened	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 listened	cc
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	8 listened	nsubj
8	listened	listen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 proffered	parataxis
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 proffered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	proffer	past	He	his advice					vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent advice=Theme
2	listen	past	nobody						vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The boy proffered an apology for the broken window.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 proffered	nsubj
3	proffered	proffer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 apology	det
5	apology	apology	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 proffered	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 window	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 window	det
8	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 window	amod
9	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 proffered	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 proffered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	proffer	past	the boy	a apology				for the broken window goal	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent apology=Theme for window=Goal
2	break	participle							vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

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