sponsor Who acts: sponsor, person, name, you, Grandad, football shirts · What happens: be, give, support, get, show, name · To what, where: person, money, event, name, someone, charity · Speech: someone speaks here
«sponsor» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: sponsor in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sponsor is a person or company that gives money to support an event, team or person, often to get their name shown.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj mark xcomp det obj punct conj cc conj punct advmod mark conj nmod:poss obj xcomp punct root A DET sponsor NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN or CCONJ company NOUN that PRON gives VERB money NOUN to PART support VERB an DET event NOUN , PUNCT team NOUN or CCONJ person NOUN , PUNCT often ADV to PART get VERB their PRON name NOUN shown VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sponsor det 2 sponsor sponsor NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 company cc 7 company company NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 gives nsubj 9 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 10 money money NOUN Number=Sing 9 gives obj 11 to to PART _ 12 support mark 12 support support VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 gives xcomp 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 event det 14 event event NOUN Number=Sing 12 support obj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 team punct 16 team team NOUN Number=Sing 14 event conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 person cc 18 person person NOUN Number=Sing 14 event conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 get punct 20 often often ADV _ 22 get advmod 21 to to PART _ 22 get mark 22 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 support conj 23 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 24 name nmod:poss 24 name name NOUN Number=Sing 22 get obj 25 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 22 get xcomp 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a sponsor a person or company tree rules 2 give present a person or company money tree rules 3 support to-infinitive a person or company not said here a event and team or person vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer event=Stimulus 4 get to-infinitive a person or company not said here person's name often property tree rules 5 show participle person's name not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 name person nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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 A sponsor is someone who promises to give money to charity if you do a task, like a sponsored walk.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp obj case obl mark nsubj advcl det obj punct case det amod obl punct root A DET sponsor NOUN is AUX someone PRON who PRON promises VERB to PART give VERB money NOUN to ADP charity NOUN if SCONJ you PRON do VERB a DET task NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET sponsored VERB walk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sponsor det 2 sponsor sponsor NOUN Number=Sing 4 someone nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 someone cop 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 promises nsubj 6 promises promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 someone acl:relcl 7 to to PART _ 8 give mark 8 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 promises xcomp 9 money money NOUN Number=Sing 8 give obj 10 to to ADP _ 11 charity case 11 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 8 give obl 12 if if SCONJ _ 14 do mark 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 do nsubj 14 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 give advcl 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 task det 16 task task NOUN Number=Sing 14 do obj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 walk punct 18 like like ADP _ 21 walk case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 walk det 20 sponsored sponsor VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 21 walk amod 21 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 14 do obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 someone punct
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1 is a present a sponsor someone tree rules 2 promise speech: promise present vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 give not said to happen to-infinitive money charity vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to charity=Recipient 4 do a condition, not said to happen present you a task like a sponsored walk vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Eventuality 5 sponsor participle vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 To sponsor is to give that money or support.
mark csubj cop mark det obj cc conj punct root To PART sponsor VERB is AUX to PART give VERB that DET money NOUN or CCONJ support NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 sponsor mark 2 sponsor sponsor 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 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 money det 7 money money NOUN Number=Sing 5 give obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 support cc 9 support support NOUN Number=Sing 7 money conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 give punct
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1 sponsor to-infinitive vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent 2 is present give property tree rules
Meaning 4 At a christening, a sponsor is a person who promises to help bring up a child in their faith.
The tree, 19 words case det obl punct det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp xcomp compound:prt det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root At ADP a DET christening NOUN , PUNCT a DET sponsor NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON promises VERB to PART help VERB bring VERB up ADP a DET child NOUN in ADP their PRON faith NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 christening case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 christening det 3 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 9 person obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 christening punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sponsor det 6 sponsor sponsor NOUN Number=Sing 9 person nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 person cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 promises nsubj 11 promises promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 person acl:relcl 12 to to PART _ 13 help mark 13 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 promises xcomp 14 bring bring VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 help xcomp 15 up up ADP _ 14 bring compound:prt 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 child det 17 child child NOUN Number=Sing 14 bring obj 18 in in ADP _ 20 faith case 19 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 faith nmod:poss 20 faith faith NOUN Number=Sing 14 bring obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 9 person punct
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1 is a present a sponsor a person a christening tree rules 2 promise speech: promise present a person vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 help not said to happen to-infinitive a person not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 bring up not said to happen infinitive a person not said here a child their faith vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent child=Patient
Example 1 Will you sponsor me for the charity swim?
aux nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root Will AUX you PRON sponsor VERB me PRON for ADP the DET charity NOUN swim NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 sponsor aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 sponsor nsubj 3 sponsor sponsor VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 sponsor obj 5 for for ADP _ 8 swim case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 swim det 7 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 8 swim compound 8 swim swim NOUN Number=Sing 3 sponsor obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 sponsor punct
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1 sponsor future you me for the charity swim tree rules
Example 2 Grandad sponsored me one pound for every lap.
nsubj obj nummod obj case det obl punct root Grandad PROPN sponsored VERB me PRON one NUM pound NOUN for ADP every DET lap NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 sponsored nsubj 2 sponsored sponsor VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 sponsored obj 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 pound nummod 5 pound pound NOUN Number=Sing 2 sponsored obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 lap case 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 lap det 8 lap lap NOUN Number=Sing 2 sponsored obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 sponsored punct
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1 sponsor past Grandad me for every lap tree rules
Example 3 The football shirts show the sponsor's name.
det compound nsubj det nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET football NOUN shirts NOUN show VERB the DET sponsor NOUN 's PART name NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 shirts det 2 football football NOUN Number=Sing 3 shirts compound 3 shirts shirt NOUN Number=Plur 4 show nsubj 4 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sponsor det 6 sponsor sponsor NOUN Number=Sing 8 name nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 sponsor case 8 name name NOUN Number=Sing 4 show obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 show punct
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1 show present the football shirts the sponsor's name vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient 2 name the sponsor nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Our school did a sponsored walk to raise money.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj mark acl obj punct root Our PRON school NOUN did VERB a DET sponsored VERB walk NOUN to PART raise VERB money 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 school nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 walk det 5 sponsored sponsor VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 walk amod 6 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obj 7 to to PART _ 8 raise mark 8 raise raise VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 walk acl 9 money money NOUN Number=Sing 8 raise obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past Our school a sponsored walk vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walk=Eventuality 2 sponsor participle vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent 3 raise to-infinitive Our school not said here money vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
Example 5 The show was sponsored by a toy company.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl punct root The DET show NOUN was AUX sponsored VERB by ADP a DET toy NOUN company NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 show det 2 show show NOUN Number=Sing 4 sponsored nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sponsored aux:pass 4 sponsored sponsor VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 8 company case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 company det 7 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 8 company compound 8 company company NOUN Number=Sing 4 sponsored obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sponsored punct
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1 sponsor past · passive a toy company the show vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary
Example 6 I swam 20 lengths at 50 cents each, so my sponsor gave $10.
The tree, 14 words nsubj nummod obj case nummod obl nmod punct advmod nmod:poss nsubj conj obj nummod punct root I PRON swam VERB 20 NUM lengths NOUN at ADP 50 NUM cents NOUN each DET , PUNCT so ADV my PRON sponsor NOUN gave VERB $ SYM 10 NUM . 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 swam nsubj 2 swam swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 lengths nummod 4 lengths length NOUN Number=Plur 2 swam obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 cents case 6 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 cents nummod 7 cents cent NOUN Number=Plur 2 swam obl 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 cents nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 gave punct 10 so so ADV _ 13 gave advmod 11 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 sponsor nmod:poss 12 sponsor sponsor NOUN Number=Sing 13 gave nsubj 13 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 swam conj 14 $ $ SYM _ 13 gave obj 15 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 $ nummod 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 swam punct
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1 swim past I 20 lengths 50 cents each vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme length=Trajectory 2 give past my sponsor vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Theme
Example 7 I suppose the creature must be christened, but I don’t see how we are to ask anyone to be sponsor to him, and what are we to call him?’
The tree, 30 words nsubj det nsubj:pass aux aux:pass ccomp punct cc nsubj aux advmod advcl advmod nsubj cop mark advcl obj mark cop xcomp case obl punct cc obj cop nsubj mark parataxis obj punct punct root I PRON suppose VERB the DET creature NOUN must AUX be AUX christened VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ I PRON do AUX n’t PART see VERB how ADV we PRON are AUX to PART ask VERB anyone PRON to PART be AUX sponsor NOUN to ADP him PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ what PRON are AUX we PRON to PART call VERB him PRON ? PUNCT ’ 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 suppose nsubj 2 suppose suppose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 creature det 4 creature creature NOUN Number=Sing 7 christened nsubj:pass 5 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 christened aux 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 christened aux:pass 7 christened christen VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 suppose ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 see punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 13 see cc 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 see nsubj 11 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 see aux 12 n’t not PART Polarity=Neg 13 see advmod 13 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 suppose advcl 14 how how ADV PronType=Int 18 ask advmod 15 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 18 ask nsubj 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 ask cop 17 to to PART _ 18 ask mark 18 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 see advcl 19 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 18 ask obj 20 to to PART _ 22 sponsor mark 21 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 22 sponsor cop 22 sponsor sponsor NOUN Number=Sing 18 ask xcomp 23 to to ADP _ 24 him case 24 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 ask obl 25 , , PUNCT _ 31 call punct 26 and and CCONJ _ 31 call cc 27 what what PRON PronType=Int 31 call obj 28 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 31 call cop 29 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 31 call nsubj 30 to to PART _ 31 call mark 31 call call VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 suppose parataxis 32 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 31 call obj 33 ? ? PUNCT _ 31 call punct 34 ’ ' PUNCT _ 31 call punct
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1 suppose present I vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 christen must · passive the creature vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 3 not see present · do-support I vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 is present we him = he ask property tree rules 5 is a not said to happen to-infinitive we not said here sponsor tree rules 6 is present we call property tree rules
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