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tutor

Who acts: tutor, teacher, form tutor, him, We, Big sister · What happens: be, teach, look, take, guide, mean · To what, where: teacher, one pupil, home, register, students, someone · Speech: someone speaks here

«tutor» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: tutor in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school.

The tree, 19 words
detnsubjcopdetnsubjacl:relclnummodobjccdetamodconjpunctadvmodcaseoblcccaseconjpunctrootADETtutorNOUNisAUXaDETteacherNOUNwhoPRONteachesVERBoneNUMpupilNOUNorCCONJaDETsmallADJgroupNOUN,PUNCToftenADVatADPhomeNOUNorCCONJafterADPschoolNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 tutordet
2tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing5 teachernsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 teachercop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 teacherdet
5teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6whowhoPRONPronType=Rel7 teachesnsubj
7teachesteachVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 teacheracl:relcl
8oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card9 pupilnummod
9pupilpupilNOUNNumber=Sing7 teachesobj
10ororCCONJ_13 groupcc
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 groupdet
12smallsmallADJDegree=Pos13 groupamod
13groupgroupNOUNNumber=Sing9 pupilconj
14,,PUNCT_17 homepunct
15oftenoftenADV_17 homeadvmod
16atatADP_17 homecase
17homehomeNOUNNumber=Sing7 teachesobl
18ororCCONJ_20 schoolcc
19afterafterADP_20 schoolcase
20schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing17 homeconj
21..PUNCT_5 teacherpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta tutora teachertree rules
2teach speech: otherpresenta teacherone pupil or a small grouphome or schoolvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pupil=Recipient

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: UK school — kept apart, not parsed.

A form tutor is the teacher who looks after a class in secondary school and takes the register.

The tree, 18 words
detcompoundnsubjcopdetnsubjacl:relclcasedetoblcaseamodoblccconjdetobjpunctrootADETformNOUNtutorNOUNisAUXtheDETteacherNOUNwhoPRONlooksVERBafterADPaDETclassNOUNinADPsecondaryADJschoolNOUNandCCONJtakesVERBtheDETregisterNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 tutordet
2formformNOUNNumber=Sing3 tutorcompound
3tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing6 teachernsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 teachercop
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 teacherdet
6teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7whowhoPRONPronType=Rel8 looksnsubj
8lookslookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 teacheracl:relcl
9afterafterADP_11 classcase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 classdet
11classclassNOUNNumber=Sing8 looksobl
12ininADP_14 schoolcase
13secondarysecondaryADJDegree=Pos14 schoolamod
14schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing8 looksobl
15andandCCONJ_16 takescc
16takestakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 looksconj
17thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art18 registerdet
18registerregisterNOUNNumber=Sing16 takesobj
19..PUNCT_6 teacherpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta form tutorthe teachertree rules
2lookpresentthe teacherafter a classin secondary schoolvn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in school=Theme
3takepresentthe teacher not said herethe registervn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent register=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: university — kept apart, not parsed.

A tutor teaches and guides students.

detnsubjccconjobjpunctrootADETtutorNOUNteachesVERBandCCONJguidesVERBstudentsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 tutordet
2tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing3 teachesnsubj
3teachesteachVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4andandCCONJ_5 guidescc
5guidesguideVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 teachesconj
6studentsstudentNOUNNumber=Plur5 guidesobj
7..PUNCT_3 teachespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1teach speech: otherpresenta tutorvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2guidepresenta tutor not said herestudentsvn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent student=Theme

Meaning 4

To tutor means to teach someone in this way.

marknsubjmarkxcompobjcasedetoblpunctrootToPARTtutorNOUNmeansVERBtoPARTteachVERBsomeonePRONinADPthisDETwayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 tutormark
2tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing3 meansnsubj
3meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoPART_5 teachmark
5teachteachVERBVerbForm=Inf3 meansxcomp
6someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind5 teachobj
7ininADP_9 waycase
8thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem9 waydet
9waywayNOUNNumber=Sing5 teachobl
10..PUNCT_3 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresenttutorvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2teach speech: other not said to happento-infinitivetutor not said heresomeonethis wayvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient

Example 1

My tutor comes on Wednesdays to help with spelling.

nmod:possnsubjcaseoblmarkadvclcaseoblpunctrootMyPRONtutorNOUNcomesVERBonADPWednesdaysPROPNtoPARThelpVERBwithADPspellingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 tutornmod:poss
2tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing3 comesnsubj
3comescomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ononADP_5 Wednesdayscase
5WednesdaysWednesdayPROPNNumber=Plur3 comesobl
6totoPART_7 helpmark
7helphelpVERBVerbForm=Inf3 comesadvcl
8withwithADP_9 spellingcase
9spellingspellingNOUNNumber=Sing7 helpobl
10..PUNCT_3 comespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepresentMy tutorwednesdayvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2helpto-infinitiveMy tutor not said herewith spellingvn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with spelling=Theme

Example 2

Our form tutor reads the notices every morning.

nmod:posscompoundnsubjdetobjdetobl:unmarkedpunctrootOurPRONformNOUNtutorNOUNreadsVERBtheDETnoticesNOUNeveryDETmorningNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 tutornmod:poss
2formformNOUNNumber=Sing3 tutorcompound
3tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing4 readsnsubj
4readsreadVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 noticesdet
6noticesnoticeNOUNNumber=Plur4 readsobj
7everyeveryDETPronType=Tot8 morningdet
8morningmorningNOUNNumber=Sing4 readsobl:unmarked
9..PUNCT_4 readspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1readpresentOur form tutorthe noticesmorningvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notice=Topic

Example 3

She tutors younger kids in reading.

nsubjamodconjcasenmodpunctrootShePRONtutorsNOUNyoungerADJkidsNOUNinADPreadingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 tutorsnsubj
2tutorstutorNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
3youngeryoungADJDegree=Cmp4 kidsamod
4kidskidNOUNNumber=Plur2 tutorsconj
5ininADP_6 readingcase
6readingreadingNOUNNumber=Sing2 tutorsnmod
7..PUNCT_2 tutorspunct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

A tutor helped him get ready for the test.

detnsubjobjxcompxcompcasedetoblpunctrootADETtutorNOUNhelpedVERBhimPRONgetVERBreadyADJforADPtheDETtestNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 tutordet
2tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing3 helpednsubj
3helpedhelpVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 helpedobj
5getgetVERBVerbForm=Inf3 helpedxcomp
6readyreadyADJDegree=Pos5 getxcomp
7forforADP_9 testcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 testdet
9testtestNOUNNumber=Sing6 readyobl
10..PUNCT_3 helpedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1helppasta tutorhim = hevn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2getinfinitivehim = he not said hereready propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

We discussed the trip in tutor time.

nsubjdetobjcasecompoundnmodpunctrootWePRONdiscussedVERBtheDETtripNOUNinADPtutorNOUNtimeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 discussednsubj
2discusseddiscussVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 tripdet
4triptripNOUNNumber=Sing2 discussedobj
5ininADP_7 timecase
6tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing7 timecompound
7timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing4 tripnmod
8..PUNCT_2 discussedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1discuss speech: otherpastWethe tripin tutor timevn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Topic

Example 6

Big sister tutored me in fractions.

amodnsubjobjcaseoblpunctrootBigADJsisterNOUNtutoredVERBmePRONinADPfractionsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BigbigADJDegree=Pos2 sisteramod
2sistersisterNOUNNumber=Sing3 tutorednsubj
3tutoredtutorVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 tutoredobj
5ininADP_6 fractionscase
6fractionsfractionNOUNNumber=Plur3 tutoredobl
7..PUNCT_3 tutoredpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tutorpastBig sistermefractionsvn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary

Example 7

The tutor charges £20 an hour; how much for 3 hours?

detnsubjobjnummoddetobl:unmarkedpunctadvmodconjcasenummodoblpunctrootTheDETtutorNOUNchargesVERB£SYM20NUManDEThourNOUN;PUNCThowADVmuchADJforADP3NUMhoursNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 tutordet
2tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing3 chargesnsubj
3chargeschargeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4££SYM_3 chargesobj
52020NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card4 £nummod
6anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 hourdet
7hourhourNOUNNumber=Sing3 chargesobl:unmarked
8;;PUNCT_10 muchpunct
9howhowADVPronType=Int10 muchadvmod
10muchmuchADJDegree=Pos3 chargesconj
11forforADP_13 hourscase
1233NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card13 hoursnummod
13hourshourNOUNNumber=Plur10 muchobl
14??PUNCT_3 chargespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1chargepresentthe tutorhourvn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location £=Theme

Example 8

So one day he went to his tutor and said:

advmodnummodobl:unmarkednsubjcasenmod:possoblccconjpunctrootSoADVoneNUMdayNOUNhePRONwentVERBtoADPhisPRONtutorNOUNandCCONJsaidVERB:PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SosoADV_5 wentadvmod
2oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card3 daynummod
3daydayNOUNNumber=Sing5 wentobl:unmarked
4hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 wentnsubj
5wentgoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6totoADP_8 tutorcase
7hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 tutornmod:poss
8tutortutorNOUNNumber=Sing5 wentobl
9andandCCONJ_10 saidcc
10saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 wentconj
11::PUNCT_10 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gopasthehis tutordayvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to tutor=Initial_Location
2say speech: assertpasthe not said herevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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