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title: accountant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «accountant» in the school dictionary: An accountant is a person whose job is to keep and check the money records of a business or person, work out taxes and give advice about money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# accountant

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**Who acts:** accountant, job, aunt, Dad, we, She · **What happens:** be, check, work out, give, record, love · **To what, where:** person, money records, taxes, advice, business, accountant · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«accountant» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [accountant in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/accountant.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An accountant is a person whose job is to keep and check the money records of a business or person, work out taxes and give advice about money.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accountant:m1:1
# text = An accountant is a person whose job is to keep and check the money records of a business or person, work out taxes and give advice about money.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accountant	accountant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
23	out	out	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	_
24	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
27	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
28	about	about	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a accountant | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | keep *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **check** | infinitive | job *not said here* | the money records of a business or person |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme |
| 4 | **work out** | infinitive | job *not said here* | taxes |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Topic |
| 5 | **give** | present | job *not said here* | advice |  |  |  | about money | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme |
| 6 | **record** |  |  | a business or person |  |  |  |  | nom record «communication 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is an accountant and loves working with numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accountant:x1:1
# text = My aunt is an accountant and loves working with numbers.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	accountant	accountant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My aunt | a accountant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | My aunt *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **work** *not said to happen* | gerund | My aunt *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with numbers | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with number=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The accountant checked that the shop's money added up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accountant:x2:1
# text = The accountant checked that the shop's money added up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accountant	accountant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the accountant |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **add up** *speech: assert* | participle · passive |  | the shop's money |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad sees an accountant once a year about his taxes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accountant:x3:1
# text = Dad sees an accountant once a year about his taxes.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	accountant	accountant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | Dad | a accountant |  |  |  | once *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer accountant=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tax** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom tax «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An accountant needs to be good at maths and careful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accountant:x4:1
# text = An accountant needs to be good at maths and careful.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accountant	accountant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | a accountant |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a accountant *not said here* |  |  | maths |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | a accountant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The club's accountant showed that we made a profit of £200.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accountant:x5:1
# text = The club's accountant showed that we made a profit of £200.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	accountant	accountant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	£	£	SYM	$	_	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the club's accountant |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | past | we | a profit |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent profit=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She trained to be an accountant after university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accountant:x6:1
# text = She trained to be an accountant after university.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	trained	train	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	accountant	accountant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a accountant |  |  | after university |  | tree rules |

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