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title: advertise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «advertise» in the school dictionary: To advertise is to tell people about a product, event or service so they will buy it or come to it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# advertise

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**Who acts:** people, job, something, you, shop, We · **What happens:** advertise, be, buy, come, apply, mean · **To what, where:** people, service, job, it, big sale, posters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«advertise» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [advertise in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/advertise.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To advertise is to tell people about a product, event or service so they will buy it or come to it.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:m1:1
# text = To advertise is to tell people about a product, event or service so they will buy it or come to it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	iobj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advertise** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  | people about a product and event or service |  |  | tell *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **buy** *not said to happen* | future | people | service |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **come** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  | service |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to it=Initial\_Location |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To advertise a job is to tell people it is free so they apply.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:m2:1
# text = To advertise a job is to tell people it is free so they apply.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	iobj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	apply	apply	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advertise** | to-infinitive |  | a job |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot job=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  | people |  |  | tell *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | job | people *not said here* |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **apply** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To advertise something can mean to make it known: «don't advertise that you're home alone».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:m3:1
# text = To advertise something can mean to make it known: «don't advertise that you're home alone».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	home	home	ADV	RB	_	14	advcl	_	_
19	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advertise** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **mean** | can | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | something *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **know** *not said to happen* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **not** **advertise** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
| 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | alone, home *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop advertised a big sale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:x1:1
# text = The shop advertised a big sale.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	advertised	advertise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advertise** | past | the shop | a big sale |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sale=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made posters to advertise the school fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:x2:1
# text = We made posters to advertise the school fair.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | posters |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **advertise** | to-infinitive | posters *not said here* | the school fair |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot fair=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The café is advertising for a new cook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:x3:1
# text = The café is advertising for a new cook.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	advertising	advertise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the café |  |  |  |  | for a new cook; advertise *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Companies advertise toys on TV before the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:x4:1
# text = Companies advertise toys on TV before the holidays.
1	Companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	advertise	advertise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advertise** | present | Companies | toys |  | TV | before the holidays |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot toy=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't advertise your address online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:x5:1
# text = Don't advertise your address online.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	online	online	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **advertise** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your address |  |  |  | online *property* | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot address=Topic |
| 2 | **address** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bike was advertised at 120 pounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:x6:1
# text = The bike was advertised at 120 pounds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	advertised	advertise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	120	120	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advertise** | past · passive |  | the bike |  | 120 pounds |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Perhaps he had only gone astray, and he would advertise him at church next Sunday, and find out where anyone had seen him.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advertise:x7:1
# text = Perhaps he had only gone astray, and he would advertise him at church next Sunday, and find out where anyone had seen him.
1	Perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	astray	astray	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	24	advmod	_	_
22	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	24	nsubj	_	_
23	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	_
25	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past · perfect | he |  |  |  |  | astray, perhaps *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **advertise** | would | he | him *= he* |  | church | sunday |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot he=Topic |
| 3 | **find out** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **see** | past · perfect | anyone | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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