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title: almsgiving — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «almsgiving» in the school dictionary: Giving money, food or help to poor people, especially as a religious duty. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# almsgiving

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**Who acts:** Charity, church, Almsgiving, you, people, children · **What happens:** give, give out, encourage, fast, mean, share · **To what, where:** money, poor people, kindness, prayer, tins, duty · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«almsgiving» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [almsgiving in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/almsgiving.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giving money, food or help to poor people, especially as a religious duty.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:m1:1
# text = Giving money, food or help to poor people, especially as a religious duty.
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | money and food or help | poor people |  |  | as a religious duty | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to people=Recipient |

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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 -->
Charity given out of kindness to people in need.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:m2:1
# text = Charity given out of kindness to people in need.
1	Charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give out** | participle | Charity *not said here* | kindness to people in need |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent kindness=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During Lent, our church encourages prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:x1:1
# text = During Lent, our church encourages prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Lent	Lent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	encourages	encourage	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	fasting	fast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	almsgiving	almsgiving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **encourage** | present | our church | prayer |  |  | during Lent |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prayer=Theme |
| 2 | **fast** | gerund | our church *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Almsgiving means sharing what you have with people who are poor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:x2:1
# text = Almsgiving means sharing what you have with people who are poor.
1	Almsgiving	Almsgiving	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Almsgiving |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **share** *not said to happen* | gerund | Almsgiving *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | you |  |  |  |  | with people | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | poor *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children collected tins for the food bank as an act of almsgiving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:x3:1
# text = The children collected tins for the food bank as an act of almsgiving.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collected	collect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	almsgiving	almsgiving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | past | the children | tins |  |  |  | for the food bank; as a act of almsgiving | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tin=Theme |
| 2 | **act** |  | almsgiving |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Many faiths teach that almsgiving is a duty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:x4:1
# text = Many faiths teach that almsgiving is a duty.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	faiths	faith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	teach	teach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	almsgiving	almsgiving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | Many faiths |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | almsgiving | a duty |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the rich man was praised for his almsgiving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:x5:1
# text = In the story, the rich man was praised for his almsgiving.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	praised	praise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	almsgiving	almsgiving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | past · passive |  | the rich man |  | the story |  | for man's almsgiving | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for almsgiving=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Almsgiving should be done quietly, Jesus taught, not to show off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:x6:1
# text = Almsgiving should be done quietly, Jesus taught, not to show off.
1	Almsgiving	Almsgiving	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should · passive |  | Almsgiving |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Jesus |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **show off** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The monks lived simply and spent their money on almsgiving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almsgiving:x7:1
# text = The monks lived simply and spent their money on almsgiving.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	almsgiving	almsgiving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the monks |  |  |  |  | simply *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **spend** | past | the monks *not said here* | monks's money |  |  |  | on almsgiving *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent money=Asset on almsgiving=Goal |

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