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title: apportion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «apportion» in the school dictionary: To apportion something is to divide it and share it out among people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# apportion

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**Who acts:** much · **What happens:** apportion, be, share out, accord, use · **To what, where:** something, it, prize money, costs, blame, land · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To apportion something is to divide it and share it out among people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apportion:m1:1
# text = To apportion something is to divide it and share it out among people.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	apportion	apportion	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	divide	divide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	among	among	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apportion** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | divide *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **share out** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | among people | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To apportion blame is to decide how much each person is responsible for something bad.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apportion:m2:1
# text = To apportion blame is to decide how much each person is responsible for something bad.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	apportion	apportion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	blame	blame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	advcl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	decide	decide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	nsubj	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obl	_	_
15	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | decide *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | much |  |  |  |  | for something; responsible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The prize money was apportioned among the winners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apportion:x1:1
# text = The prize money was apportioned among the winners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	apportioned	apportion	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	among	among	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	winners	winner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apportion** | past · passive |  | the prize money |  |  |  | among the winners | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Apportion 36 sweets equally among 4 children: 9 each.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apportion:x2:1
# text = Apportion 36 sweets equally among 4 children: 9 each.
1	Apportion	apportion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	36	36	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The costs were apportioned according to use.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apportion:x3:1
# text = The costs were apportioned according to use.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	costs	cost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	apportioned	apportion	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	according	accord	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apportion** | past · passive |  | the costs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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It's hard to apportion blame for the accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apportion:x4:1
# text = It's hard to apportion blame for the accident.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	apportion	apportion	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	blame	blame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **apportion** | to-infinitive |  | blame |  |  |  | for the accident *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent blame=Theme for accident=Goal |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The land was apportioned between the two brothers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apportion:x5:1
# text = The land was apportioned between the two brothers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	land	land	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	apportioned	apportion	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apportion** | past · passive |  | the land |  |  |  | between the two brothers | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Apportion the time fairly between the tasks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apportion:x6:1
# text = Apportion the time fairly between the tasks.
1	Apportion	apportion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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