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title: benefit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «benefit» in the school dictionary: A benefit is something good or helpful that you get from something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# benefit

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**Who acts:** benefit, you, Benefits, government, people, Exercise · **What happens:** be, get, benefit, help, give, need · **To what, where:** something, money, people, help, job, event

<!-- .vabout -->
«benefit» 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: [benefit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/benefit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A benefit is something good or helpful that you get from something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:m1:1
# text = A benefit is something good or helpful that you get from something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	helpful	helpful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a benefit | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | you |  |  | something |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from something=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
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 benefit from something is to be helped by it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:m2:1
# text = To benefit from something is to be helped by it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	benefit	benefit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **benefit** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn benefit-72.2 «NP V»: agent=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | something |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | by it | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme» |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Benefits are money the government gives to people who need help, for example when they have no job or are ill.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:m3:1
# text = Benefits are money the government gives to people who need help, for example when they have no job or are ill.
1	Benefits	benefit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Benefits | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | the government | money *not said here* | people |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to people=Recipient |
| 3 | **need** | present | people | help |  |  |  | for example | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | present | Benefits *= benefit* | no job |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Patient |
| 5 | **is** | present | Benefits *= benefit* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A benefit is an event held to raise money for a cause, like a benefit concert.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:m4:1
# text = A benefit is an event held to raise money for a cause, like a benefit concert.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	benefit	benefit	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	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a benefit | a event |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | a event *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **raise** | to-infinitive |  | money |  |  |  | for a cause; like a benefit concert | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Exercise has many benefits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:x1:1
# text = Exercise has many benefits.
1	Exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	benefits	benefit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Exercise | many benefits |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent benefit=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants benefit from sunlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:x2:1
# text = Plants benefit from sunlight.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	benefit	benefit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **benefit** | present | Plants |  |  | sunlight |  |  | vn benefit-72.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Beneficiary from sunlight=Causer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One benefit of walking to school is fresh air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:x3:1
# text = One benefit of walking to school is fresh air.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	walking	walking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | One benefit of walking to school | fresh air |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her family gets benefits while her dad is ill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:x4:1
# text = Her family gets benefits while her dad is ill.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	benefits	benefit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Her family | benefits |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer benefit=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | family's dad |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We held a benefit concert for the animal shelter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:x5:1
# text = We held a benefit concert for the animal shelter.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | We | a benefit concert |  |  |  | for the animal shelter | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent concert=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and believe you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:x6:1
# text = I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and believe you.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	doubt	doubt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | future | I | the benefit of the doubt | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient benefit=Theme |
| 2 | **believe** | infinitive | I *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone will benefit from a quieter classroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:x7:1
# text = Everyone will benefit from a quieter classroom.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	benefit	benefit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	quieter	quiet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **benefit** | future | Everyone |  |  | a quieter classroom |  |  | vn benefit-72.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Beneficiary from classroom=Causer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher repeated it for the benefit of latecomers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:benefit:x8:1
# text = The teacher repeated it for the benefit of latecomers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	latecomers	latecomer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | past | the teacher | it |  |  |  | for the benefit of latecomers | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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