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title: bonus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bonus» in the school dictionary: A bonus is extra money paid on top of normal pay, often as a reward for good work. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# bonus

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**Who acts:** bonus, you, bonus points, Dad, Lia, sunny weather · **What happens:** be, pay, not expect, give, score, get · **To what, where:** extra money, top, extra good thing, extra chances, games, bonus

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bonus is extra money paid on top of normal pay, often as a reward for good work.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:m1:1
# text = A bonus is extra money paid on top of normal pay, often as a reward for good work.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 bonus | extra money and a reward for good work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | participle |  | extra money and a reward for good work *not said here* |  | top of normal pay |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
A bonus is any extra good thing you did not expect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:m2:1
# text = A bonus is any extra good thing you did not expect.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
5	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	expect	expect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bonus | any extra good thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **expect** | past · do-support | you | any extra good thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In games and quizzes, bonus points or a bonus round give extra chances to score.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:m3:1
# text = In games and quizzes, bonus points or a bonus round give extra chances to score.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	quizzes	quiz	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	round	round	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	chances	chance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	score	score	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | bonus points or a bonus | extra chances |  | games and quizzes |  | round *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chance=Theme |
| 2 | **score** | to-infinitive | bonus points or a bonus *not said here* | extra chances *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad got a bonus at work this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:x1:1
# text = Dad got a bonus at work this year.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Dad | a bonus |  | work | year |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent bonus=Theme at work=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Answer the bonus question for 5 extra points.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:x2:1
# text = Answer the bonus question for 5 extra points.
1	Answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the bonus question |  |  |  | for 5 extra points | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lia scored 20 points and a 10-point bonus; what was her total?

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:x3:1
# text = Lia scored 20 points and a 10-point bonus; what was her total?
1	Lia	Lia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | Lia | 20 points and a point bonus |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | total *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sunny weather was an added bonus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:x4:1
# text = The sunny weather was an added bonus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the sunny weather | a added bonus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each worker gets a bonus of 50 pounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:x5:1
# text = Each worker gets a bonus of 50 pounds.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | each worker | a bonus of 50 pounds |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bonus=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We reached the bonus level in the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonus:x6:1
# text = We reached the bonus level in the game.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bonus	bonus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | We | the bonus level |  | the game |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent level=Theme |

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