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title: churchwarden — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «churchwarden» in the school dictionary: A churchwarden is a volunteer in a parish (especially Church of England and Anglican churches) who helps look after the church building, its money and services. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# churchwarden

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**Who acts:** churchwarden, volunteer, Mrs, churchwardens, parish · **What happens:** be, help, look, unlock, count, choose · **To what, where:** volunteer, parish, church, churchwarden, St Mary, collection

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A churchwarden is a volunteer in a parish (especially Church of England and Anglican churches) who helps look after the church building, its money and services.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:churchwarden:m1:1
# text = A churchwarden is a volunteer in a parish (especially Church of England and Anglican churches) who helps look after the church building, its money and services.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	churchwarden	churchwarden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	volunteer	volunteer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parish	parish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	Anglican	anglican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
18	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
20	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
21	after	after	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	appos	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	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 churchwarden | a volunteer |  | a parish |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | a volunteer |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | a volunteer *not said here* |  |  |  | after the church building |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long clay pipe for smoking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:churchwarden:m2:1
# text = A long clay pipe for smoking.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	smoking	smoking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The churchwarden unlocked the church for the choir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:churchwarden:x1:1
# text = The churchwarden unlocked the church for the choir.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	churchwarden	churchwarden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	unlocked	unlock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unlock** | past | the churchwarden | the church |  |  |  | for the choir | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent church=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mrs Patel is a churchwarden at St Mary's.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:churchwarden:x2:1
# text = Mrs Patel is a churchwarden at St Mary's.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Patel	Patel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	churchwarden	churchwarden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	St	St	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mrs | a churchwarden |  | St Mary |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The churchwardens counted the collection after the service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:churchwarden:x3:1
# text = The churchwardens counted the collection after the service.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	churchwardens	churchwarden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | the churchwardens | the collection |  |  | after the service |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collection=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Each parish chooses two churchwardens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:churchwarden:x4:1
# text = Each parish chooses two churchwardens.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	parish	parish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chooses	choose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	churchwardens	churchwarden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | each parish | two churchwardens |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent churchwarden=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The churchwarden helped fix the leaking roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:churchwarden:x5:1
# text = The churchwarden helped fix the leaking roof.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	churchwarden	churchwarden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	leaking	leak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the churchwarden |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **fix** | infinitive | the churchwarden *not said here* | the leaking roof |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent roof=Patient |
| 3 | **leak** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our churchwarden rings the bell on Sunday mornings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:churchwarden:x6:1
# text = Our churchwarden rings the bell on Sunday mornings.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	churchwarden	churchwarden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rings	ring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	mornings	morning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | present | Our churchwarden | the bell |  |  | morning |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |

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