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title: contributor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «contributor» in the school dictionary: A person who gives money, help or ideas to something together with others: contributors to the charity. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# contributor

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**Who acts:** person, smoking, contributor, charity, Twenty contributors, Cars · **What happens:** give, write, help, cause, be, thank · **To what, where:** money, something, articles, major contributor, one page, contributors

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who gives money, help or ideas to something together with others: contributors to the charity.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:m1:1
# text = A person who gives money, help or ideas to something together with others: contributors to the charity.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	contributors	contributor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a person | money and help or ideas | something |  |  | with others; together *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to something=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 -->
A person who writes articles or parts for a book, magazine, website or project.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:m2:1
# text = A person who writes articles or parts for a book, magazine, website or project.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | a person | articles or parts |  |  |  | for a book and magazine and website or project | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent article=Result for book=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that helps cause something: smoking is a major contributor to heart disease.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:m3:1
# text = Something that helps cause something: smoking is a major contributor to heart disease.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	smoking	smoking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	major	major	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	contributor	contributor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition something=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | smoking | a major contributor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every contributor to the class book wrote one page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:x1:1
# text = Every contributor to the class book wrote one page.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	contributor	contributor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | every contributor to the class book | one page |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The charity thanked all its contributors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:x2:1
# text = The charity thanked all its contributors.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thanked	thank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	contributors	contributor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | the charity | charity's contributors |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contributor=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Twenty contributors gave 5 dollars each, so 100 dollars was raised.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:x3:1
# text = Twenty contributors gave 5 dollars each, so 100 dollars was raised.
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	contributors	contributor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Twenty contributors | 5 dollars |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Recipient each=Theme |
| 2 | **raise** | past · passive |  | 100 dollars |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cars are a big contributor to air pollution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:x4:1
# text = Cars are a big contributor to air pollution.
1	Cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	contributor	contributor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pollution	pollution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cars | a big contributor |  |  |  | to air pollution | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a regular contributor to the school newspaper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:x5:1
# text = She is a regular contributor to the school newspaper.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	contributor	contributor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	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 | She | a regular contributor |  |  |  | to the school newspaper | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) Each contributor shall receive a certificate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contributor:x6:1
# text = (formal) Each contributor shall receive a certificate.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	contributor	contributor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	certificate	certificate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | shall | each formal contributor | a certificate |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent certificate=Theme |

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