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title: counselor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «counselor» in the school dictionary: A trained person whose job is to listen to people and help them with personal problems, worries or feelings: «a school counselor». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# counselor

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**Who acts:** trained person, young adult, I, parents, camp counselor, guidance counselor · **What happens:** train, be, help, job, look, approach · **To what, where:** person, bench, us, canoe, sister, classes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«counselor» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [counselor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/counselor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trained person whose job is to listen to people and help them with personal problems, worries or feelings: «a school counselor».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:m1:1
# text = A trained person whose job is to listen to people and help them with personal problems, worries or feelings: «a school counselor».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	counselor	counselor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a trained person and a trained person and a trained person's job's job |  |  |  |  | to people; listen *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | infinitive | a trained person and a trained person and a trained person's job's job *not said here* | person |  |  |  | with personal problems and worries or feelings | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary with problem=Theme |
| 4 | **job** |  | a trained person and a trained person and job's job |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A camp counselor: a young adult who looks after children at a summer camp.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:m2:1
# text = A camp counselor: a young adult who looks after children at a summer camp.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	camp	camp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	counselor	counselor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | a young adult |  |  |  | after children | at a summer camp | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at camp=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: US, law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lawyer, especially in court: «Counselor, please approach the bench».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:m3:1
# text = A lawyer, especially in court: «Counselor, please approach the bench».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Counselor	counselor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	_
12	approach	approach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	appos	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bench	bench	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the bench |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bench=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An adviser to a king, queen or leader.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:m4:1
# text = An adviser to a king, queen or leader.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	adviser	adviser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I talked to the school counselor when my parents split up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:x1:1
# text = I talked to the school counselor when my parents split up.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	counselor	counselor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | I |  |  |  |  | to the school counselor | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to counselor=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **split up** | past | my parents |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our camp counselor taught us to paddle a canoe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:x2:1
# text = Our camp counselor taught us to paddle a canoe.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	camp	camp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	counselor	counselor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	paddle	paddle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	canoe	canoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Our camp counselor |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **paddle** | to-infinitive | Our camp counselor *not said here* | a canoe |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent canoe=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guidance counselor helped my sister choose her classes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:x3:1
# text = The guidance counselor helped my sister choose her classes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	counselor	counselor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	classes	class	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the guidance counselor | my sister |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent sister=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **choose** | infinitive | my sister *not said here* | counselor's classes |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Objection, counselor!» said the judge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:x4:1
# text = «Objection, counselor!» said the judge.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	counselor	counselor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Objection and counselor | the judge |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent judge=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king's counselors advised him not to go to war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:x5:1
# text = The king's counselors advised him not to go to war.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	counselors	counselor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	advised	advise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advise** *speech: other* | past | the king's counselors | king |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | war |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to war=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The counselor listened without judging me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:x6:1
# text = The counselor listened without judging me.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	counselor	counselor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	judging	judge	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | the counselor |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **judge** | gerund | the counselor *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent i=Value |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If something worries you, a counselor is a good person to tell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counselor:x7:1
# text = If something worries you, a counselor is a good person to tell.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worries	worry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	counselor	counselor	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	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worry** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | something | you |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a counselor | a good person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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