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title: editor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «editor» in the school dictionary: An editor is a person who checks, corrects and improves writing before it is published. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# editor

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**Who acts:** editor, person, program, my, She, film editor · **What happens:** be, check, correct, improve, publish, charge · **To what, where:** person, writing, editor, charge, newspaper, film

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An editor is a person who checks, corrects and improves writing before it is published.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:m1:1
# text = An editor is a person who checks, corrects and improves writing before it is published.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	editor	editor	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	corrects	correct	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	improves	improve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	published	publish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a editor | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **improve** | present | a person *not said here* | writing |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent writing=Patient |
| 5 | **publish** | present · passive |  | editor |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

<!-- .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 -->
An editor is the person in charge of a newspaper, magazine or part of one.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:m2:1
# text = An editor is the person in charge of a newspaper, magazine or part of one.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a editor | the person and magazine or part of one |  | charge of a newspaper |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **charge** |  |  | a newspaper |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An editor is a person who cuts and puts together film or video.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:m3:1
# text = An editor is a person who cuts and puts together film or video.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	editor	editor	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cuts	cut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a editor | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **put together** | present | a person *not said here* | film or video |  |  |  | together *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent film=Goal |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In computing, an editor is a program for changing text, pictures or code.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:m4:1
# text = In computing, an editor is a program for changing text, pictures or code.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	computing	computing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	changing	change	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a editor | a program |  | computing |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | gerund | a program *not said here* | text and pictures or code |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent text=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The editor fixed all my spelling mistakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:x1:1
# text = The editor fixed all my spelling mistakes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fixed	fix	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | past | the editor | my spelling mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent mistake=Patient |
| 2 | **mistake** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is the editor of the school magazine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:x2:1
# text = She is the editor of the school magazine.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | the editor |  |  |  | of the school magazine | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film editor cut the boring parts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:x3:1
# text = The film editor cut the boring parts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | the film editor | the boring parts |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset part=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Open the file in a text editor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:x4:1
# text = Open the file in a text editor.
1	Open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | imperative | you *not said here* | the file |  | a text editor |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent file=Theme in editor=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper editor chose the front page story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:x5:1
# text = The newspaper editor chose the front page story.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | the newspaper editor | the front page story |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Swap your story with a partner and be their editor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:x6:1
# text = Swap your story with a partner and be their editor.
1	Swap	swap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swap** | imperative | you *not said here* | your story |  |  |  | with a partner | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent story=Theme with partner=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | infinitive | you *not said here* | their editor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Better go and hire a hall," remarked the sporting editor, with a yawn.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:editor:x7:1
# text = Better go and hire a hall," remarked the sporting editor, with a yawn.
1	Better	better	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	hire	hire	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	_
9	remarked	remark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	sporting	sport	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	yawn	yawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hire** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a hall |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Theme |
| 3 | **remark** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | participle | you *not said here* | the sporting editor |  |  |  | with a yawn | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent editor=Topic |
| 4 | **sport** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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