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title: generous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «generous» in the school dictionary: A generous person is kind and happy to give money, time, help or things to others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# generous

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**Who acts:** generous person, Generous, It, Grandad, She, He · **What happens:** be, give, mean, slice, share, cut · **To what, where:** money, larger, cake, sweets, generous gift, charity

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«generous» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [generous in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/generous.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A generous person is kind and happy to give money, time, help or things to others.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:m1:1
# text = A generous person is kind and happy to give money, time, help or things to others.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a generous person |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a generous person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | to-infinitive | a generous person *not said here* | money  help or things to others and time |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

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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 -->
Generous means larger than usual, such as a generous slice of cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:m2:1
# text = Generous means larger than usual, such as a generous slice of cake.
1	Generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Generous | larger |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent large=Topic |
| 2 | **slice** |  |  | cake |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was generous of you to share your sweets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:x1:1
# text = It was generous of you to share your sweets.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of you; generous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive |  | your sweets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad is generous with his time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:x2:1
# text = Grandad is generous with his time.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandad |  |  |  | time | generous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave a generous gift to the charity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:x3:1
# text = She gave a generous gift to the charity.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a generous gift | the charity |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent gift=Theme to charity=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He cut me a generous slice of pie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:x4:1
# text = He cut me a generous slice of pie.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | He | a generous slice of pie | me |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset i=Beneficiary slice=Product |
| 2 | **slice** |  |  | pie |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher was generous with praise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:x5:1
# text = The teacher was generous with praise.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  | with praise; generous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being generous makes others happy too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:x6:1
# text = Being generous makes others happy too.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	csubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | generous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | others |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset other=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop gives a generous discount to pensioners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:x7:1
# text = The shop gives a generous discount to pensioners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	discount	discount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pensioners	pensioner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the shop | a generous discount | pensioners |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent discount=Theme to pensioner=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generous:x8:1
# text = But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | generous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | he *not said here* | the Mouse |  |  |  | finally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | the Mouse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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