--- title: godchild — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «godchild» in the school dictionary: A godchild is a child whose godparent has promised to help look after them in the Christian faith. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [godchild in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/godchild.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} A godchild is a child whose godparent has promised to help look after them in the Christian faith. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:godchild:m1:1 # text = A godchild is a child whose godparent has promised to help look after them in the Christian faith. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 godchild godchild 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 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 whose whose PRON WP$ Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 godparent godparent NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 promised promise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 acl:relcl _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 xcomp _ _ 13 after after ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 Christian Christian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 faith faith NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | a godchild | a child | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present · perfect | godparent | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | godparent *not said here* | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 4 | **look** *not said to happen* | infinitive | godparent *not said here* | | | | after them *= they* | in the Christian faith | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in faith=Theme | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} Her godchild was given a gift by the fairy. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:godchild:x1:1 # text = Her godchild was given a gift by the fairy. 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 godchild godchild NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 gift gift NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 fairy fairy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past · passive | the fairy | Her godchild | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient gift=Theme | ## Example 2 {#x2} My godchild is coming to tea on Sunday. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:godchild:x2:1 # text = My godchild is coming to tea on Sunday. 1 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 godchild godchild NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 coming come VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 tea tea NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 advcl _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Sunday Sunday PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present · progressive | My godchild | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [god](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/god/) - next →: [goddess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goddess/) - ↑ back to [G in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/)