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title: guard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «guard» in the school dictionary: A guard is a person whose job is to protect a place or people, or to watch prisoners. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# guard

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**Who acts:** guard, job, you, lifeguard, dog, question · **What happens:** be, watch, cover, protect, guard, mean · **To what, where:** person, prisoners, something, fire guard, British train, castle gate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«guard» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [guard in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guard.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A guard is a person whose job is to protect a place or people, or to watch prisoners.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:m1:1
# text = A guard is a person whose job is to protect a place or people, or to watch prisoners.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guard	guard	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	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
19	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a guard | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a person's job |  |  |  |  | protect *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **watch** | to-infinitive | a person's job *not said here* | prisoners |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
A guard is something that covers or protects, like a fire guard or a shin guard.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:m2:1
# text = A guard is something that covers or protects, like a fire guard or a shin guard.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	shin	shin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a guard | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **protect** | present |  | a fire guard or a shin guard |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To guard means to protect or watch something carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:m3:1
# text = To guard means to protect or watch something carefully.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **protect** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **watch** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On a British train, the guard is the person in charge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:m4:1
# text = On a British train, the guard is the person in charge.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the guard | the person |  | a British train |  | in charge | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guard stood at the castle gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x1:1
# text = The guard stood at the castle gate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the guard |  |  | the castle gate |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at gate=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear shin guards when you play football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x2:1
# text = Wear shin guards when you play football.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	shin	shin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | shin guards |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent guard=Source |
| 2 | **play** | present | you | football |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Swim where the lifeguard can see you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x3:1
# text = Swim where the lifeguard can see you.
1	Swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | can | the lifeguard | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog guarded the house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x4:1
# text = The dog guarded the house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	guarded	guard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | past | the dog | the house |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the guard in front of the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x5:1
# text = Put the guard in front of the fire.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the guard |  | front of the fire |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent guard=Theme in front=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be on your guard near busy roads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x6:1
# text = Be on your guard near busy roads.
1	Be	be	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your guard near busy roads |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on guard=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The question caught me off guard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x7:1
# text = The question caught me off guard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch off** | past | the question | guard | me |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary guard=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In netball, you have to guard your player.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x8:1
# text = In netball, you have to guard your player.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	netball	netball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | you |  |  | netball |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **guard** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your player |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Beneficiary |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Here, guards! away with him to the prison.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guard:x9:1
# text = Here, guards! away with him to the prison.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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