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title: guardian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «guardian» in the school dictionary: A person who is legally responsible for looking after a child who is not their own, for example when the parents have died or cannot care for the child. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# guardian

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**Who acts:** person, child, parents, guardian angel, angel, you · **What happens:** be, look, not be, die, not care, protect · **To what, where:** something, angel, Christian beliefs, parent, form, guardian · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«guardian» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [guardian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guardian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is legally responsible for looking after a child who is not their own, for example when the parents have died or cannot care for the child.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:m1:1
# text = A person who is legally responsible for looking after a child who is not their own, for example when the parents have died or cannot care for the child.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	legally	legally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
20	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	24	mark	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
23	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
28	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	conj	_	_
29	for	for	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | legally, responsible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  | after a child | for example | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for example=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | a child |  |  |  |  | own *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **die** | present · perfect | the parents |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 5 | **not** **care** | can | the parents *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the child | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for child=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 -->
A person or thing that protects or guards something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:m2:1
# text = A person or thing that protects or guards something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	guards	guard	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | a person or thing |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **guard** | present | a person or thing *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In some Christian beliefs, a guardian angel is an angel who watches over each person.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:m3:1
# text = In some Christian beliefs, a guardian angel is an angel who watches over each person.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
3	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	guardian	guardian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	angel	angel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	angel	angel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a guardian angel | a angel |  | some Christian beliefs |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | present | a angel |  |  |  |  | over each person | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over person=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please ask your parent or guardian to sign this form.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:x1:1
# text = Please ask your parent or guardian to sign this form.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	guardian	guardian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	sign	sign	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | your parent or guardian |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | this form |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent form=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After her parents died, her aunt became her guardian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:x2:1
# text = After her parents died, her aunt became her guardian.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	guardian	guardian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | her parents |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **become** | past | her aunt |  |  |  |  | guardian *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog is the guardian of the farm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:x3:1
# text = The dog is the guardian of the farm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	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	guardian	guardian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Christians believe in a guardian angel who watches over them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:x4:1
# text = Many Christians believe in a guardian angel who watches over them.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	guardian	guardian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	angel	angel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Many Christians |  |  |  |  | in a guardian angel | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **watch** | present | a guardian angel |  |  |  |  | over Christians *= christian* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over they=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tall trees are the guardians of the valley.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:x5:1
# text = The tall trees are the guardians of the valley.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	guardians	guardian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the tall trees | the guardians |  |  |  | of the valley | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum is the guardian of the town's history.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:x6:1
# text = The museum is the guardian of the town's history.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	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	guardian	guardian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the museum | the guardian |  |  |  | of the town's history | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Where does she dwell?" said the guardian angel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guardian:x7:1
# text = Where does she dwell?" said the guardian angel.
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dwell	dwell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	guardian	guardian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	angel	angel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dwell** | present · do-support | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past |  | the guardian angel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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