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title: guild — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «guild» in the school dictionary: A guild is a group of people who do the same craft or job and join together to help each other and keep up good standards. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# guild

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**Who acts:** guild, people, guilds, Middle Ages, apprentice, guildhall · **What happens:** be, do, join, help, keep up, control · **To what, where:** group, same craft, each, good standards, trade, Middle Ages

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A guild is a group of people who do the same craft or job and join together to help each other and keep up good standards.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:m1:1
# text = A guild is a group of people who do the same craft or job and join together to help each other and keep up good standards.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guild	guild	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	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	craft	craft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	join	join	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	together	together	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
20	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	19	obj	_	_
21	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	fixed	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	conj	_	_
24	up	up	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	_
25	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	standards	standard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a guild | a group |  |  |  | of people | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | people | the same craft or job |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent craft=Eventuality |
| 3 | **join** | present | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **help** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | each |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **keep up** | infinitive | people *not said here* | good standards |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent standard=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}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Middle Ages, guilds of craftsmen such as bakers, weavers and builders controlled trade in towns and trained apprentices.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:m2:1
# text = In the Middle Ages, guilds of craftsmen such as bakers, weavers and builders controlled trade in towns and trained apprentices.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	guilds	guild	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	craftsmen	craftsman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	bakers	baker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	weavers	weaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	builders	builder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	controlled	control	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	amod	_	_
22	apprentices	apprentice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **control** | past | guilds of craftsmen such bakers and weavers and builders | trade |  |  | in the Middle Ages | in towns and trained apprentices | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trade=Theme |
| 2 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A guild can also be a club or society, or a team of players in an online game.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:m3:1
# text = A guild can also be a club or society, or a team of players in an online game.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guild	guild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	society	society	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a guild | a club or society or a team of players in a online game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Middle Ages, the bakers' guild checked the weight of bread.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:x1:1
# text = In the Middle Ages, the bakers' guild checked the weight of bread.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bakers	baker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	guild	guild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the Middle Ages | the weight of bread |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An apprentice had to train for years before joining the guild.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:x2:1
# text = An apprentice had to train for years before joining the guild.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apprentice	apprentice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	train	train	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	guild	guild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | a apprentice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | to-infinitive | a apprentice *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **join** | gerund | a apprentice *not said here* | the guild |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guild=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town's guildhall is now a museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:x3:1
# text = The town's guildhall is now a museum.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	guildhall	guildhall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother's guild beat the dragon in the online game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:x4:1
# text = My brother's guild beat the dragon in the online game.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	guild	guild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	beat	beat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | past | My brother's guild | the dragon |  |  |  | in the online game | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent dragon=Patient in game=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Screen Actors Guild represents film actors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:x5:1
# text = The Screen Actors Guild represents film actors.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Screen	Screen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	Actors	Actors	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Guild	Guild	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	represents	represent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **represent** | present | the Screen Actors Guild | film actors |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot actor=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church flower guild meets on Saturdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:x6:1
# text = The church flower guild meets on Saturdays.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	guild	guild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | present | the flower guild |  |  |  | saturday |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Members of the guild helped each other when times were hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guild:x7:1
# text = Members of the guild helped each other when times were hard.
1	Members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	guild	guild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	5	obj	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	fixed	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Members of the guild | each |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is** | past | times |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |

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