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title: honorary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «honorary» in the school dictionary: Honorary describes a title or position given to someone as an honour, to thank or respect them, without the usual exams, work or pay. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# honorary

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**Who acts:** Honorary, famous author, Grandpa, dog, honorary doctor · **What happens:** describe, give, thank, respect, do, pay · **To what, where:** title, position, someone, job, honorary degree, university

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«honorary» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [honorary in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/honorary.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Honorary describes a title or position given to someone as an honour, to thank or respect them, without the usual exams, work or pay.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honorary:m1:1
# text = Honorary describes a title or position given to someone as an honour, to thank or respect them, without the usual exams, work or pay.
1	Honorary	honorary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	thank	thank	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	respect	respect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	without	without	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	exams	exam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Honorary | a title or position |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent title=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | position *not said here* | someone |  |  | as a honour | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to someone=Recipient |
| 3 | **thank** *speech: thank* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | without the usual exams and work or pay | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **respect** | infinitive |  | title |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

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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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Honorary describes a job done without being paid: «honorary secretary».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honorary:m2:1
# text = Honorary describes a job done without being paid: «honorary secretary».
1	Honorary	honorary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	honorary	honorary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	secretary	secretary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Honorary | a job |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent job=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | a job *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pay** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The famous author got an honorary degree from the university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honorary:x1:1
# text = The famous author got an honorary degree from the university.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	honorary	honorary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the famous author | a honorary degree |  | the university |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent degree=Theme from university=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our lollipop lady was made an honorary member of the school council.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honorary:x2:1
# text = Our lollipop lady was made an honorary member of the school council.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	lollipop	lollipop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	honorary	honorary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | Our lollipop lady |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary member=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The firefighter was named an honorary citizen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honorary:x3:1
# text = The firefighter was named an honorary citizen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighter	firefighter	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	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	honorary	honorary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	citizen	citizen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | past · passive |  | the firefighter |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme citizen=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Grandpa is the honorary president of the football club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honorary:x4:1
# text = Grandpa is the honorary president of the football club.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	honorary	honorary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Grandpa | the honorary president |  |  |  | of the football club | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The dog became an honorary member of our class!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honorary:x5:1
# text = The dog became an honorary member of our class!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	honorary	honorary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the dog | a honorary member of our class |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An honorary doctor does not treat patients.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honorary:x6:1
# text = An honorary doctor does not treat patients.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	honorary	honorary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **treat** | present · do-support | a honorary doctor | patients |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent patient=Recipient |

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