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title: honours — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «honours» in the school dictionary: Awards, titles or special praise given to someone for great work or bravery. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# honours

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**Who acts:** higher level, honours, He, She, her, you · **What happens:** give, honour, mean, show, keep, word · **To what, where:** special praise, someone, degree, respect, promise, word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«honours» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [honours in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/honours.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Awards, titles or special praise given to someone for great work or bravery.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:m1:1
# text = Awards, titles or special praise given to someone for great work or bravery.
1	Awards	award	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	titles	title	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	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	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	bravery	bravery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | special praise *not said here* | someone |  |  | for great work or bravery | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent to someone=Recipient for work=Asset |

<!-- .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 higher level of a university degree: «an honours degree».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:m2:1
# text = A higher level of a university degree: «an honours degree».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	nsubj	_	_
11	honours	honour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** *in a quote* | present | a higher level of a university degree | degree |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«With honours» means with extra praise for very good results.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:m3:1
# text = «With honours» means with extra praise for very good results.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	honours	honour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | honours |  |  |  |  | with extra praise for good results | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He or she shows respect or keeps a promise: «She always honours her word».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:m4:1
# text = He or she shows respect or keeps a promise: «She always honours her word».
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	conj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	14	advmod	_	_
14	honours	honour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | He | respect |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent respect=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | present | He *not said here* | a promise |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 3 | **honour** *in a quote* | present | She | her word |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **word** *in a quote* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She received many honours for her work as a nurse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:x1:1
# text = She received many honours for her work as a nurse.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	honours	honour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | She | many honours |  |  |  | for her work as a nurse | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honour=Theme |
| 2 | **work** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | as a nurse | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent as=obl |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He graduated from university with honours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:x2:1
# text = He graduated from university with honours.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	graduated	graduate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	honours	honour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **graduate** | past | He |  |  | university |  | with honours | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldier was buried with full military honours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:x3:1
# text = The soldier was buried with full military honours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldier	soldier	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	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	military	military	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	honours	honour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | past · passive |  | the soldier |  |  |  | with full military honours | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Would you like to do the honours and cut the cake?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:x4:1
# text = Would you like to do the honours and cut the cake?
1	Would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	honours	honour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cake	cake	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 | **like** | would | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the honours |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honour=Eventuality |
| 3 | **cut** | past | you *not said here* | the cake |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cake=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The New Year Honours list includes a local teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:x5:1
# text = The New Year Honours list includes a local teacher.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	Honours	Honour	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	includes	include	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | the Year Honours list | a local teacher |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The club always honours its best players at the end of the season.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:x6:1
# text = The club always honours its best players at the end of the season.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	honours	honour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** | present | the club | club's best players |  |  | at the end of the season | always *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Dioscuri received divine honours throughout Greece, and were worshipped with special reverence at Sparta.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honours:x7:1
# text = The Dioscuri received divine honours throughout Greece, and were worshipped with special reverence at Sparta.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Dioscuri	Dioscuri	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	honours	honour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	worshipped	worshipped	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	reverence	reverence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Sparta	Sparta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | the Dioscuri | divine honours |  | Greece |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent honour=Theme throughout greece=Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | the Dioscuri *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with special reverence at Sparta; worshipped *property* | tree rules |

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