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title: parishioner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «parishioner» in the school dictionary: A parishioner is a person who lives in a parish or belongs to its church. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# parishioner

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**Who acts:** parishioner, person, priest, Parishioners, Many parishioners, Mrs · **What happens:** be, live, belong, greet, decorate, come · **To what, where:** person, parish, parishioner, door, church, carol service

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A parishioner is a person who lives in a parish or belongs to its church.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parishioner:m1:1
# text = A parishioner is a person who lives in a parish or belongs to its church.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parishioner	parishioner	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	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	parish	parish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a parishioner | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a person |  |  | a parish |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in parish=Location |
| 3 | **belong** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to parishioner's church | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest greeted every parishioner at the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parishioner:x1:1
# text = The priest greeted every parishioner at the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	greeted	greet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	parishioner	parishioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **greet** *speech: greet* | past | the priest | every parishioner |  | the door |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parishioner=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Parishioners decorated the church for the harvest festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parishioner:x2:1
# text = Parishioners decorated the church for the harvest festival.
1	Parishioners	parishioner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | past | Parishioners | the church |  |  |  | for the harvest festival | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent church=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Many parishioners came to the carol service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parishioner:x3:1
# text = Many parishioners came to the carol service.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	parishioners	parishioner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	carol	carol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Many parishioners |  |  | the carol service |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to service=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mrs O'Brien is a parishioner who arranges the flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parishioner:x4:1
# text = Mrs O'Brien is a parishioner who arranges the flowers.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	O'Brien	O'Brien	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
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	parishioner	parishioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	arranges	arrange	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	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 | Mrs | a parishioner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **arrange** | present | a parishioner | the flowers |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vicar visits sick parishioners at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parishioner:x5:1
# text = The vicar visits sick parishioners at home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	parishioners	parishioner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Parishioners raised money to fix the church roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parishioner:x6:1
# text = Parishioners raised money to fix the church roof.
1	Parishioners	parishioner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | Parishioners | money |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 2 | **fix** | to-infinitive | Parishioners *not said here* | the church roof |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent roof=Patient |

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