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title: sponsorship — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sponsorship» in the school dictionary: Sponsorship is money or support that a person or company gives to pay for an event, team or activity, often to advertise their name. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sponsorship

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**Who acts:** Sponsorship, person, people, you, member, football team · **What happens:** be, give, pay, advertise, name, promise · **To what, where:** money, name, charity, challenge, someone, new country

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sponsorship is money or support that a person or company gives to pay for an event, team or activity, often to advertise their name.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:m1:1
# text = Sponsorship is money or support that a person or company gives to pay for an event, team or activity, often to advertise their name.
1	Sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	often	often	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
25	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sponsorship | money or support |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | a person or company |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pay** | to-infinitive | a person or company *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a event and team or activity | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for event=Theme |
| 4 | **advertise** | to-infinitive | a person or company *not said here* | person's name |  |  |  | often *property* | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot name=Topic |
| 5 | **name** |  | person |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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 -->
Sponsorship is also money people promise to give to charity if you complete a challenge, like a sponsored walk.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:m2:1
# text = Sponsorship is also money people promise to give to charity if you complete a challenge, like a sponsored walk.
1	Sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	promise	promise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	complete	complete	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	challenge	challenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	sponsored	sponsor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sponsorship | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | people | money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent money=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **give** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | people *not said here* |  | charity |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to charity=Recipient |
| 4 | **complete** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | a challenge |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent challenge=Eventuality |
| 5 | **sponsor** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sponsorship can mean officially supporting someone, such as a person moving to a new country or a member joining a club.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:m3:1
# text = Sponsorship can mean officially supporting someone, such as a person moving to a new country or a member joining a club.
1	Sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	supporting	support	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	joining	join	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Sponsorship |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **support** *not said to happen* | gerund | Sponsorship *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | officially *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  | a new country or a member |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to country=Trajectory |
| 4 | **join** | gerund | a member *not said here* | a club |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our football team got sponsorship from the local bakery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:x1:1
# text = Our football team got sponsorship from the local bakery.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bakery	bakery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Our football team | sponsorship |  | the local bakery |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sponsorship=Theme from bakery=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I raised forty pounds in sponsorship for the charity swim.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:x2:1
# text = I raised forty pounds in sponsorship for the charity swim.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	swim	swim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | I | forty pounds |  | sponsorship |  | for the charity swim | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pound=Theme in sponsorship=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The concert was paid for by sponsorship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:x3:1
# text = The concert was paid for by sponsorship.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	concert	concert	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	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay for** | past · passive | sponsorship | the concert |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company ended its sponsorship of the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:x4:1
# text = The company ended its sponsorship of the race.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the company | company's sponsorship of the race |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality sponsorship=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle signed a big sponsorship deal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:x5:1
# text = My uncle signed a big sponsorship deal.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past | My uncle | a big sponsorship deal |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent deal=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We need sponsorship to buy new instruments for the band.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:x6:1
# text = We need sponsorship to buy new instruments for the band.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	band	band	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 | **need** | present | We | sponsorship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | sponsorship *not said here* | new instruments |  |  |  | for the band | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent instrument=Theme for band=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran gave me sponsorship for every lap I ran.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponsorship:x7:1
# text = Gran gave me sponsorship for every lap I ran.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	sponsorship	sponsorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	lap	lap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Gran | sponsorship | me |  |  | for every lap | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient sponsorship=Theme for lap=Asset |
| 2 | **run** | past | I | every lap *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lap=Trajectory |

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