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title: supplier — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «supplier» in the school dictionary: A supplier is a person or company that provides goods or services to other people or businesses, often regularly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# supplier

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**Who acts:** supplier, person, bakery, energy supplier, shop, food supplier · **What happens:** be, provide, get, send, change, sell · **To what, where:** person, goods, other people, flour, local supplier, bill

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A supplier is a person or company that provides goods or services to other people or businesses, often regularly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supplier:m1:1
# text = A supplier is a person or company that provides goods or services to other people or businesses, often regularly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	supplier	supplier	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	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	provides	provide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	businesses	business	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	regularly	regularly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 supplier | a person or company |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | present | a person or company | goods or services | other people or businesses |  |  | regularly *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent goods=Theme to people=Recipient |

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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 bakery gets its flour from a local supplier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supplier:x1:1
# text = The bakery gets its flour from a local supplier.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bakery	bakery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|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	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	supplier	supplier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the bakery | bakery's flour |  | a local supplier |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent flour=Theme from supplier=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our energy supplier sends a bill every month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supplier:x2:1
# text = Our energy supplier sends a bill every month.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	supplier	supplier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | Our energy supplier | a bill |  |  | month |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop changed suppliers to get cheaper prices.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supplier:x3:1
# text = The shop changed suppliers to get cheaper prices.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	suppliers	supplier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | the shop | suppliers |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supplier=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | the shop *not said here* | cheaper prices |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer price=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A supplier sells 100 pencils for £5; how much is each pencil?

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supplier:x4:1
# text = A supplier sells 100 pencils for £5; how much is each pencil?
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	supplier	supplier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | a supplier | 100 pencils |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme for £=Asset |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | each much pencil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school's food supplier delivers every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supplier:x5:1
# text = The school's food supplier delivers every morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	supplier	supplier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	delivers	deliver	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | present | the school's food supplier |  |  |  | morning |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers are suppliers to supermarkets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supplier:x6:1
# text = Farmers are suppliers to supermarkets.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	suppliers	supplier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	supermarkets	supermarket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Farmers | suppliers |  |  |  | to supermarkets | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good suppliers deliver on time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supplier:x7:1
# text = Good suppliers deliver on time.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	suppliers	supplier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	deliver	deliver	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | present | Good suppliers |  |  |  | time |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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