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title: tutor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tutor» in the school dictionary: A tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tutor

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**Who acts:** tutor, teacher, form tutor, him, We, Big sister · **What happens:** be, teach, look, take, guide, mean · **To what, where:** teacher, one pupil, home, register, students, someone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«tutor» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [tutor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tutor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:m1:1
# text = A tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tutor	tutor	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	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	after	after	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tutor | a teacher |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | a teacher |  | one pupil or a small group | home or school |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pupil=Recipient |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A form tutor is the teacher who looks after a class in secondary school and takes the register.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:m2:1
# text = A form tutor is the teacher who looks after a class in secondary school and takes the register.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	secondary	secondary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	register	register	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a form tutor | the teacher |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | the teacher |  |  |  | after a class | in secondary school | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in school=Theme |
| 3 | **take** | present | the teacher *not said here* | the register |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent register=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tutor teaches and guides students.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:m3:1
# text = A tutor teaches and guides students.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	guides	guide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | a tutor |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **guide** | present | a tutor *not said here* | students |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent student=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To tutor means to teach someone in this way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:m4:1
# text = To tutor means to teach someone in this way.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	teach	teach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | tutor |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | tutor *not said here* |  | someone | this way |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My tutor comes on Wednesdays to help with spelling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:x1:1
# text = My tutor comes on Wednesdays to help with spelling.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Wednesdays	Wednesday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | My tutor |  |  |  | wednesday |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | My tutor *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with spelling | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with spelling=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our form tutor reads the notices every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:x2:1
# text = Our form tutor reads the notices every morning.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	notices	notice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Our form tutor | the notices |  |  | morning |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notice=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She tutors younger kids in reading.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:x3:1
# text = She tutors younger kids in reading.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tutors	tutor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tutor helped him get ready for the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:x4:1
# text = A tutor helped him get ready for the test.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | a tutor | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We discussed the trip in tutor time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:x5:1
# text = We discussed the trip in tutor time.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	discussed	discuss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discuss** *speech: other* | past | We | the trip |  |  | in tutor time |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Big sister tutored me in fractions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:x6:1
# text = Big sister tutored me in fractions.
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tutored	tutor	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fractions	fraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tutor** | past | Big sister |  | me | fractions |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tutor charges £20 an hour; how much for 3 hours?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:x7:1
# text = The tutor charges £20 an hour; how much for 3 hours?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	charges	charge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | present | the tutor |  |  |  | hour |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location £=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So one day he went to his tutor and said:

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tutor:x8:1
# text = So one day he went to his tutor and said:
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  | his tutor | day |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to tutor=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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