Social Responsibility Vocabulary

noun a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or charity

• The church encourages its members to tithe 10% of their income.
• My grandmother always reminds me to tithe when I get my allowance.
• I heard that guy never tithes, even though he's always talking about how much money he makes.
• In a way, volunteering your time can be seen as a tithe to the community.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it).

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.

• It is important to pay it forward by helping others in need without expecting anything in return.
• Hey, remember to pay it forward and do something nice for someone today!
• Don't forget to pay it forward and spread some good vibes around!
• The concept of paying it forward is like planting seeds of kindness that will grow and benefit others in the future.