conformity

Who acts: most other people, Behaving, School uniforms, teenagers, Conformity, we · What happens: behave, expect, be, dye, rebel, test · To what, where: same way, agreement, hair, toy, same side, strong pressure

«conformity» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: conformity in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Behaving the same way as most other people or as the rules expect, instead of being different: «pressure towards conformity».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Behaving	behave	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	18 different	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 way	det
3	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 way	amod
4	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Behaving	obj
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 expect	mark
6	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	8 people	amod
7	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 people	amod
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 expect	nsubj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 rules	cc
10	as	as	ADP	_	12 rules	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 rules	det
12	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 people	conj
13	expect	expect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Behaving	advcl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 different	punct
15	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	18 different	mark
16	of	of	ADP	_	15 instead	fixed
17	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 different	cop
18	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
19	:	:	PUNCT	_	21 pressure	punct
20	«	«	PUNCT	_	21 pressure	punct
21	pressure	pressure	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 different	parataxis
22	towards	towards	ADP	_	23 conformity	case
23	conformity	conformity	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 pressure	nmod
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	21 pressure	punct
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 different	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	behave	gerund		the same way		tree rules
2	expect	present	most other people or the rules			vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	is	gerund	Behaving		pressure towards conformity parataxis; different property	tree rules

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Being in agreement with a rule, law or standard: «in conformity with the safety rules».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 agreement	cop
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 agreement	case
3	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 rule	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rule	det
6	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 agreement	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 law	punct
8	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rule	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 standard	cc
10	standard	standard	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rule	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 conformity	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 conformity	punct
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 conformity	case
14	conformity	conformity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 agreement	appos
15	with	with	ADP	_	18 rules	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 rules	det
17	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 rules	compound
18	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 conformity	nmod
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 conformity	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 agreement	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund				agreement		with a rule law or standard; conformity with the safety rules appos	tree rules

Example 1

School uniforms are partly about conformity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	School	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uniforms	compound
2	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 conformity	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 conformity	cop
4	partly	partly	ADV	_	6 conformity	advmod
5	about	about	ADP	_	6 conformity	case
6	conformity	conformity	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 conformity	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	School uniforms					about conformity; partly property	tree rules

Example 2

Some teenagers dye their hair to rebel against conformity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 teenagers	det
2	teenagers	teenager	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dye	nsubj
3	dye	dye	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hair	nmod:poss
5	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dye	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 rebel	mark
7	rebel	rebel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 dye	advcl
8	against	against	ADP	_	9 conformity	case
9	conformity	conformity	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rebel	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dye	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dye	present	some teenagers	teenagers's hair					vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient
2	rebel	to-infinitive	some teenagers not said here					against conformity	vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against conformity=Maleficiary

Example 3

The toy was tested for conformity with safety rules.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 toy	det
2	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tested	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 tested	aux:pass
4	tested	test	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 conformity	case
6	conformity	conformity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tested	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 rules	case
8	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rules	compound
9	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 conformity	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	test	past · passive		the toy				for conformity with safety rules	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for conformity=Attribute

Example 4

Conformity is not always bad: we all drive on the same side of the road.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Conformity	conformity	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bad	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 bad	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 bad	advmod
4	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	5 bad	advmod
5	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 drive	punct
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 drive	nsubj
8	all	all	ADV	_	9 drive	advmod
9	drive	drive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 bad	parataxis
10	on	on	ADP	_	13 side	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 side	det
12	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 side	amod
13	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 drive	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 road	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 road	det
16	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 side	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bad	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	Conformity					always, bad property	tree rules
2	drive	present	we			the same side of the road		all property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The story is about a girl who refuses to give in to conformity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 girl	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 girl	cop
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 girl	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 girl	det
6	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 refuses	nsubj
8	refuses	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 girl	acl:relcl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 give	mark
10	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 refuses	xcomp
11	in	in	ADP	_	10 give	compound:prt
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 conformity	case
13	conformity	conformity	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 give	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 girl	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	the story	about a girl	tree rules
2	refuse	present	a girl		vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	not give in	to-infinitive	a girl not said here	to conformity	vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to conformity=Theme

Example 6

Scientists ran a famous experiment showing how strong the pressure to conformity can be.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 experiment	det
4	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 experiment	amod
5	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 be	nsubj
6	showing	show	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 experiment	acl
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 strong	advmod
8	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pressure	amod
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 pressure	det
10	pressure	pressure	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 showing	obj
11	to	to	ADP	_	12 conformity	case
12	conformity	conformity	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 pressure	nmod
13	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 be	aux
14	be	be	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 ran	ccomp
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	run	past	Scientists			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	show	gerund	a famous experiment not said here	the strong pressure	conformity	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent pressure=Topic to conformity=Recipient
3	can	can	a famous experiment			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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📖 conformity

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Example 1

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