fairness

Who acts: Fairness, everyone, he, Taking, We, good referee · What happens: mean, treat, follow, not cheat, favour, have · To what, where: people, rules, anyone, pale skin, great beauty, everyone

«fairness» 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: fairness in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Fairness means treating people equally and justly, following the rules, and not cheating or favouring anyone.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	treating	treat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 treating	obj
5	equally	equally	ADV	_	3 treating	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 justly	cc
7	justly	justly	ADV	_	5 equally	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 following	punct
9	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 treating	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 rules	det
11	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 following	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 cheating	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 cheating	cc
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 cheating	advmod
15	cheating	cheat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 treating	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 favouring	cc
17	favouring	favour	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	15 cheating	conj
18	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	17 favouring	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Fairness				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	treat not said to happen	gerund	Fairness not said here		people	equally property	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient
3	follow	gerund	Fairness not said here	the rules			vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme
4	not cheat	gerund	Fairness not said here				vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	favour	gerund	Fairness not said here	anyone			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.

Meaning 2

Fairness can mean having a pale skin or light hair (old use).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 mean	xcomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 skin	det
6	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 skin	amod
7	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 having	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 hair	cc
9	light	light	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 hair	amod
10	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 skin	conj
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 use	punct
12	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 use	amod
13	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hair	appos
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 use	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Fairness						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have not said to happen	gerund	Fairness not said here	a pale skin or light hair					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient

Meaning 3

Fairness can also mean great beauty (old use).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 beauty	amod
6	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obj
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 use	punct
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 use	amod
9	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 beauty	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 use	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Fairness	great beauty					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beauty=Topic

Example 1

The teacher's fairness made everyone trust her.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fairness	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 teacher	case
4	fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	nsubj
5	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	5 made	obj
7	trust	trust	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 made	xcomp
8	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 trust	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the teacher's fairness	everyone					tree rules
2	trust	infinitive	everyone not said here	fairness					vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme

Example 2

In fairness, he did try his best.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 fairness	case
2	fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 try	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 fairness	punct
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 try	nsubj
5	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 try	aux
6	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 best	nmod:poss
8	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 try	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past · do-support	he	his best		fairness			vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality

Example 3

Taking turns is about fairness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Taking	take	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 fairness	csubj
2	turns	turn	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Taking	obj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 fairness	cop
4	about	about	ADP	_	5 fairness	case
5	fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fairness	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	gerund		turns					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turn=Theme
2	is	present	Taking					about fairness	tree rules

Example 4

Fairness means the same rules for everyone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rules	det
4	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 rules	amod
5	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 means	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 everyone	case
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	5 rules	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Fairness	the same rules				for everyone	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot rule=Theme for everyone=Attribute

Example 5

We shared the 12 sweets with fairness: 4 each for 3 friends.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 shared	nsubj
2	shared	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sweets	det
4	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 sweets	nummod
5	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 shared	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 fairness	case
7	fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shared	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 4	punct
9	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 shared	obl:unmarked
10	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	9 4	advmod
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 friends	case
12	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 friends	nummod
13	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 shared	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	share	past	We	the 12 sweets				with fairness; for 3 friends; 4 obl:unmarked	tree rules

Example 6

A good referee shows fairness to both teams.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 referee	det
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 referee	amod
3	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shows	nsubj
4	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shows	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 teams	case
7	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	8 teams	det
8	teams	team	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shows	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a good referee	fairness	both teams				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent fairness=Topic to team=Recipient

Example 7

Anyone who picked an apple gained admittance into the golden castle, and there in a silver room sat an enchanted Princess of surpassing fairness and beauty.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 picked	nsubj
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 picked	nsubj
3	picked	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 apple	det
5	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gained	nsubj
6	gained	gain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 picked	ccomp
7	admittance	admittance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gained	obj
8	into	into	ADP	_	11 castle	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 castle	det
10	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 castle	amod
11	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gained	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 sat	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 sat	cc
14	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	19 sat	expl
15	in	in	ADP	_	18 room	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 room	det
17	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 room	compound
18	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 there	obl
19	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 picked	conj
20	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 Princess	det
21	enchanted	enchant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	22 Princess	amod
22	Princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 sat	obj
23	of	of	SCONJ	_	24 surpassing	mark
24	surpassing	surpass	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	22 Princess	acl
25	fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 surpassing	obj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 beauty	cc
27	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 fairness	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 picked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	pick	past	Anyone			tree rules
2	gain	past	a apple	admittance	the golden castle	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent admittance=Theme
3	sit	past	Anyone not said here	a enchanted Princess	there	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location princess=Theme
4	enchant	participle				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
5	surpass	gerund	a enchanted Princess not said here	fairness and beauty		vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot fairness=Theme

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