favouritism Who acts: Favouritism, teacher, parent, good teacher, Mum, people · What happens: be, treat, choose, give, accuse, make · To what, where: one person, same pupil, more, one child, coach, brothers · Speech: someone speaks here
«favouritism» 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: favouritism in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Favouritism is unfairly treating one person or group better than others, for example a teacher always choosing the same pupil or a parent giving one child more.
The tree, 27 words nsubj cop advcl nummod obj cc conj advmod case obl punct case obl det nsubj advmod acl:relcl det amod obj cc det conj acl nummod obj obj punct root Favouritism NOUN is AUX unfairly ADJ treating VERB one NUM person NOUN or CCONJ group NOUN better ADJ than ADP others NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN a DET teacher NOUN always ADV choosing VERB the DET same ADJ pupil NOUN or CCONJ a DET parent NOUN giving VERB one NUM child NOUN more ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Favouritism favouritism NOUN Number=Sing 3 unfairly nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 unfairly cop 3 unfairly unfairly ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 treating treat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 unfairly advcl 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 person nummod 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 treating obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 group cc 8 group group NOUN Number=Sing 6 person conj 9 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 treating advmod 10 than than ADP _ 11 others case 11 others other NOUN Number=Plur 9 better obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 example punct 13 for for ADP _ 14 example case 14 example example NOUN Number=Sing 4 treating obl 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 teacher det 16 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 18 choosing nsubj 17 always always ADV PronType=Tot 18 choosing advmod 18 choosing choose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 example acl:relcl 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 pupil det 20 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 21 pupil amod 21 pupil pupil NOUN Number=Sing 18 choosing obj 22 or or CCONJ _ 24 parent cc 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 parent det 24 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 21 pupil conj 25 giving give VERB VerbForm=Ger 24 parent acl 26 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 27 child nummod 27 child child NOUN Number=Sing 25 giving obj 28 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 25 giving obj 29 . . PUNCT _ 3 unfairly punct
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1 is present Favouritism unfairly property tree rules 2 treat gerund Favouritism not said here one person or group for example vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent person=Recipient 3 choose gerund a teacher the same pupil or a parent always property vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Theme 4 give gerund a parent not said here more one child vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient more=Theme
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 The coach was accused of favouritism.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET coach NOUN was AUX accused VERB of ADP favouritism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 4 accused nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 accused aux:pass 4 accused accuse VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 favouritism case 6 favouritism favouritism NOUN Number=Sing 4 accused obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 accused punct
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1 accuse past · passive the coach of favouritism vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme of favouritism=Attribute
Example 2 Jacob's favouritism towards Joseph made his brothers jealous.
nmod:poss case nsubj case nmod nmod:poss obj xcomp punct root Jacob PROPN 's PART favouritism NOUN towards ADP Joseph PROPN made VERB his PRON brothers NOUN jealous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jacob Jacob PROPN Number=Sing 3 favouritism nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Jacob case 3 favouritism favouritism NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj 4 towards towards ADP _ 5 Joseph case 5 Joseph Joseph PROPN Number=Sing 3 favouritism nmod 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 brothers nmod:poss 8 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 6 made obj 9 jealous jealous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 made xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make past Jacob's favouritism towards Joseph favouritism's brothers jealous property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset brother=Product
Example 3 A good teacher avoids favouritism.
det amod nsubj obj punct root A DET good ADJ teacher NOUN avoids VERB favouritism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 teacher det 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 teacher amod 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 avoids nsubj 4 avoids avoid VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 favouritism favouritism NOUN Number=Sing 4 avoids obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 avoids punct
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1 avoid present a good teacher favouritism vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent favouritism=Location
Example 4 Mum says there is no favouritism in our house.
nsubj expl ccomp det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Mum NOUN says VERB there PRON is VERB no DET favouritism NOUN in ADP our PRON house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 there there PRON PronType=Dem 4 is expl 4 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 says ccomp 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 6 favouritism det 6 favouritism favouritism NOUN Number=Sing 4 is nsubj 7 in in ADP _ 9 house case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 house nmod:poss 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing 6 favouritism nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 be present no favouritism in our house there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Favouritism can make people feel left out.
nsubj aux obj xcomp xcomp compound:prt punct root Favouritism NOUN can AUX make VERB people NOUN feel VERB left VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Favouritism favouritism NOUN Number=Sing 3 make nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 make aux 3 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 make obj 5 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 make xcomp 6 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 feel xcomp 7 out out ADP _ 6 left compound:prt 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 make punct
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1 make can Favouritism people tree rules 2 feel infinitive people not said here vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 leave out participle people not said here vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The other workers complained about favouritism.
det amod nsubj case obl punct root The DET other ADJ workers NOUN complained VERB about ADP favouritism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 workers det 2 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 3 workers amod 3 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 4 complained nsubj 4 complained complain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 about about ADP _ 6 favouritism case 6 favouritism favouritism NOUN Number=Sing 4 complained obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 complained punct
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1 complain speech: other past the other workers about favouritism vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about favouritism=Topic
Example 7 Picking teams by drawing names stops favouritism.
csubj obj mark advcl obj obj punct root Picking VERB teams NOUN by SCONJ drawing VERB names NOUN stops VERB favouritism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Picking pick VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 stops csubj 2 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 1 Picking obj 3 by by SCONJ _ 4 drawing mark 4 drawing draw VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Picking advcl 5 names name NOUN Number=Plur 4 drawing obj 6 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 favouritism favouritism NOUN Number=Sing 6 stops obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 stops punct
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1 pick gerund teams vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Patient 2 draw gerund names vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme 3 stop present Picking favouritism vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality favouritism=Eventuality
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