ignorant

Who acts: Rude example, I, settlers, It, you, That · What happens: not know, not say, not be, be, not run, mean · To what, where: hello, hall, ignorant, crime, more, ignorant comment · Speech: someone speaks here

«ignorant» 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: ignorant in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Not knowing about something; without information: «ignorant of the rules».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 knowing	advmod
2	knowing	know	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	about	about	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 knowing	obl
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 information	punct
6	without	without	ADP	_	7 information	case
7	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nmod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 ignorant	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 ignorant	punct
10	ignorant	ignorant	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 information	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 rules	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 rules	det
13	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 ignorant	nmod
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 ignorant	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 knowing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not know	gerund						about something	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about something=Stimulus

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

Without much education or knowledge in general.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Without	without	ADP	_	3 education	case
2	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 education	amod
3	education	education	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 knowledge	cc
5	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 education	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 general	case
7	general	general	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 knowledge	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 education	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, UK and Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

Rude or bad-mannered, for example not saying hello: «Don't be so ignorant!».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 example	amod
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 mannered	cc
3	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 mannered	amod
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 bad	punct
5	mannered	mannered	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Rude	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 example	punct
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 example	case
8	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 saying	nsubj
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 saying	advmod
10	saying	say	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
11	hello	hello	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 saying	obj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 ignorant	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 ignorant	punct
14	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	18 ignorant	aux
15	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 ignorant	advmod
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	18 ignorant	cop
17	so	so	ADV	_	18 ignorant	advmod
18	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 saying	ccomp
19	!	!	PUNCT	_	18 ignorant	punct
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 ignorant	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 saying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not say speech: express	gerund	Rude example	hello					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic
2	not is in a quote	infinitive · do-support						ignorant property	tree rules

Example 1

I was ignorant of the rule, so I didn't know I couldn't run in the hall.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 ignorant	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 ignorant	cop
3	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 rule	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rule	det
6	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ignorant	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 know	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	12 know	advmod
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 know	nsubj
10	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 know	aux
11	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 know	advmod
12	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 ignorant	parataxis
13	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 run	nsubj
14	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 run	aux
15	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 run	advmod
16	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 know	ccomp
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 hall	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 hall	det
19	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 run	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ignorant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	I		of the rule; ignorant property	tree rules
2	not know	past · do-support	I			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	not run	could	I	the hall		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hall=Trajectory

Example 2

The settlers were ignorant of the dangers of the desert.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 settlers	det
2	settlers	settler	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ignorant	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 ignorant	cop
4	ignorant	ignorant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 dangers	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 dangers	det
7	dangers	danger	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ignorant	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 desert	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 desert	det
10	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dangers	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ignorant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the settlers	ignorant				of the dangers of the desert	tree rules

Example 3

It is not a crime to be ignorant; it just means you have more to learn.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 crime	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 crime	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 crime	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 crime	det
5	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	8 ignorant	mark
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 ignorant	cop
8	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 crime	acl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 means	nsubj
11	just	just	ADV	_	12 means	advmod
12	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 crime	parataxis
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 have	nsubj
14	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 means	ccomp
15	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	14 have	obj
16	to	to	PART	_	17 learn	mark
17	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 more	acl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 crime	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	It	a crime		tree rules
2	is	to-infinitive			ignorant property	tree rules
3	mean	present	it			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	have	present	you	more		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient
5	learn	to-infinitive				vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

That was an ignorant comment about other countries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 comment	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 comment	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 comment	det
4	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 comment	amod
5	comment	comment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 countries	case
7	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 countries	amod
8	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 comment	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 comment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	That	a ignorant comment				about other countries	tree rules

Example 5

Don't be ignorant — say thank you to the driver! (UK)

Sentence 1: Don't be ignorant — say thank you to the driver!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 ignorant	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 ignorant	cop
4	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Do	obj
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	6 say	punct
6	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Do	parataxis
7	thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 say	ccomp
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 thank	obj
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 driver	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 driver	det
11	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 thank	obl
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is	infinitive			ignorant property	tree rules
3	say speech: assert	infinitive				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	thank speech: thank	present		you	to the driver	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

Sentence 2: (UK)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

People long ago were ignorant of germs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 ignorant	nsubj
2	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 ago	advmod
3	ago	ago	ADV	_	1 People	advmod
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 ignorant	cop
5	ignorant	ignorant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 germs	case
7	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 ignorant	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ignorant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	People					of germs; ignorant property	tree rules

Example 7

The vizier's son pretended to be utterly ignorant of the place and people.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vizier	det
2	vizier	vizier	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 son	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 vizier	case
4	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pretended	nsubj
5	pretended	pretend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	9 ignorant	mark
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 ignorant	cop
8	utterly	utterly	ADV	_	9 ignorant	advmod
9	ignorant	ignorant	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pretended	ccomp
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 place	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 place	det
12	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ignorant	nmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 people	cc
14	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 place	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pretended	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pretend	past	the vizier's son						tree rules
2	is a	to-infinitive	the vizier's son not said here	ignorant				of the place and people; utterly property	tree rules

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