misconception Who acts: many people, people, It, common misconception, misconception, Earth · What happens: share, misunderstand, be, clear up, misconceive, remember · To what, where: belief, common misconception, misconception, misconceptions, maths misconception, poster · Speech: someone speaks here
«misconception» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: misconception in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A wrong idea or belief about something, often one that many people share because they misunderstood it.
The tree, 17 words det amod cc conj case nmod punct advmod appos obj amod nsubj acl:relcl mark nsubj ccomp obj punct root A DET wrong ADJ idea NOUN or CCONJ belief NOUN about ADP something PRON , PUNCT often ADV one NUM that PRON many ADJ people NOUN share VERB because SCONJ they PRON misunderstood VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 idea det 2 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 idea amod 3 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 belief cc 5 belief belief NOUN Number=Sing 3 idea conj 6 about about ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 belief nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 one punct 9 often often ADV _ 10 one advmod 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 something appos 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 share obj 12 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 13 people amod 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 14 share nsubj 14 share share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 one acl:relcl 15 because because SCONJ _ 17 misunderstood mark 16 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 misunderstood nsubj 17 misunderstood misunderstand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 share ccomp 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 misunderstood obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 idea punct
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1 share present many people tree rules 2 misunderstand past people belief vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=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.
Example 1 It is a common misconception that bats are blind.
nsubj cop det amod nsubj nsubj cop acl:relcl punct root It PRON is AUX a DET common ADJ misconception NOUN that PRON bats NOUN are AUX blind ADJ . PUNCT 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 misconception nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 misconception cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 misconception det 4 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 5 misconception amod 5 misconception misconception NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 blind nsubj 7 bats bat NOUN Number=Plur 9 blind nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 blind cop 9 blind blind ADJ Degree=Pos 5 misconception acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 misconception punct
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1 is a present It a common misconception tree rules 2 is present a common misconception blind property tree rules
Example 2 A misconception is that summer happens because Earth is closer to the Sun – it is really because of Earth's tilt.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop mark nsubj mark nsubj cop advcl case det obl punct nsubj cop advmod case fixed nmod:poss case obl punct root A DET misconception NOUN is AUX that SCONJ summer NOUN happens VERB because SCONJ Earth PROPN is AUX closer ADJ to ADP the DET Sun PROPN – PUNCT it PRON is AUX really ADV because ADP of ADP Earth PROPN 's PART tilt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 misconception det 2 misconception misconception NOUN Number=Sing 6 happens nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 happens cop 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 happens mark 5 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 6 happens nsubj 6 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 because because SCONJ _ 10 closer mark 8 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 10 closer nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 closer cop 10 closer close ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 happens advcl 11 to to ADP _ 13 Sun case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Sun det 13 Sun Sun PROPN Number=Sing 10 closer obl 14 – - PUNCT _ 22 tilt punct 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 tilt nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 tilt cop 17 really really ADV _ 22 tilt advmod 18 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 22 tilt case 19 of of ADP _ 18 because fixed 20 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 22 tilt nmod:poss 21 's 's PART _ 20 Earth case 22 tilt tilt NOUN Number=Sing 6 happens obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 happens punct
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1 is present a misconception happen property tree rules 2 is present Earth to the Sun; close property tree rules 3 is present misconception because Earth's tilt tree rules
Example 3 The teacher cleared up our misconception about fractions.
det nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss obj case obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN cleared VERB up ADP our PRON misconception NOUN about ADP fractions NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 cleared nsubj 3 cleared clear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 cleared compound:prt 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 misconception nmod:poss 6 misconception misconception NOUN Number=Sing 3 cleared obj 7 about about ADP _ 8 fractions case 8 fractions fraction NOUN Number=Plur 3 cleared obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 cleared punct
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1 clear up past the teacher our misconception about fractions vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent misconception=Source 2 misconceive our nom misconception «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 It's a misconception that goldfish only remember for three seconds.
nsubj cop det nsubj nsubj advmod acl:relcl case nummod obl punct root It PRON 's AUX a DET misconception NOUN that PRON goldfish NOUN only ADV remember VERB for ADP three NUM seconds NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 misconception nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 misconception cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 misconception det 4 misconception misconception NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 remember nsubj 6 goldfish goldfish NOUN Number=Sing 8 remember nsubj 7 only only ADV _ 8 remember advmod 8 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 misconception acl:relcl 9 for for ADP _ 11 seconds case 10 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 seconds nummod 11 seconds second NOUN Number=Plur 8 remember obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 misconception punct
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1 is a present It a misconception tree rules 2 remember infinitive a misconception second vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Many people have misconceptions about wolves.
amod nsubj obj case nmod punct root Many ADJ people NOUN have VERB misconceptions NOUN about ADP wolves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 misconceptions misconception NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj 5 about about ADP _ 6 wolves case 6 wolves wolf NOUN Number=Plur 4 misconceptions nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present Many people misconceptions about wolves vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent misconception=Patient
Example 6 «Multiplying always makes bigger» is a maths misconception: 6 × 0.5 = 3.
The tree, 13 words punct csubj advmod csubj xcomp punct cop det compound punct appos case nmod case nmod punct root « PUNCT Multiplying VERB always ADV makes VERB bigger ADJ » PUNCT is AUX a DET maths NOUN misconception NOUN : PUNCT 6 NUM × SYM 0.5 NUM = SYM 3 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 makes punct 2 Multiplying multiply VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 makes csubj 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 makes advmod 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 misconception csubj 5 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 makes xcomp 6 » » PUNCT _ 4 makes punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 misconception cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 misconception det 9 maths maths NOUN Number=Sing 10 misconception compound 10 misconception misconception NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 : : PUNCT _ 12 6 punct 12 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 misconception appos 13 × × SYM _ 14 0.5 case 14 0.5 0.5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 6 nmod 15 = = SYM _ 16 3 case 16 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 6 nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 misconception punct
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1 multiply in a quote gerund vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 make in a quote present Multiplying always, big property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 is a present a maths misconception tree rules
Example 7 We made a poster of science misconceptions.
nsubj det obj case compound nmod punct root We PRON made VERB a DET poster NOUN of ADP science NOUN misconceptions NOUN . PUNCT 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 poster det 4 poster poster NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 misconceptions case 6 science science NOUN Number=Sing 7 misconceptions compound 7 misconceptions misconception NOUN Number=Plur 4 poster nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We a poster of science misconceptions vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Product 2 post science misconceptions nom poster «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 8 Lightning can strike the same place twice – the opposite is a misconception.
nsubj aux det amod obj advmod punct det nsubj cop det parataxis punct root Lightning NOUN can AUX strike VERB the DET same ADJ place NOUN twice ADV – PUNCT the DET opposite NOUN is AUX a DET misconception NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lightning lightning NOUN Number=Sing 3 strike nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 strike aux 3 strike strike VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 place det 5 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 6 place amod 6 place place NOUN Number=Sing 3 strike obj 7 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 strike advmod 8 – - PUNCT _ 13 misconception punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 opposite det 10 opposite opposite NOUN Number=Sing 13 misconception nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 misconception cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 misconception det 13 misconception misconception NOUN Number=Sing 3 strike parataxis 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 strike punct
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1 strike can Lightning the same place twice property vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Patient 2 is a present the opposite a misconception tree rules
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