prejudice Who acts: you, person, them, they, Prejudice, It · What happens: make, know, come, look, prejudice, mean · To what, where: unfair opinion, person, someone, them, facts, people · Speech: someone speaks here
«prejudice» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: prejudice in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An unfair opinion about a person or group, made before you know them, often because of their skin colour, religion, where they come from, or how they look.
The tree, 28 words det amod case det nmod cc conj punct acl mark nsubj advcl obj punct advmod case fixed nmod:poss compound conj punct conj punct advmod nsubj parataxis obl punct cc advmod nsubj conj punct root An DET unfair ADJ opinion NOUN about ADP a DET person NOUN or CCONJ group NOUN , PUNCT made VERB before SCONJ you PRON know VERB them PRON , PUNCT often ADV because ADP of ADP their PRON skin NOUN colour NOUN , PUNCT religion NOUN , PUNCT where ADV they PRON come VERB from ADP , PUNCT or CCONJ how ADV they PRON look VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 opinion det 2 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 3 opinion amod 3 opinion opinion NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 about about ADP _ 6 person case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 person det 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing 3 opinion nmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 group cc 8 group group NOUN Number=Sing 6 person conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 made punct 10 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 opinion acl 11 before before SCONJ _ 13 know mark 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 know nsubj 13 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 made advcl 14 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 know obj 15 , , PUNCT _ 21 colour punct 16 often often ADV _ 21 colour advmod 17 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 21 colour case 18 of of ADP _ 17 because fixed 19 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 colour nmod:poss 20 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 21 colour compound 21 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 3 opinion conj 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 religion punct 23 religion religion NOUN Number=Sing 3 opinion conj 24 , , PUNCT _ 27 come punct 25 where where ADV PronType=Rel 27 come advmod 26 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 27 come nsubj 27 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 opinion parataxis 28 from from ADP _ 27 come obl 29 , , PUNCT _ 33 look punct 30 or or CCONJ _ 33 look cc 31 how how ADV PronType=Int 33 look advmod 32 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 33 look nsubj 33 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 come conj 34 . . PUNCT _ 3 opinion punct
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1 make participle a unfair opinion about a person or group and person's skin colour and religion not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 know present you person vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus 3 come present person vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 look present person vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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 To prejudice someone means to make them have an unfair opinion before they know the facts.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj xcomp det amod obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root To PART prejudice VERB someone PRON means VERB to PART make VERB them PRON have VERB an DET unfair ADJ opinion NOUN before SCONJ they PRON know VERB the DET facts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 prejudice mark 2 prejudice prejudice VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 prejudice obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 opinion det 10 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 11 opinion amod 11 opinion opinion NOUN Number=Sing 8 have obj 12 before before SCONJ _ 14 know mark 13 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 know nsubj 14 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 have advcl 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 facts det 16 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 14 know obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 prejudice to-infinitive someone tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive them = they tree rules 4 have not said to happen infinitive them = they not said here a unfair opinion vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Patient 5 know present they the facts vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer fact=Stimulus
Example 1 Prejudice means judging people before you know them.
nsubj xcomp obj mark nsubj advcl obj punct root Prejudice NOUN means VERB judging VERB people NOUN before SCONJ you PRON know VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prejudice prejudice NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 judging judge VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 judging obj 5 before before SCONJ _ 7 know mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 know nsubj 7 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 judging advcl 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 know obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Prejudice vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 judge not said to happen gerund Prejudice not said here people vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent people=Value 3 know present you people vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus
Example 2 It is prejudice to think girls cannot play football.
nsubj cop mark acl nsubj aux advmod ccomp obj punct root It PRON is AUX prejudice NOUN to PART think VERB girls NOUN can AUX not PART play VERB football 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 3 prejudice nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 prejudice cop 3 prejudice prejudice NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 to to PART _ 5 think mark 5 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 prejudice acl 6 girls girl NOUN Number=Plur 9 play nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 play aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 play advmod 9 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 think ccomp 10 football football NOUN Number=Sing 9 play obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 prejudice punct
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1 is a present It prejudice tree rules 2 think speech: other to-infinitive vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 not play can girls football vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme
Example 3 The book is about a boy who faces prejudice at his new school.
det nsubj cop case det nsubj acl:relcl obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET book NOUN is AUX about ADP a DET boy NOUN who PRON faces VERB prejudice NOUN at ADP his PRON new ADJ school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 book det 2 book book NOUN Number=Sing 6 boy nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 boy cop 4 about about ADP _ 6 boy case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 boy det 6 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 faces nsubj 8 faces face VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 boy acl:relcl 9 prejudice prejudice NOUN Number=Sing 8 faces obj 10 at at ADP _ 13 school case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 school nmod:poss 12 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 13 school amod 13 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 faces obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 boy punct
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1 is present the book about a boy tree rules 2 face present a boy prejudice boy's new school vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent prejudice=Destination
Example 4 We talked about how to stand up to prejudice.
nsubj mark advmod mark ccomp compound:prt mark advcl punct root We PRON talked VERB about SCONJ how ADV to PART stand VERB up ADP to PART prejudice VERB . 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 talked nsubj 2 talked talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 about about SCONJ _ 6 stand mark 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 stand advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 stand mark 6 stand stand VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 talked ccomp 7 up up ADP _ 6 stand compound:prt 8 to to PART _ 9 prejudice mark 9 prejudice prejudice VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 stand advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 talked punct
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1 talk past We tree rules 2 stand up to-infinitive We not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 prejudice to-infinitive We not said here tree rules
Example 5 He was prejudiced against the new team because they came from another town.
nsubj aux:pass case det amod obl mark nsubj advcl case det obl punct root He PRON was AUX prejudiced VERB against ADP the DET new ADJ team NOUN because SCONJ they PRON came VERB from ADP another DET town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 prejudiced nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 prejudiced aux:pass 3 prejudiced prejudice VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 against against ADP _ 7 team case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 team det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 team amod 7 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 prejudiced obl 8 because because SCONJ _ 10 came mark 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 came nsubj 10 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 prejudiced advcl 11 from from ADP _ 13 town case 12 another another DET PronType=Ind 13 town det 13 town town NOUN Number=Sing 10 came obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 prejudiced punct
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1 prejudice past · passive He against the new team tree rules 2 come past they another town vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from town=Initial_Location
Example 6 Getting to know people helps to break down prejudice.
csubj mark xcomp obj mark xcomp compound:prt obj punct root Getting VERB to PART know VERB people NOUN helps VERB to PART break VERB down ADP prejudice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Getting get VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 helps csubj 2 to to PART _ 3 know mark 3 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Getting xcomp 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 know obj 5 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 break mark 7 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 helps xcomp 8 down down ADP _ 7 break compound:prt 9 prejudice prejudice NOUN Number=Sing 7 break obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 helps punct
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1 get gerund vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 know to-infinitive people vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus 3 help present Getting vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 break down to-infinitive Getting not said here prejudice vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prejudice=Patient
Example 7 Martin Luther King Jr. worked to end prejudice against Black Americans.
nsubj flat nmod:desc flat mark xcomp obj case amod obl punct root Martin PROPN Luther PROPN King PROPN Jr. PROPN worked VERB to PART end VERB prejudice NOUN against ADP Black ADJ Americans PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Martin Martin PROPN Number=Sing 5 worked nsubj 2 Luther Luther PROPN Number=Sing 1 Martin flat 3 King King PROPN Number=Sing 4 Jr. nmod:desc 4 Jr. Jr. PROPN Number=Sing 1 Martin flat 5 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 end mark 7 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 worked xcomp 8 prejudice prejudice NOUN Number=Sing 7 end obj 9 against against ADP _ 11 Americans case 10 Black Black ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Americans amod 11 Americans American PROPN Number=Plur 7 end obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 worked punct
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1 work past Martin vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 end to-infinitive Martin not said here prejudice against Black Americans vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality prejudice=Eventuality
Example 8 Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one’s prejudices.”
The tree, 13 words nsubj det obj advmod punct cc conj advmod case det nmod:poss case obl punct punct root Travel NOUN improves VERB the DET mind NOUN wonderfully ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ does VERB away ADV with ADP all DET one NOUN ’s PART prejudices NOUN . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Travel travel NOUN Number=Sing 2 improves nsubj 2 improves improve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 mind det 4 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 2 improves obj 5 wonderfully wonderfully ADV _ 2 improves advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 does punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 does cc 8 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 improves conj 9 away away ADV _ 8 does advmod 10 with with ADP _ 14 prejudices case 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 12 one det 12 one one NOUN Number=Sing 14 prejudices nmod:poss 13 ’s 's PART _ 12 one case 14 prejudices prejudice NOUN Number=Plur 8 does obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 improves punct 16 ” " PUNCT _ 2 improves punct
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1 improve present Travel the mind wonderfully property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mind=Patient 2 do away present Travel not said here with all one's prejudices; away property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 prejudice all one nom prejudice «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
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