racism Who acts: Racism, people, society, Martin, you, footballers · What happens: treat, think, be, race, disadvantage, not be · To what, where: people, unfair rules, society, groups, school, racism · Speech: someone speaks here
«racism» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: racism in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Racism is treating people unfairly, or thinking they are worse, because of their race, skin colour, nationality or ethnic group.
The tree, 20 words nsubj aux obj advmod punct cc conj nsubj cop ccomp punct case fixed nmod:poss parataxis punct compound conj punct conj cc amod conj punct root Racism NOUN is AUX treating VERB people NOUN unfairly ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ thinking VERB they PRON are AUX worse ADJ , PUNCT because ADP of ADP their PRON race NOUN , PUNCT skin NOUN colour NOUN , PUNCT nationality NOUN or CCONJ ethnic ADJ group NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Racism racism NOUN Number=Sing 3 treating nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 treating aux 3 treating treat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 treating obj 5 unfairly unfairly ADV _ 3 treating advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 thinking punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 thinking cc 8 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 treating conj 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 worse nsubj 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 worse cop 11 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 thinking ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 race punct 13 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 16 race case 14 of of ADP _ 13 because fixed 15 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 race nmod:poss 16 race race NOUN Number=Sing 3 treating parataxis 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 colour punct 18 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 19 colour compound 19 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 16 race conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 nationality punct 21 nationality nationality NOUN Number=Sing 16 race conj 22 or or CCONJ _ 24 group cc 23 ethnic ethnic ADJ Degree=Pos 24 group amod 24 group group NOUN Number=Sing 21 nationality conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 3 treating punct
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1 treat present · progressive Racism people unfairly property vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient 2 think speech: other gerund Racism not said here vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present people bad property tree rules 4 race people nom race «event intransitive»: poss=agent
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 Racism is also unfair rules or systems in a society that disadvantage some groups because of race.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop advmod amod cc conj case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj case fixed obl punct root Racism NOUN is AUX also ADV unfair ADJ rules NOUN or CCONJ systems NOUN in ADP a DET society NOUN that PRON disadvantage VERB some DET groups NOUN because ADP of ADP race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Racism racism NOUN Number=Sing 5 rules nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 rules cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 rules advmod 4 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 rules amod 5 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 systems cc 7 systems system NOUN Number=Plur 5 rules conj 8 in in ADP _ 10 society case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 society det 10 society society NOUN Number=Sing 5 rules nmod 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 disadvantage nsubj 12 disadvantage disadvantage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 society acl:relcl 13 some some DET PronType=Ind 14 groups det 14 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 12 disadvantage obj 15 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 17 race case 16 of of ADP _ 15 because fixed 17 race race NOUN Number=Sing 12 disadvantage obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 rules punct
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1 is a present Racism unfair rules or systems a society tree rules 2 disadvantage present a society some groups because race tree rules
Example 1 Racism is never acceptable at our school.
nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Racism NOUN is AUX never ADV acceptable ADJ at ADP our PRON school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Racism racism NOUN Number=Sing 4 acceptable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 acceptable cop 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 acceptable advmod 4 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 school case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 school nmod:poss 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 acceptable obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 acceptable punct
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1 not is present Racism our school acceptable property tree rules
Example 2 Martin Luther King Jr spoke out against racism.
nsubj flat flat flat compound:prt case obl punct root Martin PROPN Luther PROPN King PROPN Jr PROPN spoke VERB out ADP against ADP racism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Martin Martin PROPN Number=Sing 5 spoke nsubj 2 Luther Luther PROPN Number=Sing 1 Martin flat 3 King King PROPN Number=Sing 1 Martin flat 4 Jr Jr. PROPN Number=Sing 1 Martin flat 5 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 out out ADP _ 5 spoke compound:prt 7 against against ADP _ 8 racism case 8 racism racism NOUN Number=Sing 5 spoke obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 spoke punct
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1 speak out speech: other past Martin against racism vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 If you see racism, tell a trusted adult.
mark nsubj advcl obj punct det amod obj punct root If SCONJ you PRON see VERB racism NOUN , PUNCT tell VERB a DET trusted VERB adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 see mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 see nsubj 3 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 tell advcl 4 racism racism NOUN Number=Sing 3 see obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 3 see punct 6 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 adult det 8 trusted trust VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 adult amod 9 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 6 tell obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 tell punct
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1 see a condition, not said to happen present you racism vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer racism=Stimulus 2 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a trusted adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 3 trust participle vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The footballers knelt to show they stand against racism.
det nsubj mark xcomp nsubj ccomp case obl punct root The DET footballers NOUN knelt VERB to PART show VERB they PRON stand VERB against ADP racism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 footballers det 2 footballers footballer NOUN Number=Plur 3 knelt nsubj 3 knelt kneel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 show mark 5 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 knelt xcomp 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 stand nsubj 7 stand stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 show ccomp 8 against against ADP _ 9 racism case 9 racism racism NOUN Number=Sing 7 stand obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 knelt punct
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1 kneel past the footballers tree rules 2 show to-infinitive the footballers not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 stand present footballers = footballer racism vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against racism=Location
Example 5 Apartheid in South Africa was a system of racism.
nsubj case compound nmod cop det case nmod punct root Apartheid PROPN in ADP South PROPN Africa PROPN was AUX a DET system NOUN of ADP racism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Apartheid Apartheid PROPN Number=Sing 7 system nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 Africa case 3 South South PROPN Number=Sing 4 Africa compound 4 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 1 Apartheid nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 system cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 system det 7 system system NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 racism case 9 racism racism NOUN Number=Sing 7 system nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 system punct
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1 is a past Apartheid in South Africa a system of racism tree rules
Example 6 Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racism.
csubj compound obj case fixed nmod:poss compound obl cop punct root Calling VERB someone PRON names NOUN because ADP of ADP their PRON skin NOUN colour NOUN is AUX racism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 racism csubj 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 names compound 3 names name NOUN Number=Plur 1 Calling obj 4 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 8 colour case 5 of of ADP _ 4 because fixed 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 colour nmod:poss 7 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 8 colour compound 8 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 1 Calling obl 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 racism cop 10 racism racism NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 racism punct
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1 call gerund someone names because names's skin colour vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient 2 is a present Calling racism tree rules
Example 7 The book helped us understand how racism hurts people.
det nsubj obj xcomp advmod nsubj ccomp obj punct root The DET book NOUN helped VERB us PRON understand VERB how ADV racism NOUN hurts VERB people 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 3 helped nsubj 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 helped obj 5 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helped xcomp 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 hurts advmod 7 racism racism NOUN Number=Sing 8 hurts nsubj 8 hurts hurt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 understand ccomp 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 hurts obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
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1 help past the book us vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 understand infinitive us not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 hurt present racism people vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient
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