unjustly
Who acts: way, brother, I · What happens: treat, not be, punish, do, rule, feel · To what, where: someone, they, way, She, old king, I
«unjustly» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: unjustly in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
If someone is treated unjustly, they are treated unfairly, in a way that is not right.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 treated | mark |
| 2 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 treated | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 treated | aux:pass |
| 4 | treated | treat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 treated | advcl |
| 5 | unjustly | unjustly | ADV | _ | 4 treated | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 treated | punct |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 treated | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 treated | aux:pass |
| 9 | treated | treat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 10 | unfairly | unfairly | ADV | _ | 9 treated | advmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 way | punct |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 way | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 way | det |
| 14 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 treated | obl |
| 15 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 right | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 right | cop |
| 17 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 18 right | advmod |
| 18 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 way | acl:relcl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 treated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treat a condition, not said to happen | present · passive | someone | unjustly property | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | treat | present · passive | they | a way | unfairly property | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | |||
| 3 | not is | present | a way | right property | tree rules |
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
She was punished unjustly for something her brother did.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 punished | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 punished | aux:pass |
| 3 | punished | punish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | unjustly | unjustly | ADV | _ | 3 punished | advmod |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 something | case |
| 6 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 punished | obl |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 brother | nmod:poss |
| 8 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 did | nsubj |
| 9 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 something | acl:relcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 punished | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punish | past · passive | She | for something; unjustly property | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Patient for something=Theme | ||||
| 2 | do | past | her brother | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
The old king had ruled unjustly for years.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 king | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 king | amod |
| 3 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 ruled | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 ruled | aux |
| 5 | ruled | rule | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | unjustly | unjustly | ADV | _ | 5 ruled | advmod |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 years | case |
| 8 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 ruled | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 ruled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rule | past · perfect · passive | the old king | year | unjustly property | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Result |
Example 3
I felt I had been treated unjustly.
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 | 2 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 treated | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 treated | aux |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 treated | aux:pass |
| 6 | treated | treat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 felt | ccomp |
| 7 | unjustly | unjustly | ADV | _ | 6 treated | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 felt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | I | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | treat | past · perfect · passive | I | unjustly property | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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