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unmerited

Who acts: Unmerited, praise, he, his, punishment, Christians · What happens: mean, not deserve, be, copy, work, believe · To what, where: work, unmerited favour, everyone · Speech: someone speaks here

«unmerited» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: unmerited in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Unmerited means not deserved, whether good or bad (formal).

nsubjadvmodccomppunctmarknsubjccconjpunctparataxispunctpunctrootUnmeritedPROPNmeansVERBnotPARTdeservedVERB,PUNCTwhetherSCONJgoodADJorCCONJbadADJ(PUNCTformalADJ)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UnmeritedUnmeritedPROPNNumber=Sing2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3notnotPARTPolarity=Neg4 deservedadvmod
4deserveddeserveVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 meansccomp
5,,PUNCT_11 formalpunct
6whetherwhetherSCONJ_11 formalmark
7goodgoodADJDegree=Pos11 formalnsubj
8ororCCONJ_9 badcc
9badbadADJDegree=Pos7 goodconj
10((PUNCT_11 formalpunct
11formalformalADJDegree=Pos4 deservedparataxis
12))PUNCT_11 formalpunct
13..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentUnmeritedvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2not deserveparticipletree 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

The praise was unmerited, because he had copied his work.

detnsubjcoppunctmarknsubjauxadvclnmod:possobjpunctrootTheDETpraiseNOUNwasAUXunmeritedADJ,PUNCTbecauseSCONJhePRONhadAUXcopiedVERBhisPRONworkNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 praisedet
2praisepraiseNOUNNumber=Sing4 unmeritednsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 unmeritedcop
4unmeritedunmeritedADJDegree=Posrootroot
5,,PUNCT_9 copiedpunct
6becausebecauseSCONJ_9 copiedmark
7hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 copiednsubj
8hadhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 copiedaux
9copiedcopyVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part4 unmeritedadvcl
10hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs11 worknmod:poss
11workworkNOUNNumber=Sing9 copiedobj
12..PUNCT_4 unmeritedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe praiseunmerited propertytree rules
2copypast · perfecthehis workvn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme
3workhis = henom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The punishment was unmerited.

detnsubjcoppunctrootTheDETpunishmentNOUNwasAUXunmeritedADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 punishmentdet
2punishmentpunishmentNOUNNumber=Sing4 unmeritednsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 unmeritedcop
4unmeritedunmeritedADJDegree=Posrootroot
5..PUNCT_4 unmeritedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe punishmentunmerited propertytree rules

Example 3

Christians believe grace is God's unmerited favour.

nsubjnsubjcopnmod:posscaseamodccomppunctrootChristiansPROPNbelieveVERBgraceNOUNisAUXGodPROPN'sPARTunmeritedADJfavourNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ChristiansChristianPROPNNumber=Plur2 believensubj
2believebelieveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3gracegraceNOUNNumber=Sing8 favournsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 favourcop
5GodGodPROPNNumber=Sing8 favournmod:poss
6's'sPART_5 Godcase
7unmeritedunmeritedADJDegree=Pos8 favouramod
8favourfavourNOUNNumber=Sing2 believeccomp
9..PUNCT_2 believepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1believepresentChristiansvn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2is apresentgraceGod's unmerited favourtree rules

Example 4

She felt her prize was unmerited.

nsubjnmod:possnsubjcopccomppunctrootShePRONfeltVERBherPRONprizeNOUNwasAUXunmeritedADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 feltnsubj
2feltfeelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 prizenmod:poss
4prizeprizeNOUNNumber=Sing6 unmeritednsubj
5wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 unmeritedcop
6unmeritedunmeritedADJDegree=Pos2 feltccomp
7..PUNCT_2 feltpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1feelpastShevn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2ispasther prizeunmerited propertytree rules

Example 5

His unmerited good luck surprised everyone.

nmod:possamodamodnsubjobjpunctrootHisPRONunmeritedADJgoodADJluckNOUNsurprisedVERBeveryonePRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 lucknmod:poss
2unmeritedunmeritedADJDegree=Pos4 luckamod
3goodgoodADJDegree=Pos4 luckamod
4luckluckNOUNNumber=Sing5 surprisednsubj
5surprisedsurpriseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6everyoneeveryonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Tot5 surprisedobj
7..PUNCT_5 surprisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1surprisepastHis unmerited good luckeveryonevn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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