unreal

Who acts: Unreal, it, goal, price, dream, Winning · What happens: mean, seem, describe, be, believe, happen · To what, where: real, something, cup, unreal creatures, stories, concert · Speech: someone speaks here

«unreal» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: unreal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Unreal means not real; imaginary or seeming like a dream.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 real	advmod
4	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	obl
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 imaginary	punct
6	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 real	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 seeming	cc
8	seeming	seem	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 imaginary	conj
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 dream	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 dream	det
11	dream	dream	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 seeming	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Unreal	real					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	seem	gerund	Unreal not said here					like a dream	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

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

Unreal can describe something so strange or shocking that it is hard to believe it is really happening.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 describe	advcl
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 describe	aux
3	describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 describe	obj
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 strange	advmod
6	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 describe	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 shocking	cc
8	shocking	shocking	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 strange	conj
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 hard	mark
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 hard	expl
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 hard	cop
12	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 strange	conj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 believe	mark
14	believe	believe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 hard	ccomp
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 happening	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 happening	aux
17	really	really	ADV	_	18 happening	advmod
18	happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 believe	ccomp
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	describe	can		something	strange property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	is	present			hard property	tree rules
3	believe	to-infinitive				vn admire-31.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
4	happen	present · progressive	it			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Unreal means amazing, brilliant or excellent: «That goal was unreal!».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 brilliant	punct
5	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 amazing	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 excellent	cc
7	excellent	excellent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 amazing	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 unreal	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 unreal	punct
10	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 goal	det
11	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 unreal	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 unreal	cop
13	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	parataxis
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	13 unreal	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 unreal	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Unreal					amazing property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is in a quote	past	that goal					unreal property	tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Unreal can also mean unfair or ridiculous: «The price is unreal.».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 ridiculous	cc
7	ridiculous	ridiculous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 unfair	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 unreal	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 unreal	punct
10	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 price	det
11	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 unreal	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 unreal	cop
13	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	parataxis
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 unreal	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 unreal	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Unreal					unfair property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is in a quote	present	the price					unreal property	tree rules

Example 1

The dream felt unreal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dream	det
2	dream	dream	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 felt	nsubj
3	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 felt	xcomp
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	the dream					unreal property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 2

Winning the cup still feels unreal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Winning	win	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 feels	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cup	det
3	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Winning	obj
4	still	still	ADV	_	5 feels	advmod
5	feels	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 feels	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 feels	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	gerund		the cup					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality
2	feel	present	Winning				still	unreal property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

That skateboard trick was unreal! (slang)

Sentence 1: That skateboard trick was unreal!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 trick	det
2	skateboard	skateboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 trick	compound
3	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 unreal	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 unreal	cop
5	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 unreal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	that skateboard trick					unreal property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

Dragons are unreal creatures from stories.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dragons	dragon	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 creatures	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 creatures	cop
3	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 creatures	amod
4	creatures	creature	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 stories	case
6	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 creatures	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 creatures	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Dragons	unreal creatures		stories			tree rules

Example 5

The prices at the theme park were unreal. (slang)

Sentence 1: The prices at the theme park were unreal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prices	det
2	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 unreal	nsubj
3	at	at	ADP	_	6 park	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 park	det
5	theme	theme	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 park	compound
6	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 prices	nmod
7	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 unreal	cop
8	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 unreal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the prices at the theme park					unreal property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

The sunset was so bright it looked unreal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sunset	det
2	sunset	sunset	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bright	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 bright	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 bright	advmod
5	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 looked	nsubj
7	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 bright	advcl
8	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 looked	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bright	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the sunset					bright property	tree rules
2	look	past	it					unreal property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 7

«How was the concert?» «Unreal, mate!» (slang)

Sentence 1: «How was the concert?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 concert	punct
2	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	5 concert	advmod
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 concert	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 concert	det
5	concert	concert	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 concert	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 concert	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	past		the concert					tree rules

Sentence 2: «Unreal, mate!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Unreal	punct
2	Unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 mate	punct
4	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Unreal	vocative
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Unreal	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Unreal	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 3: (slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 8

Their mildness seemed unreal, and a mere freak; but their savage nature was as true as their teeth and claws.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 mildness	nmod:poss
2	mildness	mildness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seemed	nsubj
3	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	unreal	unreal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 seemed	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 freak	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 freak	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 freak	det
8	mere	mere	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 freak	amod
9	freak	freak	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seemed	obl
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 true	punct
11	but	but	CCONJ	_	17 true	cc
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 nature	nmod:poss
13	savage	savage	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 nature	amod
14	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 true	nsubj
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 true	cop
16	as	as	ADV	_	17 true	advmod
17	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 seemed	parataxis
18	as	as	ADP	_	20 teeth	case
19	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 teeth	nmod:poss
20	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 true	obl
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 claws	cc
22	claws	claw	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 teeth	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	past	Their mildness	a mere freak				unreal property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	their savage nature					as their teeth and claws; true property	tree rules

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