unwitting

Who acts: you, postman, She, unwitting tourist, He, cat · What happens: unwitt, mean, not know, do, happen, describe · To what, where: something, unwitting helper, robbery, unwitting mistake, map, fake ticket

«unwitting» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: unwitting in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Unwitting means not knowing or not aware of what you are doing or what is happening.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unwitting	unwitt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	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 knowing	advmod
4	knowing	know	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 aware	cc
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 aware	advmod
7	aware	aware	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 knowing	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 what	case
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 aware	obl
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 doing	nsubj
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 doing	aux
12	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 what	acl:relcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 happening	cc
14	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	16 happening	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 happening	aux
16	happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 doing	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	unwitt	gerund		tree rules
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	not know not said to happen	gerund		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	do	present · progressive	you	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	happen	present · progressive		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: 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

Unwitting can describe something done by accident, without meaning to, like an unwitting mistake.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unwitting	unwitt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 describe	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 describe	aux
3	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 describe	obj
5	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 something	acl
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 accident	case
7	accident	accident	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 done	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 meaning	punct
9	without	without	SCONJ	_	10 meaning	mark
10	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 describe	advcl
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 meaning	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 mistake	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	16 mistake	case
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 mistake	det
15	unwitting	unwitt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 mistake	amod
16	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 describe	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	unwitt	gerund			tree rules
2	describe	can	something	like a unwitting mistake	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
3	do	participle		by accident	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	mean	gerund			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
5	unwitt	gerund			tree rules

Example 1

The postman was an unwitting helper in the robbery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 postman	det
2	postman	postman	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 helper	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 helper	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 helper	det
5	unwitting	unwitt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 helper	amod
6	helper	helper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 robbery	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 robbery	det
9	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 helper	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 helper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unwitt	gerund							tree rules
2	is a	past	the postman	a unwitting helper		the robbery			tree rules

Example 2

She made an unwitting mistake on the map.

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	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mistake	det
4	unwitting	unwitt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 mistake	amod
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 map	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 map	det
8	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	She	a unwitting mistake		the map			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product
2	unwitt	gerund							tree rules

Example 3

The unwitting tourist bought a fake ticket.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 tourist	det
2	unwitting	unwitt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 tourist	amod
3	tourist	tourist	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bought	nsubj
4	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ticket	det
6	fake	fake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ticket	amod
7	ticket	ticket	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bought	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unwitt	gerund							tree rules
2	buy	past	the unwitting tourist	a fake ticket					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme

Example 4

He unwittingly gave away the surprise.

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 gave	nsubj
2	unwittingly	unwittingly	ADV	_	3 gave	advmod
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	away	away	ADP	_	3 gave	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 surprise	det
6	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give away	past	He	the surprise				unwittingly property	vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent surprise=Theme

Example 5

The cat was an unwitting star of the video.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 star	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 star	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 star	det
5	unwitting	unwitt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 star	amod
6	star	star	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 video	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 video	det
9	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 star	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 star	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unwitt	gerund							tree rules
2	is a	past	the cat	a unwitting star				of the video	tree rules

Example 6

Unwitting people can spread fake news.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unwitting	unwitt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 spread	csubj
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Unwitting	obj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 spread	aux
4	spread	spread	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	fake	fake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 news	amod
6	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unwitt	gerund		people					tree rules
2	spread	can	Unwitting	fake news					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location news=Theme

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