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title: autocorrect — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «autocorrect» in the school dictionary: A tool in phones and computers that changes words it thinks are spelled wrong while you type. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# autocorrect

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**Who acts:** tool, you, verb, Autocorrect, phone, friend · **What happens:** change, think, spell, type, duck, autocorrect · **To what, where:** words, tool, word, way, something, name · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«autocorrect» 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: [autocorrect in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/autocorrect.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tool in phones and computers that changes words it thinks are spelled wrong while you type.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:autocorrect:m1:1
# text = A tool in phones and computers that changes words it thinks are spelled wrong while you type.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	type	type	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | a tool in phones and computers | words |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | tool | words *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot word=Theme |
| 3 | **spell** | present · passive |  | a tool in phones and computers |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **type** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb To change a word in this way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:autocorrect:m2:1
# text = verb To change a word in this way.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | to-infinitive | verb | a word |  | this way |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Autocorrect changed «ducking» into something silly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:autocorrect:x1:1
# text = Autocorrect changed «ducking» into something silly.
1	Autocorrect	Autocorrect	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ducking	duck	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
8	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | Autocorrect |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **duck** *in a quote* | gerund | Autocorrect *not said here* |  |  | something |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My phone autocorrected my friend's name into «Kitty».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:autocorrect:x2:1
# text = My phone autocorrected my friend's name into «Kitty».
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	autocorrected	autocorrect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Kitty	Kitty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **autocorrect** | participle | My phone | my friend's name |  | Kitty |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | my friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't trust autocorrect — read your message before you send it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:autocorrect:x3:1
# text = Don't trust autocorrect — read your message before you send it.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	trust	trust	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	autocorrect	autocorrect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	send	send	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **trust** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | autocorrect *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **read** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your message |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Topic |
| 3 | **send** | present | you | message |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I turned off autocorrect when I was writing in French.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:autocorrect:x4:1
# text = I turned off autocorrect when I was writing in French.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	autocorrect	autocorrect	NOUN	NN	_	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	writing	write	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | past | I | autocorrect |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent autocorrect=Patient |
| 2 | **write** | past · progressive | I |  |  | French |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sorry, that was autocorrect, not me!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:autocorrect:x5:1
# text = Sorry, that was autocorrect, not me!
1	Sorry	sorry	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	autocorrect	autocorrect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that |  |  |  |  | me *obl*; autocorrect *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Autocorrect can't tell «their» from «there» very well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:autocorrect:x6:1
# text = Autocorrect can't tell «their» from «there» very well.
1	Autocorrect	Autocorrect	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | can | Autocorrect | their *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent their=Recipient |

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