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title: consciously — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «consciously» in the school dictionary: On purpose and knowing what you are doing: «She consciously chose to be kind». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# consciously

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**Who acts:** purpose, you, She, I, my, He · **What happens:** know, do, choose, be, not listen, slow · **To what, where:** purpose, breathing, healthy snacks, more, quiet entrance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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On purpose and knowing what you are doing: «She consciously chose to be kind».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consciously:m1:1
# text = On purpose and knowing what you are doing: «She consciously chose to be kind».
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	consciously	consciously	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | gerund | purpose *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 3 | **choose** *in a quote* | past | She |  |  | purpose |  | consciously *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |

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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}

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While being aware of something: «I wasn't consciously listening».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consciously:m2:1
# text = While being aware of something: «I wasn't consciously listening».
1	While	while	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
3	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	consciously	consciously	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of something; aware *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **listen** *in a quote* | past · progressive | I |  |  |  |  | consciously *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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I consciously slowed my breathing to calm down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consciously:x1:1
# text = I consciously slowed my breathing to calm down.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	consciously	consciously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	slowed	slow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slow** | past | I | my breathing |  |  |  | consciously *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent breathing=Patient |
| 2 | **calm down** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **breathe** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She consciously chose healthy snacks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consciously:x2:1
# text = She consciously chose healthy snacks.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	consciously	consciously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	snacks	snack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | She | healthy snacks |  |  |  | consciously *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snack=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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You don't consciously think about blinking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consciously:x3:1
# text = You don't consciously think about blinking.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	consciously	consciously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	blinking	blink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | present · do-support | You |  |  |  |  | consciously *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **blink** | gerund | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He consciously tried to listen more.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consciously:x4:1
# text = He consciously tried to listen more.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	consciously	consciously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | He |  |  |  |  | consciously *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **listen** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | more |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We made a consciously quiet entrance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consciously:x5:1
# text = We made a consciously quiet entrance.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	consciously	consciously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	entrance	entrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a quiet entrance |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entrance=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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I wasn't consciously aware of the time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consciously:x6:1
# text = I wasn't consciously aware of the time.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	consciously	consciously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **not** **is** | past | I |  |  |  | time | aware, consciously *property* | tree rules |

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