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title: correct — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «correct» in the school dictionary: Correct means right, true, or without mistakes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# correct

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**Who acts:** Correct, teacher, That, you, your, our · **What happens:** mean, behave, correct, find, fix, mark · **To what, where:** right, mistakes, work, correct answer, spelling mistakes, tests · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Correct means right, true, or without mistakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:m1:1
# text = Correct means right, true, or without mistakes.
1	Correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Correct | right or mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Topic |

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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 -->
Correct can mean proper or suitable, like the correct way to behave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:m2:1
# text = Correct can mean proper or suitable, like the correct way to behave.
1	Correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Correct |  |  |  |  | proper *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **behave** | to-infinitive | Correct *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To correct means to find and fix mistakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:m3:1
# text = To correct means to find and fix mistakes.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	correct	correct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **fix** | infinitive |  | mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent mistake=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A teacher corrects work by marking what is right and wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:m4:1
# text = A teacher corrects work by marking what is right and wrong.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	corrects	correct	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	marking	mark	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | present | a teacher | work |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent work=Patient |
| 2 | **mark** | gerund | a teacher *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That is the correct answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:x1:1
# text = That is the correct answer.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | the correct answer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please correct your spelling mistakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:x2:1
# text = Please correct your spelling mistakes.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	correct	correct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | imperative | you *not said here* | your spelling mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mistake=Patient |
| 2 | **mistake** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher corrected our tests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:x3:1
# text = The teacher corrected our tests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	corrected	correct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tests	test	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 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | past | the teacher | our tests |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent test=Patient |
| 2 | **test** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is this the correct way to hold a pencil?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:x4:1
# text = Is this the correct way to hold a pencil?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this | the correct way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | a pencil |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it Tuesday?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:x5:1
# text = Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it Tuesday?
1	Correct	correct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent i=Patient |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | it | Tuesday |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She got nine out of ten correct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:x6:1
# text = She got nine out of ten correct.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	_
7	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | She | nine |  | ten |  | correct *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nine=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glasses correct poor eyesight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:x7:1
# text = Glasses correct poor eyesight.
1	Glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	eyesight	eyesight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now he thought his opinion was evidently correct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:correct:x8:1
# text = Now he thought his opinion was evidently correct.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	evidently	evidently	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  | now |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | his opinion |  |  |  |  | correct, evidently *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **opine** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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