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title: diplomatically — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diplomatically» in the school dictionary: In a tactful way, careful not to upset or offend people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diplomatically

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**Who acts:** governments, She, cake, teacher, two countries, Dad · **What happens:** not upset, offend, mean, talk, agree, work · **To what, where:** people, quarrel, subject, Toad, turns · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a tactful way, careful not to upset or offend people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomatically:m1:1
# text = In a tactful way, careful not to upset or offend people.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	tactful	tactful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	upset	upset	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	offend	offend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **upset** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **offend** | infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer |

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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 -->
By means of diplomacy, the work of governments talking and agreeing with each other.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomatically:m2:1
# text = By means of diplomacy, the work of governments talking and agreeing with each other.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	governments	government	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	agreeing	agree	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	12	obl	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of diplomacy | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | governments *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | gerund | governments *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with each | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with each=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **work** |  | governments |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She diplomatically said the cake was «interesting».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomatically:x1:1
# text = She diplomatically said the cake was «interesting».
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She |  |  |  |  | diplomatically *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the cake |  |  |  |  | interesting *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher dealt with the argument diplomatically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomatically:x2:1
# text = The teacher dealt with the argument diplomatically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dealt	deal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  | with the argument; diplomatically *property* | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with argument=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The two countries settled the quarrel diplomatically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomatically:x3:1
# text = The two countries settled the quarrel diplomatically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	settled	settle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **settle** | past | the two countries | the quarrel |  |  |  | diplomatically *property* | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme quarrel=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Dad diplomatically changed the subject.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomatically:x4:1
# text = Dad diplomatically changed the subject.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **change** | past | Dad | the subject |  |  |  | diplomatically *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Badger answered Toad diplomatically, so as not to make him angry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomatically:x5:1
# text = Badger answered Toad diplomatically, so as not to make him angry.
1	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Badger |  | Toad |  |  | diplomatically *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent toad=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **make** | to-infinitive | Badger *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I diplomatically suggested we take turns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomatically:x6:1
# text = I diplomatically suggested we take turns.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	suggested	suggest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | past | I |  |  |  |  | diplomatically *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** | present | we | turns |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turn=Theme |

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