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title: ethically — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ethically» in the school dictionary: Ethically means in a way that is right and fair. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ethically

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**Who acts:** way, We, it, They, scientists · **What happens:** mean, be, point, source, behave, act · **To what, where:** view, coffee, right choice, animals

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Ethically means in a way that is right and fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethically:m1:1
# text = Ethically means in a way that is right and fair.
1	Ethically	ethically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a way; ethically *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present | a way |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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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From a moral point of view.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethically:m2:1
# text = From a moral point of view.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** |  |  | view |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The coffee is ethically sourced.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethically:x1:1
# text = The coffee is ethically sourced.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	ethically	ethically	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sourced	source	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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 | **source** | present · passive |  | the coffee |  |  |  | ethically *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We must behave ethically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethically:x2:1
# text = We must behave ethically.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	ethically	ethically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behave** | must | We |  |  |  |  | ethically *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Ethically, it was the right choice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethically:x3:1
# text = Ethically, it was the right choice.
1	Ethically	ethically	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | the right choice |  |  |  | ethically *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They acted ethically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethically:x4:1
# text = They acted ethically.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	acted	act	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ethically	ethically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | past | They |  |  |  |  | ethically *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Is it ethically right to test on animals?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethically:x5:1
# text = Is it ethically right to test on animals?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	ethically	ethically	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | on animals; ethically, right, test *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The scientists treated the animals ethically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethically:x6:1
# text = The scientists treated the animals ethically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	treated	treat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	ethically	ethically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | past | the scientists |  | the animals |  |  | ethically *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient |

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