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title: exact — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «exact» in the school dictionary: Exact means completely correct in every detail, not more or less. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# exact

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**Who acts:** Exact, exact time, you, We, She, 31 people · **What happens:** mean, describe, be, give, need, amount · **To what, where:** someone, exact answer, exact amount, flour, exact copy, drawing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«exact» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [exact in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exact.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Exact means completely correct in every detail, not more or less.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:m1:1
# text = Exact means completely correct in every detail, not more or less.
1	Exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Exact |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 -->
Exact describes someone who is careful and precise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:m2:1
# text = Exact describes someone who is careful and precise.
1	Exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is the exact time?

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

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Give the exact answer, not an estimate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:x2:1
# text = Give the exact answer, not an estimate.
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	estimate	estimate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | the exact answer |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We need the exact amount of flour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:x3:1
# text = We need the exact amount of flour.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | We | the exact amount of flour |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | flour |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She has an exact copy of the drawing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:x4:1
# text = She has an exact copy of the drawing.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	copy	copy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a exact copy of the drawing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent copy=Patient |
| 2 | **copy** |  |  | the drawing |  |  |  |  | nom copy «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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There are 31 people, to be exact.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:x5:1
# text = There are 31 people, to be exact.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	31	31	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 31 people |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | 31 people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | exact *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He arrived at the exact moment the bus left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:x6:1
# text = He arrived at the exact moment the bus left.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | He |  |  |  | moment |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the bus | the exact moment *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moment=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please pay with exact change.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:x7:1
# text = Please pay with exact change.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with exact change | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I will tell you the exact truth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exact:x8:1
# text = I will tell you the exact truth.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | future | I | the exact truth | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient truth=Topic |

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