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title: exactitude — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «exactitude» in the school dictionary: Exactitude is the quality of being completely exact, correct and careful about small details. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# exactitude

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**Who acts:** Exactitude, scientist, We, watchmaker, Maps, detective · **What happens:** be, measure, not say, build, work, need · **To what, where:** quality, liquid, castle, exactitude, ships, room · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Exactitude is the quality of being completely exact, correct and careful about small details.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exactitude:m1:1
# text = Exactitude is the quality of being completely exact, correct and careful about small details.
1	Exactitude	exactitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
7	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Exactitude | the quality |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | completely, exact *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** *speech: disagree* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | about small details | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The scientist measured the liquid with great exactitude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exactitude:x1:1
# text = The scientist measured the liquid with great exactitude.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	measured	measure	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	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	exactitude	exactitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | the scientist | the liquid |  |  |  | with great exactitude | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme liquid=Value |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We can't say with exactitude when the castle was built.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exactitude:x2:1
# text = We can't say with exactitude when the castle was built.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	exactitude	exactitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | can | We |  |  |  |  | with exactitude | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with exactitude=Manner |
| 2 | **build** | past · passive |  | the castle |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The watchmaker worked with exactitude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exactitude:x3:1
# text = The watchmaker worked with exactitude.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	watchmaker	watchmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	exactitude	exactitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the watchmaker |  |  |  |  | with exactitude | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with exactitude=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Maps need exactitude, or ships may get lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exactitude:x4:1
# text = Maps need exactitude, or ships may get lost.
1	Maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	exactitude	exactitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Maps | exactitude |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot exactitude=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | may · passive |  | ships |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The detective described the room with exactitude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exactitude:x5:1
# text = The detective described the room with exactitude.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	described	describe	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	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	exactitude	exactitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | past | the detective | the room |  |  |  | with exactitude | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent room=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Exam markers check answers with exactitude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exactitude:x6:1
# text = Exam markers check answers with exactitude.
1	Exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	markers	marker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	check	check	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	exactitude	exactitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | Exam markers | answers |  |  |  | with exactitude | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme |

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