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title: explicit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «explicit» in the school dictionary: Said clearly and fully, so nobody can be confused, as in «explicit instructions». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# explicit

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**Who acts:** nobody, violence, teacher, you, number, song · **What happens:** say, be, show, describe, not be, give · **To what, where:** violence, things, explicit instructions, corridor, it, explicit label · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Said clearly and fully, so nobody can be confused, as in «explicit instructions».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explicit:m1:1
# text = Said clearly and fully, so nobody can be confused, as in «explicit instructions».
1	Said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	confused	confused	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	explicit	explicit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | can | nobody |  |  |  |  | confused *property* | 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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Showing or describing things very openly, especially violence or sex, which is not suitable for children, as in «explicit content».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explicit:m2:1
# text = Showing or describing things very openly, especially violence or sex, which is not suitable for children, as in «explicit content».
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	openly	openly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sex	sex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	explicit	explicit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  | violence or sex |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **describe** | gerund |  | things |  |  |  | openly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | violence or sex |  |  |  |  | for children; as explicit content; suitable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher gave explicit instructions not to run in the corridor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explicit:x1:1
# text = The teacher gave explicit instructions not to run in the corridor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	explicit	explicit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	corridor	corridor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the teacher | explicit instructions |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **run** | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* |  |  | the corridor |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Make it explicit what each number stands for.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explicit:x2:1
# text = Make it explicit what each number stands for.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	explicit	explicit	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make explicit** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **stand for** | present | each number |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The song had an «explicit» label, so my mum skipped it.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explicit:x3:1
# text = The song had an «explicit» label, so my mum skipped it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	explicit	explicit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	skipped	skip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the song | a explicit label |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Patient |
| 2 | **skip** | past | my mum | label |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rules were explicit: no phones in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explicit:x4:1
# text = The rules were explicit: no phones in class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	explicit	explicit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you see explicit pictures online, close them and tell an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explicit:x5:1
# text = If you see explicit pictures online, close them and tell an adult.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	explicit	explicit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	online	online	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | explicit pictures |  |  |  | online *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer picture=Stimulus |
| 2 | **close** | imperative | you *not said here* | pictures *= picture* |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His meaning was explicit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explicit:x6:1
# text = His meaning was explicit.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	explicit	explicit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | His meaning | explicit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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