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title: facile — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «facile» in the school dictionary: Too simple; said or done without careful thought, so it ignores the real problem. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# facile

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**Who acts:** thought, Saying, critic, film, you, facile solution · **What happens:** say, do, ignore, be, call, end · **To what, where:** real problem, facile answer, ending, facile reply, reply, one person · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Too simple; said or done without careful thought, so it ignores the real problem.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:facile:m1:1
# text = Too simple; said or done without careful thought, so it ignores the real problem.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	ignores	ignore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle | thought *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | participle | thought *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without careful thought | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ignore** | present | thought | the real problem |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Theme |

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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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Usage: old or literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Done easily, smooth and effortless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:facile:m2:1
# text = Done easily, smooth and effortless.
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	effortless	effortless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saying «just be happy» is a facile answer to sadness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:facile:x1:1
# text = Saying «just be happy» is a facile answer to sadness.
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	csubj	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	facile	facile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** *speech: assert* | present | Saying | a facile answer |  |  |  | to sadness | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The critic called the film's ending facile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:facile:x2:1
# text = The critic called the film's ending facile.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	facile	facile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | the critic *not said here* | the film's ending |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ending=Recipient |
| 2 | **end** |  | the film |  |  |  |  |  | nom ending «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't give a facile reply; think it through.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:facile:x3:1
# text = Don't give a facile reply; think it through.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	facile	facile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	through	through	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **give** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | a facile reply |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reply=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive | you *not said here* | reply |  |  |  | through *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is no facile solution to traffic jams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:facile:x4:1
# text = There is no facile solution to traffic jams.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
4	facile	facile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	solution	solution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	jams	jam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **be** | present | no facile solution to traffic jams |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His facile excuses annoyed the teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:facile:x5:1
# text = His facile excuses annoyed the teacher.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	facile	facile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	excuses	excuse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excuse** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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It is facile to blame one person for the whole problem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:facile:x6:1
# text = It is facile to blame one person for the whole problem.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	facile	facile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	blame	blame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | facile *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **blame** | to-infinitive |  | one person |  |  |  | for the whole problem | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent person=Theme for problem=Attribute |

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