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title: harmfully — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «harmfully» in the school dictionary: In a way that causes harm or damage. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# harmfully

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**Who acts:** way, chemicals, much sun, Plastic waste, He, Smoke · **What happens:** cause, act, affect, behave, litter, change · **To what, where:** harm, plants, skin, sea life, lungs, habitat

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a way that causes harm or damage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmfully:m1:1
# text = In a way that causes harm or damage.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | a way | harm or damage |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition harm=Patient |

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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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Some chemicals act harmfully on plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmfully:x1:1
# text = Some chemicals act harmfully on plants.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	harmfully	harmfully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **act** | present | some chemicals |  |  | plants |  | harmfully *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on plant=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Too much sun can affect your skin harmfully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmfully:x2:1
# text = Too much sun can affect your skin harmfully.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	affect	affect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	harmfully	harmfully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | can | much sun | your skin |  |  |  | harmfully *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus skin=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Plastic waste harmfully affects sea life.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmfully:x3:1
# text = Plastic waste harmfully affects sea life.
1	Plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	harmfully	harmfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	affects	affect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | present | Plastic waste | sea life |  |  |  | harmfully *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus life=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He behaved harmfully towards others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmfully:x4:1
# text = He behaved harmfully towards others.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	behaved	behave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	harmfully	harmfully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **behave** | past | He |  |  |  |  | towards others; harmfully *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Smoke harmfully affects your lungs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmfully:x5:1
# text = Smoke harmfully affects your lungs.
1	Smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	harmfully	harmfully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	affects	affect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | present | Smoke | your lungs |  |  |  | harmfully *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus lung=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Litter harmfully changes the habitat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmfully:x6:1
# text = Litter harmfully changes the habitat.
1	Litter	litter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	harmfully	harmfully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	habitat	habitat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **litter** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | present | you *not said here* | the habitat |  |  |  | harmfully *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent habitat=Patient |

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