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title: immaturity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «immaturity» in the school dictionary: Behaving in a silly or childish way that is not right for your age. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# immaturity

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**Who acts:** silly way, someone, Laughing, teacher, rude joke, feathers · **What happens:** behave, not be, not grow, develop, laugh, fall over · **To what, where:** silly way, immaturity, sign, pressure · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Behaving in a silly or childish way that is not right for your age.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immaturity:m1:1
# text = Behaving in a silly or childish way that is not right for your age.
1	Behaving	behave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	childish	childish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behave** | gerund |  |  |  | a silly way |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | a silly way |  |  |  | for your age | right *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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not being fully grown or developed yet, as with a young animal, plant or fruit.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immaturity:m2:1
# text = Not being fully grown or developed yet, as with a young animal, plant or fruit.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **grow** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | fully *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **develop** | participle |  |  |  |  | yet |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laughing when someone falls over shows immaturity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immaturity:x1:1
# text = Laughing when someone falls over shows immaturity.
1	Laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
4	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	immaturity	immaturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall over** | present | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **show** | present | Laughing | immaturity |  |  |  | over *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent immaturity=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher said his rude joke was a sign of immaturity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immaturity:x2:1
# text = The teacher said his rude joke was a sign of immaturity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	immaturity	immaturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | teacher's rude joke | a sign |  |  |  | of immaturity | tree rules |
| 3 | **joke** |  | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Because of the bird's immaturity, its feathers were still grey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immaturity:x3:1
# text = Because of the bird's immaturity, its feathers were still grey.
1	Because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	immaturity	immaturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | immaturity's feathers |  |  |  | still | because the bird's immaturity; grey *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The immaturity of the apples meant they were sour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immaturity:x4:1
# text = The immaturity of the apples meant they were sour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	immaturity	immaturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	sour	sour	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | the immaturity of the apples |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | apples *= apple* |  |  |  |  | sour *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Everyone shows some immaturity sometimes; we learn as we grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immaturity:x5:1
# text = Everyone shows some immaturity sometimes; we learn as we grow.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	immaturity	immaturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Everyone | some immaturity |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent immaturity=Recipient |
| 2 | **learn** | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grow** | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The coach worried about the young team's immaturity under pressure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immaturity:x6:1
# text = The coach worried about the young team's immaturity under pressure.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worried	worry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	immaturity	immaturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **worry** | past | the coach |  |  | pressure |  | about the young team's immaturity | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about immaturity=Stimulus |

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