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title: implausible — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «implausible» in the school dictionary: Hard to believe; not likely to be true. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# implausible

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**Who acts:** dog, It, snail, ending, we, film · **What happens:** believe, be, eat, win, laugh, end · **To what, where:** homework, implausible excuse, race, story, Australia, colour red · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hard to believe; not likely to be true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:implausible:m1:1
# text = Hard to believe; not likely to be true.
1	Hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | true *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 reasonable or realistic: an implausible plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:implausible:m2:1
# text = Not reasonable or realistic: an implausible plan.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	implausible	implausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«The dog ate my homework» is an implausible excuse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:implausible:x1:1
# text = «The dog ate my homework» is an implausible excuse.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	csubj	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	implausible	implausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** *in a quote* | past | the dog | my homework |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a implausible excuse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is implausible that a snail could win a race against a horse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:implausible:x2:1
# text = It is implausible that a snail could win a race against a horse.
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	implausible	implausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	snail	snail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	against	against	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | implausible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | could | a snail | a race |  |  |  | against a horse | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film's ending was so implausible that we laughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:implausible:x3:1
# text = The film's ending was so implausible that we laughed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	implausible	implausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film's ending |  |  |  |  | implausible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **end** |  | the film |  |  |  |  |  | nom ending «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective found the man's story implausible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:implausible:x4:1
# text = The detective found the man's story implausible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	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	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	implausible	implausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the detective | the man's story |  |  |  | implausible *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Your plan to dig to Australia is a bit implausible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:implausible:x5:1
# text = Your plan to dig to Australia is a bit implausible.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
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	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	implausible	implausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | to-infinitive | Your plan *not said here* |  | Australia |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Your plan |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; implausible *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **plan** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It seems implausible, but it's true: a bee can't see the colour red.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:implausible:x6:1
# text = It seems implausible, but it's true: a bee can't see the colour red.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	implausible	implausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	red	red	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | It |  |  |  |  | implausible *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **see** | can | a bee | the colour red |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer red=Stimulus |

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