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title: impolite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «impolite» in the school dictionary: Impolite means not polite: rude, not showing good manners or respect to others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# impolite

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**Who acts:** Impolite, It, someone, Talking, Pointing, He · **What happens:** mean, not show, be, interrupt, speak, talk · **To what, where:** good manners, others, you, countries, shoes, house · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Impolite means not polite: rude, not showing good manners or respect to others.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impolite:m1:1
# text = Impolite means not polite: rude, not showing good manners or respect to others.
1	Impolite	impolite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Impolite |  |  |  |  | polite *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **show** | gerund | Impolite *not said here* | good manners or respect | others |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent manners=Topic to other=Recipient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is impolite to interrupt when someone is speaking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impolite:x1:1
# text = It is impolite to interrupt when someone is speaking.
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	impolite	impolite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	interrupt	interrupt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | impolite *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **interrupt** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · progressive | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Talking with your mouth full is impolite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impolite:x2:1
# text = Talking with your mouth full is impolite.
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	impolite	impolite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with your mouth | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with mouth=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Talking |  |  |  |  | impolite *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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It was impolite of me not to say thank you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impolite:x3:1
# text = It was impolite of me not to say thank you.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	impolite	impolite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	thank	thank	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of me; impolite *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **thank** *speech: thank* | infinitive |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Pointing at people can seem impolite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impolite:x4:1
# text = Pointing at people can seem impolite.
1	Pointing	point	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	seem	seem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	impolite	impolite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | at people | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **seem** | can | Pointing |  |  |  |  | impolite *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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In some countries it is impolite to wear shoes in the house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impolite:x5:1
# text = In some countries it is impolite to wear shoes in the house.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	impolite	impolite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
9	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  | some countries |  | impolite *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | to-infinitive |  | shoes |  | the house |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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He apologised for his impolite answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impolite:x6:1
# text = He apologised for his impolite answer.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	apologised	apologise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	impolite	impolite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apologise** *speech: apologize* | past | He |  |  |  |  | for his impolite answer | tree rules |
| 2 | **answer** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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