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title: incomplete — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «incomplete» in the school dictionary: Incomplete means not finished or with some parts missing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# incomplete

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**Who acts:** parts, homework, puzzle, you, data, we · **What happens:** mean, not finish, miss, be, run, fill · **To what, where:** incomplete sentence, incomplete table, test, first man, work, inmost thoughts · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«incomplete» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [incomplete in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incomplete.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Incomplete means not finished or with some parts missing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incomplete:m1:1
# text = Incomplete means not finished or with some parts missing.
1	Incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
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	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	missing	miss	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | incomplete *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **finish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **miss** | gerund | some parts |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
Your homework is incomplete.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incomplete:x1:1
# text = Your homework is incomplete.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your homework |  |  |  |  | incomplete *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This puzzle is incomplete; three pieces are missing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incomplete:x2:1
# text = This puzzle is incomplete; three pieces are missing.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this puzzle  three pieces *not said here* |  |  |  |  | incomplete *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | this puzzle  three pieces |  |  |  |  | missing *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ran to the» is an incomplete sentence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incomplete:x3:1
# text = «Ran to the» is an incomplete sentence.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ran	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	parataxis	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	incomplete	incomplete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to the *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to the=Result |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a incomplete sentence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fill in the incomplete table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incomplete:x4:1
# text = Fill in the incomplete table.
1	Fill	fill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	incomplete	incomplete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the incomplete table |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The data was incomplete, so we repeated the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incomplete:x5:1
# text = The data was incomplete, so we repeated the test.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the data |  |  |  |  | incomplete *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repeat** | past | we | the test |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The house was still incomplete when they moved in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incomplete:x6:1
# text = The house was still incomplete when they moved in.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the house |  |  |  | still | incomplete *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **move in** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Thus when Prometheus created the first man, Momus considered his work incomplete because there was no aperture in the breast through which his inmost thoughts might be read.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incomplete:x7:1
# text = Thus when Prometheus created the first man, Momus considered his work incomplete because there was no aperture in the breast through which his inmost thoughts might be read.
1	Thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
3	Prometheus	Prometheus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	created	create	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	Momus	Momus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	considered	consider	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	16	expl	_	_
16	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	aperture	aperture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	breast	breast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	through	through	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	29	obl	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
25	inmost	inmost	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
28	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	aux:pass	_	_
29	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** | past | Prometheus | the first man |  |  |  | thus *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Result |
| 2 | **consider** | past | Momus | Momus's work |  |  |  | incomplete *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent work=Attribute |
| 3 | **be** | past | no aperture in the breast |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **read** | might · passive |  | Momus's inmost thoughts |  | the breast |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 5 | **work** |  | Momus |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **think** |  | Momus |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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