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title: inconsequential — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inconsequential» in the school dictionary: Not important; too small to matter. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inconsequential

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**Who acts:** you, scratch, They, difference, inconsequential choice, mistake · **What happens:** matter, not worry, be, chat, seem, change · **To what, where:** focus, recipe, whole story, result

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Not important; too small to matter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inconsequential:m1:1
# text = Not important; too small to matter.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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Don't worry about the inconsequential details; focus on the main idea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inconsequential:x1:1
# text = Don't worry about the inconsequential details; focus on the main idea.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	worry	worry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	inconsequential	inconsequential	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	focus	focus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **worry** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | focus on the main idea |  |  |  | about the inconsequential details | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about detail=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The scratch on the car was inconsequential.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inconsequential:x2:1
# text = The scratch on the car was inconsequential.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scratch	scratch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	inconsequential	inconsequential	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 | **is** | past | the scratch on the car |  |  |  |  | inconsequential *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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They chatted about inconsequential things like the weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inconsequential:x3:1
# text = They chatted about inconsequential things like the weather.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chatted	chat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	inconsequential	inconsequential	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chat** *speech: other* | past | They |  |  |  |  | about inconsequential things like the weather | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about thing=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The difference of one gram is inconsequential in this recipe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inconsequential:x4:1
# text = The difference of one gram is inconsequential in this recipe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	gram	gram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	inconsequential	inconsequential	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	recipe	recipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	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** | present | the difference of one gram |  |  | this recipe |  | inconsequential *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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What seemed an inconsequential choice changed the whole story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inconsequential:x5:1
# text = What seemed an inconsequential choice changed the whole story.
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	inconsequential	inconsequential	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **change** | past | a inconsequential choice | the whole story |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Her mistake was inconsequential and did not affect the result.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inconsequential:x6:1
# text = Her mistake was inconsequential and did not affect the result.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	inconsequential	inconsequential	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	affect	affect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her mistake |  |  |  |  | inconsequential *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **affect** | past · do-support | Her mistake *not said here* | the result |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus result=Experiencer |
| 3 | **mistake** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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