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title: incorrectly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «incorrectly» in the school dictionary: In a wrong way; not correctly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# incorrectly

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**Who acts:** He, My, you, cake, She · **What happens:** add, spelt, name, fit, measure, flop · **To what, where:** numbers, name, certificate, car seat, two questions, plug

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a wrong way; not correctly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incorrectly:m1:1
# text = In a wrong way; not correctly.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He added the numbers incorrectly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incorrectly:x1:1
# text = He added the numbers incorrectly.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	incorrectly	incorrectly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | He | the numbers |  |  |  | incorrectly *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My name was spelt incorrectly on the certificate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incorrectly:x2:1
# text = My name was spelt incorrectly on the certificate.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spelt	spelt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	incorrectly	incorrectly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	certificate	certificate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spelt** | past · passive |  | My name |  | the certificate |  | incorrectly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car seat was fitted incorrectly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incorrectly:x3:1
# text = The car seat was fitted incorrectly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	fitted	fit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	incorrectly	incorrectly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | past · passive |  | the car seat |  |  |  | incorrectly *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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If you measure incorrectly, the cake will flop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incorrectly:x4:1
# text = If you measure incorrectly, the cake will flop.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	measure	measure	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	incorrectly	incorrectly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	flop	flop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **measure** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | incorrectly *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **flop** | future | the cake |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She answered two questions incorrectly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incorrectly:x5:1
# text = She answered two questions incorrectly.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	incorrectly	incorrectly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | She | two questions |  |  |  | incorrectly *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plug was wired incorrectly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incorrectly:x6:1
# text = The plug was wired incorrectly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plug	plug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	wired	wire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	incorrectly	incorrectly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wire** | past · passive |  | the plug |  |  |  | incorrectly *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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