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title: misconception — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «misconception» in the school dictionary: A wrong idea or belief about something, often one that many people share because they misunderstood it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# misconception

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**Who acts:** many people, people, It, common misconception, misconception, Earth · **What happens:** share, misunderstand, be, clear up, misconceive, remember · **To what, where:** belief, common misconception, misconception, misconceptions, maths misconception, poster · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«misconception» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [misconception in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misconception.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wrong idea or belief about something, often one that many people share because they misunderstood it.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:m1:1
# text = A wrong idea or belief about something, often one that many people share because they misunderstood it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	appos	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
12	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	misunderstood	misunderstand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | many people |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **misunderstand** | past | people | belief |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a common misconception that bats are blind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:x1:1
# text = It is a common misconception that bats are blind.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	misconception	misconception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a common misconception |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a common misconception |  |  |  |  | blind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A misconception is that summer happens because Earth is closer to the Sun – it is really because of Earth's tilt.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:x2:1
# text = A misconception is that summer happens because Earth is closer to the Sun – it is really because of Earth's tilt.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	misconception	misconception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	–	-	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
17	really	really	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
18	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	tilt	tilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a misconception |  |  |  |  | happen *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Earth |  |  |  |  | to the Sun; close *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | misconception |  |  |  |  | because Earth's tilt | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher cleared up our misconception about fractions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:x3:1
# text = The teacher cleared up our misconception about fractions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cleared	clear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	misconception	misconception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fractions	fraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clear up** | past | the teacher | our misconception |  |  |  | about fractions | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent misconception=Source |
| 2 | **misconceive** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom misconception «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a misconception that goldfish only remember for three seconds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:x4:1
# text = It's a misconception that goldfish only remember for three seconds.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	misconception	misconception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a misconception |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **remember** | infinitive | a misconception |  |  |  | second |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people have misconceptions about wolves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:x5:1
# text = Many people have misconceptions about wolves.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	misconceptions	misconception	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Many people | misconceptions |  |  |  | about wolves | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent misconception=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Multiplying always makes bigger» is a maths misconception: 6 × 0.5 = 3.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:x6:1
# text = «Multiplying always makes bigger» is a maths misconception: 6 × 0.5 = 3.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Multiplying	multiply	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	csubj	_	_
5	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
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	10	det	_	_
9	maths	maths	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	misconception	misconception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	appos	_	_
13	×	×	SYM	SYM	_	14	case	_	_
14	0.5	0.5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	_
15	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	16	case	_	_
16	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **multiply** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present | Multiplying |  |  |  |  | always, big *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | a maths misconception |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a poster of science misconceptions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:x7:1
# text = We made a poster of science misconceptions.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	misconceptions	misconception	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a poster of science misconceptions |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Product |
| 2 | **post** |  |  | science misconceptions |  |  |  |  | nom poster «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lightning can strike the same place twice – the opposite is a misconception.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconception:x8:1
# text = Lightning can strike the same place twice – the opposite is a misconception.
1	Lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	strike	strike	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
8	–	-	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	opposite	opposite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	misconception	misconception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | can | Lightning | the same place |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the opposite | a misconception |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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