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title: misspell — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «misspell» in the school dictionary: To misspell a word is to spell it wrongly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# misspell

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**Who acts:** I, my, you, your, sign, She · **What happens:** misspell, be, test, not misspell, name, check · **To what, where:** word, necessary, test, own name, restaurant, work

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To misspell a word is to spell it wrongly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misspell:m1:1
# text = To misspell a word is to spell it wrongly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	misspell	misspell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	spell	spell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misspell** | to-infinitive |  | a word |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | spell, wrongly *property* | tree rules |

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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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I misspelled "necessary" in my test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misspell:x1:1
# text = I misspelled "necessary" in my test.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	misspelled	misspell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	necessary	necessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misspell** | past | I | necessary |  | my test |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent necessary=Theme in test=Destination |
| 2 | **test** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Don't misspell your own name!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misspell:x2:1
# text = Don't misspell your own name!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	misspell	misspell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **misspell** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your own name |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 2 | **name** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The sign misspelled "restaurant".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misspell:x3:1
# text = The sign misspelled "restaurant".
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	misspelled	misspell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misspell** | participle | the sign *not said here* | restaurant |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent restaurant=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The spell-checker underlines misspelled words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misspell:x4:1
# text = The spell-checker underlines misspelled words.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	checker	checker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	underlines	underline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	misspelled	misspell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **misspell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She often misspells "because".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misspell:x5:1
# text = She often misspells "because".
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	misspells	misspell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **misspell** | present | She |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent because=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Check your work for misspellings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misspell:x6:1
# text = Check your work for misspellings.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	misspellings	misspelling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | your work |  |  |  | for misspellings | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent work=Theme for misspelling=Attribute |
| 2 | **work** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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