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title: morally — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «morally» in the school dictionary: In a way that is about right and wrong behaviour: morally right, morally wrong. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# morally

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**Who acts:** that, grief, Stealing, it, you, She · **What happens:** be, act, mean, crush, find, feel · **To what, where:** way, person, money, truth, Something, difficult choice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«morally» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [morally in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/morally.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a way that is about right and wrong behaviour: morally right, morally wrong.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:m1:1
# text = In a way that is about right and wrong behaviour: morally right, morally wrong.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  | a way |  | about, right *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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a way that is good and honest: to act morally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:m2:1
# text = In a way that is good and honest: to act morally.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	act	act	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  | a way |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **act** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | morally *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Morally can also mean in the mind or feelings rather than in the body, as when grief crushes a person.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:m3:1
# text = Morally can also mean in the mind or feelings rather than in the body, as when grief crushes a person.
1	Morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	14	cc	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	19	mark	_	_
18	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	crushes	crush	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | in the mind or feelings rather the body; morally *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in mind=Attribute |
| 2 | **crush** | present | grief | a person |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stealing is morally wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:x1:1
# text = Stealing is morally wrong.
1	Stealing	stealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | Stealing |  |  |  |  | morally, wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is it morally right to keep money you find?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:x2:1
# text = Is it morally right to keep money you find?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | keep, morally, right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present | you | money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt morally bound to tell the truth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:x3:1
# text = She felt morally bound to tell the truth.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bound	bound	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  | bound *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight always tried to act morally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:x4:1
# text = The knight always tried to act morally.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | the knight |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **act** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the knight *not said here* |  |  |  |  | morally *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Something can be allowed by law but still be morally wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:x5:1
# text = Something can be allowed by law but still be morally wrong.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
10	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | can · passive | law | Something |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive | law *not said here* |  |  |  | still | morally, wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We discussed a morally difficult choice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:x6:1
# text = We discussed a morally difficult choice.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	discussed	discuss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discuss** *speech: other* | past | We | a difficult choice |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choice=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
\[238\] Properly speaking "grief," that which morally krushit or crushes a man.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morally:x7:1
# text = [238] Properly speaking "grief," that which morally krushit or crushes a man.
1	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	238	238	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	morally	morally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	krushit	krushit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	crushes	crush	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **krushit** |  | grief |  |  |  |  | morally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **crush** | present | grief *not said here* | a man |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient |

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