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title: racially — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «racially» in the school dictionary: In a way that is connected with race — the groups people are sometimes divided into because of skin colour, family background or where their families came from. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# racially

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**Who acts:** families, way, race, phrases, school, Calling · **What happens:** connect, divide, come, abuse, treat, be · **To what, where:** way, groups, phrases, someone, American schools, past · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«racially» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [racially in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/racially.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a way that is connected with race — the groups people are sometimes divided into because of skin colour, family background or where their families came from.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racially:m1:1
# text = In a way that is connected with race — the groups people are sometimes divided into because of skin colour, family background or where their families came from.
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	15	obl	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	15	advmod	_	_
15	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	obl	_	_
17	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	background	background	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	28	advmod	_	_
26	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nsubj	_	_
28	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	_
29	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **connect** | present · passive |  | a way |  |  |  | with race | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with race=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **divide** | present · passive |  | the groups |  | a way |  | because skin colour; sometimes *property* | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | past | people's families |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 phrases like "racially abused", in a way that treats someone badly because of their race, which is wrong and often against the law.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racially:m2:1
# text = In phrases like "racially abused", in a way that treats someone badly because of their race, which is wrong and often against the law.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	phrases	phrase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
3	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	racially	racially	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	abused	abuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	treats	treat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
16	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	acl:relcl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	often	often	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
26	against	against	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abuse** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  | phrases |  | in a way; racially *property* | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **treat** | present | a way |  | someone |  |  | because phrases's race; badly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | present | phrases's race |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **race** |  | phrases *= phrase* |  |  |  |  |  | nom race «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is racially diverse, with families from all over the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racially:x1:1
# text = Our school is racially diverse, with families from all over the world.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	racially	racially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	diverse	diverse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	all	all	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our school |  |  |  |  | with families from the world; diverse, racially *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the past, some American schools were racially segregated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racially:x2:1
# text = In the past, some American schools were racially segregated.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	racially	racially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	segregated	segregate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **segregate** | past · passive |  | some American schools |  | the past |  | racially *property* | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racially abusive and wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racially:x3:1
# text = Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racially abusive and wrong.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	compound	_	_
3	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	racially	racially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	abusive	abusive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  | someone names |  |  |  | because names's skin colour | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Calling |  |  |  |  | abusive, racially *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Calling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police said the attack was racially motivated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racially:x4:1
# text = The police said the attack was racially motivated.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	racially	racially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	motivated	motivate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the police |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **motivate** | past · passive |  | the attack |  |  |  | racially *property* | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rosa Parks stood up against racially unfair laws on buses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racially:x5:1
# text = Rosa Parks stood up against racially unfair laws on buses.
1	Rosa	Rosa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Parks	Parks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	racially	racially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand up** | past | Rosa |  |  | buses |  | against unfair laws | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against law=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The football club banned a fan for racially insulting a player.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racially:x6:1
# text = The football club banned a fan for racially insulting a player.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	banned	ban	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	racially	racially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	insulting	insult	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | past | the football club | a fan |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer fan=Theme |
| 2 | **insult** | gerund | the football club *not said here* | a player |  |  |  | racially *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus player=Experiencer |

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