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title: racist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «racist» in the school dictionary: Racist describes words, actions or ideas that treat people unfairly or badly because of their race, skin colour or where their family comes from. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# racist

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**Who acts:** Racist, that, family, people, person, races · **What happens:** describe, treat, come, race, be, believe · **To what, where:** words, people, person, someone names, racist bullying, racist comment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Racist describes words, actions or ideas that treat people unfairly or badly because of their race, skin colour or where their family comes from.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racist:m1:1
# text = Racist describes words, actions or ideas that treat people unfairly or badly because of their race, skin colour or where their family comes from.
1	Racist	racist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	treat	treat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	unfairly	unfairly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	25	advmod	_	_
23	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	_
26	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Racist | words and actions or ideas |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 2 | **treat** | present | that |  | people |  |  | because people's race; unfairly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 3 | **come** | present | people's family |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **race** |  | people |  |  |  |  |  | nom race «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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}

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A racist is a person who believes some races are better than others or treats people unfairly because of race.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racist:m2:1
# text = A racist is a person who believes some races are better than others or treats people unfairly because of race.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	racist	racist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	races	race	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	ccomp	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	treats	treat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
18	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a racist | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | because race; unfairly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | some races |  |  |  |  | than others  people or treats; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racist:x1:1
# text = Calling someone names because of their skin colour is racist.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	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	10	cop	_	_
10	racist	racist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **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 |  |  |  |  | racist *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school does not allow racist bullying.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racist:x2:1
# text = Our school does not allow racist bullying.
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	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	allow	allow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	racist	racist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · do-support | Our school | racist bullying |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bullying=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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If you hear a racist comment, tell a trusted adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racist:x3:1
# text = If you hear a racist comment, tell a trusted adult.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	racist	racist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | a racist comment |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer comment=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 3 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rosa Parks stood up against racist rules on buses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racist:x4:1
# text = Rosa Parks stood up against racist rules 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	_	7	case	_	_
6	racist	racist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 |  |  | racist rules on buses |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against rule=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone deserves respect, whatever their race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racist:x5:1
# text = Everyone deserves respect, whatever their race.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	deserves	deserve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	det:predet	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deserve** | present | Everyone | respect |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **race** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom race «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class talked about how to be anti-racist and kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:racist:x6:1
# text = The class talked about how to be anti-racist and kind.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	anti-racist	anti-racist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | the class |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | the class *not said here* |  |  |  |  | anti-racist *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the class *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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