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title: realistic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «realistic» in the school dictionary: Sensible about what can really happen or be done. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# realistic

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** view, things, you, we, toy dinosaur, answer · **What happens:** happen, do, look, seem, describe, take · **To what, where:** view, things, whole house, yourself, London, bearing

<!-- .vabout -->
«realistic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [realistic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/realistic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sensible about what can really happen or be done.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:m1:1
# text = Sensible about what can really happen or be done.
1	Sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V» |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"a realistic plan".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:m1e:1
# text = "a realistic plan".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Looking or seeming very like the real thing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:m2:1
# text = Looking or seeming very like the real thing.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	csubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	seeming	seem	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **seem** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"a realistic painting of a horse."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:m2e:1
# text = "a realistic painting of a horse."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Realistic can also describe a view that takes things as they actually are, without imagining or magic.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:m3:1
# text = Realistic can also describe a view that takes things as they actually are, without imagining or magic.
1	Realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	imagining	imagine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can |  | a view |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent view=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | present | a view | things |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 3 | **does** | present | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **imagine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be realistic: we cannot paint the whole house today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:x1:1
# text = Be realistic: we cannot paint the whole house today.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	paint	paint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | realistic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **paint** | can | we | the whole house |  |  | today |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent house=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The toy dinosaur looks very realistic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:x2:1
# text = The toy dinosaur looks very realistic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | the toy dinosaur |  |  |  |  | realistic *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Set yourself a realistic goal for reading each week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:x3:1
# text = Set yourself a realistic goal for reading each week.
1	Set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme goal=Destination |
| 2 | **read** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  | week |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check whether your answer is realistic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:x4:1
# text = Check whether your answer is realistic.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | your answer |  |  |  |  | realistic *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Realistic fiction is about things that could really happen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:x5:1
# text = Realistic fiction is about things that could really happen.
1	Realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Realistic fiction |  |  |  |  | about things | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | could | things |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her drawing of the cat is so realistic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:x6:1
# text = Her drawing of the cat is so realistic.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Her drawing of the cat |  |  |  |  | realistic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** |  | the cat |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is not realistic to walk to London from here.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:x7:1
# text = It is not realistic to walk to London from here.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | realistic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | to-infinitive |  |  | London |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to london=Result |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Even such a minute touch as the terraces on the hill have their bearing, I believe, on Mr. MacRitchie's “realistic” views of Faerie.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistic:x8:1
# text = Even such a minute touch as the terraces on the hill have their bearing, I believe, on Mr. MacRitchie's “realistic” views of Faerie.
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	5	det:predet	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	terraces	terrace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	bearing	bearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
20	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:desc	_	_
21	MacRitchie	MacRitchie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	ccomp	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Faerie	Faerie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the terraces on the hill | terraces's bearing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bearing=Patient |
| 2 | **believe** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **view** |  | MacRitchie  Mr. | Faerie |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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