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title: reality — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reality» in the school dictionary: Reality is what really exists or happens, not what is imagined or pretend. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reality

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**Who acts:** Reality, you, Virtual reality, monster, dream, Her · **What happens:** be, exist, happen, not imagine, have, face · **To what, where:** fact, farm, computer world, shadow, reality, puppy

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«reality» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [reality in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reality.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reality is what really exists or happens, not what is imagined or pretend.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:m1:1
# text = Reality is what really exists or happens, not what is imagined or pretend.
1	Reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	exists	exist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	imagined	imagine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	pretend	pretend	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Reality |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **exist** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **imagine** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: subject=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 -->
A reality is a fact or situation you have to face: «the reality of living on a farm».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:m2:1
# text = A reality is a fact or situation you have to face: «the reality of living on a farm».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reality	reality	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	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
16	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 reality | a fact or situation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **face** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **live** *in a quote* | gerund | the reality *not said here* |  |  | a farm |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on farm=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Virtual reality (VR) is a computer world you can see with a headset.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:m3:1
# text = Virtual reality (VR) is a computer world you can see with a headset.
1	Virtual	virtual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	VR	VR	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	headset	headset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Virtual reality | a computer world |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | can | you | a computer world *not said here* |  |  |  | with a headset | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer world=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In reality, the monster was just a shadow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x1:1
# text = In reality, the monster was just a shadow.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shadow	shadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the monster | a shadow |  | reality |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her dream of a puppy became a reality.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x2:1
# text = Her dream of a puppy became a reality.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Her dream of a puppy | a reality |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **dream** |  | Her *= she* | a puppy |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's time to face reality: the holidays are over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x3:1
# text = It's time to face reality: the holidays are over.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	over	over	ADV	RB	_	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the holidays |  |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Virtual reality lets you explore space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x4:1
# text = Virtual reality lets you explore space.
1	Virtual	virtual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	explore	explore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Virtual reality | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **explore** | infinitive | you *not said here* | space |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent space=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film mixes fantasy and reality.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x5:1
# text = The film mixes fantasy and reality.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mixes	mix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | present | the film | fantasy and reality |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fantasy=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reality TV shows aren't always real.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x6:1
# text = Reality TV shows aren't always real.
1	Reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shows	show	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | TV shows |  |  |  |  | always, real *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The reality of camping was colder than we thought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x7:1
# text = The reality of camping was colder than we thought.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	camping	camping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	colder	cold	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the reality of camping |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(informal) That was a real reality check.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x8:1
# text = (informal) That was a real reality check.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | a informal real reality check |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But how does the sea look in reality?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reality:x9:1
# text = But how does the sea look in reality?
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | in reality | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in reality=Theme |

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