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title: unattractive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unattractive» in the school dictionary: Not nice to look at; not pretty or handsome. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unattractive

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**Who acts:** people, old car park, Working, frog, Paying, They · **What happens:** look, not want, be, work, sound, pay · **To what, where:** it, prince, price, unattractive deal, unattractive wall, anyone

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Not nice to look at; not pretty or handsome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unattractive:m1:1
# text = Not nice to look at; not pretty or handsome.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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Not interesting or pleasant, so people do not want it: an unattractive offer or idea.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unattractive:m2:1
# text = Not interesting or pleasant, so people do not want it: an unattractive offer or idea.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	unattractive	unattractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | people | it |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The old car park was grey and unattractive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unattractive:x1:1
# text = The old car park was grey and unattractive.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	unattractive	unattractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old car park |  |  |  |  | grey *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the old car park *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Working all weekend sounded unattractive to him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unattractive:x2:1
# text = Working all weekend sounded unattractive to him.
1	Working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	sounded	sound	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	unattractive	unattractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  | weekend |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sound** | past | Working |  |  |  |  | unattractive *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The frog looked unattractive, but it was really a prince.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unattractive:x3:1
# text = The frog looked unattractive, but it was really a prince.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unattractive	unattractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the frog |  |  |  |  | unattractive *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | past | frog | a prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Paying twice the price is an unattractive deal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unattractive:x4:1
# text = Paying twice the price is an unattractive deal.
1	Paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	csubj	_	_
2	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	unattractive	unattractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | gerund |  | the price |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Asset |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Paying | a unattractive deal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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They painted the unattractive wall with a bright mural.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unattractive:x5:1
# text = They painted the unattractive wall with a bright mural.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	unattractive	unattractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mural	mural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | They | the unattractive wall |  |  |  | with a bright mural | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent wall=Destination with mural=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Rude manners are unattractive in anyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unattractive:x6:1
# text = Rude manners are unattractive in anyone.
1	Rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unattractive	unattractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Rude manners |  |  | anyone |  | unattractive *property* | tree rules |

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