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title: uncommon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «uncommon» in the school dictionary: Uncommon means not happening or seen often; rare or unusual. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# uncommon

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**Who acts:** Uncommon, Snow, It, few people, Twins, She · **What happens:** mean, not happen, see, be, not be, feel · **To what, where:** Sydney, uncommon bird, uncommon gift, one, uncommon herb, herb · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«uncommon» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [uncommon in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uncommon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Uncommon means not happening or seen often; rare or unusual.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:m1:1
# text = Uncommon means not happening or seen often; rare or unusual.
1	Uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	unusual	unusual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Uncommon |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Uncommon can mean remarkable or very great, like «an uncommon talent».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:m2:1
# text = Uncommon can mean remarkable or very great, like «an uncommon talent».
1	Uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	remarkable	remarkable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	talent	talent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Uncommon |  |  |  |  | remarkable *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snow is uncommon in Sydney.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:x1:1
# text = Snow is uncommon in Sydney.
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Snow |  |  | Sydney |  | uncommon *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is not uncommon to feel nervous before a test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:x2:1
# text = It is not uncommon to feel nervous before a test.
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	uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | uncommon *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The uncommon bird was spotted by only a few people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:x3:1
# text = The uncommon bird was spotted by only a few people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	spotted	spot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spot** | past · passive | a few people | the uncommon bird |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Twins are less common than single babies, but not very uncommon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:x4:1
# text = Twins are less common than single babies, but not very uncommon.
1	Twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Twins |  |  |  |  | than single babies; common, less *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  | Twins *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has an uncommon gift for music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:x5:1
# text = She has an uncommon gift for music.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a uncommon gift |  |  |  | for music | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An uncommon name can be hard to spell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:x6:1
# text = An uncommon name can be hard to spell.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	spell	spell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	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** | can | a uncommon name |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spell** | to-infinitive | a uncommon name *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He opened one and found a very uncommon herb in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uncommon:x7:1
# text = He opened one and found a very uncommon herb in it.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	uncommon	uncommon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	herb	herb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | He | one |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location one=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | past | He *not said here* | a uncommon herb |  | herb |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herb=Topic |

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