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title: undeserved — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «undeserved» in the school dictionary: Not deserved; not earned or fair, whether good or bad: an undeserved punishment, an undeserved prize. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# undeserved

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**Who acts:** I, They, it, sister, dog, undeserved reputation · **What happens:** not deserve, not earn, undeserv, not be, win, be · **To what, where:** detention, undeserved victory, He, work, undeserved reputation, bad mark

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not deserved; not earned or fair, whether good or bad: an undeserved punishment, an undeserved prize.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undeserved:m1:1
# text = Not deserved; not earned or fair, whether good or bad: an undeserved punishment, an undeserved prize.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	deserved	deserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	earned	earn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **deserve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **earn** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **undeserv** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **undeserv** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detention was undeserved – I wasn't even there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undeserved:x1:1
# text = The detention was undeserved – I wasn't even there.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detention	detention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	–	-	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undeserv** | past · passive |  | the detention |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They won, but it was an undeserved victory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undeserved:x2:1
# text = They won, but it was an undeserved victory.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	victory	victory	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 | **win** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **undeserv** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | past | it | a undeserved victory |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He got undeserved praise for work his sister did.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undeserved:x3:1
# text = He got undeserved praise for work his sister did.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undeserv** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | for work | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past | his sister | work *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog has an undeserved reputation for biting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undeserved:x4:1
# text = The dog has an undeserved reputation for biting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	reputation	reputation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	biting	bite	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the dog | a undeserved reputation |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reputation=Patient |
| 2 | **undeserv** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bite** | gerund | a undeserved reputation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt her bad mark was undeserved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undeserved:x5:1
# text = She felt her bad mark was undeserved.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **undeserv** | past · passive |  | her bad mark |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mark** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An undeserved telling-off can feel very unfair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undeserved:x6:1
# text = An undeserved telling-off can feel very unfair.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
3	telling	telling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undeserv** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | can | a undeserved telling off |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If, on the other hand, undeserved ill-luck followed him through life, and all his efforts resulted in failure, it was ascribed to her adverse influence.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:undeserved:x7:1
# text = If, on the other hand, undeserved ill-luck followed him through life, and all his efforts resulted in failure, it was ascribed to her adverse influence.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	undeserved	undeserv	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	20	det:predet	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	efforts	effort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	resulted	result	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	ascribed	ascribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	_
30	adverse	adverse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undeserv** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | past | ill luck | him *= he* |  | life |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme through life=Trajectory |
| 3 | **result** | past | luck's efforts |  |  | failure |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in failure=Location |
| 4 | **ascribe** | past · passive |  | failure |  |  |  | to her adverse influence | tree rules |

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