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title: unevenness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unevenness» in the school dictionary: Unevenness is the state of not being flat, smooth or level, like bumps on a road. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unevenness

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**Who acts:** Unevenness, me, We, teacher · **What happens:** be, not be, make, trip, sand, remove · **To what, where:** state, me, wood, unevenness, marble roll

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Unevenness is the state of not being flat, smooth or level, like bumps on a road.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unevenness:m1:1
# text = Unevenness is the state of not being flat, smooth or level, like bumps on a road.
1	Unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bumps	bump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Unevenness | the state and bumps on a road |  |  |  | of flat smooth level | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Unevenness is also the state of not being equal or regular, like uneven sharing or uneven quality.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unevenness:m2:1
# text = Unevenness is also the state of not being equal or regular, like uneven sharing or uneven quality.
1	Unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
9	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Unevenness | the state |  |  |  | like uneven sharing or uneven quality | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | equal *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The unevenness of the path made me trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unevenness:x1:1
# text = The unevenness of the path made me trip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	trip	trip	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 | **make** | past | the unevenness of the path | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trip** | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sanded the wood to remove the unevenness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unevenness:x2:1
# text = We sanded the wood to remove the unevenness.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sanded	sand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sand** | past | We | the wood |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Patient |
| 2 | **remove** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the unevenness |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent unevenness=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher noticed the unevenness of the teams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unevenness:x3:1
# text = The teacher noticed the unevenness of the teams.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	noticed	notice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | past | the teacher | the unevenness of the teams |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer unevenness=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The unevenness of the pavement is dangerous for prams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unevenness:x4:1
# text = The unevenness of the pavement is dangerous for prams.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	prams	pram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the unevenness of the pavement |  |  |  |  | for prams; dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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There was some unevenness in her handwriting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unevenness:x5:1
# text = There was some unevenness in her handwriting.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	handwriting	handwriting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **be** | past | some unevenness in unevenness's handwriting |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **handwrite** |  | unevenness |  |  |  |  |  | nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Unevenness in the floor made the marble roll to one corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unevenness:x6:1
# text = Unevenness in the floor made the marble roll to one corner.
1	Unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	marble	marble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	roll	roll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Unevenness in the floor | the marble roll |  |  |  | to one corner | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset roll=Product |

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