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title: unexpectedly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unexpectedly» in the school dictionary: Unexpectedly means in a way that nobody expected or planned; as a surprise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unexpectedly

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**Who acts:** it, Grandad, shy boy, experiment, beaker, bus · **What happens:** mean, expect, plan, start, arrive, win · **To what, where:** way, snow, singing contest, middle, hardest, Lion

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Unexpectedly means in a way that nobody expected or planned; as a surprise.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unexpectedly:m1:1
# text = Unexpectedly means in a way that nobody expected or planned; as a surprise.
1	Unexpectedly	unexpectedly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj	_	_
8	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a way; unexpectedly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **expect** | participle · passive |  | a way |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **plan** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Unexpectedly, it started to snow in April.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unexpectedly:x1:1
# text = Unexpectedly, it started to snow in April.
1	Unexpectedly	unexpectedly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	April	April	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | it | snow |  |  | april | unexpectedly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snow=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad arrived unexpectedly with presents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unexpectedly:x2:1
# text = Grandad arrived unexpectedly with presents.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | Grandad |  |  |  |  | with presents; unexpectedly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The shy boy unexpectedly won the singing contest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unexpectedly:x3:1
# text = The shy boy unexpectedly won the singing contest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	won	win	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	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the shy boy | the singing contest |  |  |  | unexpectedly *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contest=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The experiment ended unexpectedly when the beaker cracked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unexpectedly:x4:1
# text = The experiment ended unexpectedly when the beaker cracked.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	beaker	beaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cracked	crack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the experiment |  |  |  |  | unexpectedly *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **crack** | past | the beaker |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The bus stopped unexpectedly in the middle of the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unexpectedly:x5:1
# text = The bus stopped unexpectedly in the middle of the road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the bus |  |  | the middle of the road |  | unexpectedly *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in middle=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Not unexpectedly, the team that trained hardest won.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unexpectedly:x6:1
# text = Not unexpectedly, the team that trained hardest won.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	trained	train	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	hardest	hard	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	obj	_	_
9	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | past | the team | hardest |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hard=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | past | the team |  |  |  |  | unexpectedly *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One day the pair unexpectedly met a Lion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unexpectedly:x7:1
# text = One day the pair unexpectedly met a Lion.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	unexpectedly	unexpectedly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	met	meet	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	Lion	Lion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the pair | a Lion |  |  | day | unexpectedly *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Co-Agent |

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