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title: unfairness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unfairness» in the school dictionary: The quality of not being fair; treating people in an unequal or unjust way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unfairness

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**Who acts:** quality, She, unfairness, referee, Sharing, He · **What happens:** not be, treat, be, complain, make, call · **To what, where:** people, unequal, fans, 10 sweets, unfairness, this · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The quality of not being fair; treating people in an unequal or unjust way.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:m1:1
# text = The quality of not being fair; treating people in an unequal or unjust way.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	treating	treat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	unequal	unequal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	unjust	unjust	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | gerund | the quality |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **treat** | gerund | the quality *not said here* |  | people | a unequal or unjust way |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An example of being unfair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:m2:1
# text = An example of being unfair.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She complained about the unfairness of the new rule.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:x1:1
# text = She complained about the unfairness of the new rule.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	complained	complain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	unfairness	unfairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **complain** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  |  |  | about the unfairness of the new rule | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about unfairness=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The unfairness of the referee's call made the fans angry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:x2:1
# text = The unfairness of the referee's call made the fans angry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unfairness	unfairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the unfairness of the referee's call | the fans |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fan=Product |
| 2 | **call** |  | the referee |  |  |  |  |  | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Sharing 10 sweets as 7 and 3 is unfair; the unfairness is easy to see.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:x3:1
# text = Sharing 10 sweets as 7 and 3 is unfair; the unfairness is easy to see.
1	Sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	unfairness	unfairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | gerund |  | 10 sweets |  |  |  | as 7 | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Sharing |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the unfairness |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive | the unfairness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He spoke up against the unfairness in his school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:x4:1
# text = He spoke up against the unfairness in his school.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	unfairness	unfairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak up** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  | against the unfairness in his school | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story is about a girl who fights unfairness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:x5:1
# text = The story is about a girl who fights unfairness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fights	fight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	unfairness	unfairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the story |  |  |  |  | about a girl | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | present | a girl | unfairness |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent unfairness=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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We talked about the unfairness of some old laws.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:x6:1
# text = We talked about the unfairness of some old laws.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	unfairness	unfairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about the unfairness of some old laws | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about unfairness=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unfairness:x7:1
# text = Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nmod	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	unfairness	unfairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
11	dazed	daze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the pain of this but its unfairness |  |  |  |  | daze *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pain** |  |  | this |  |  |  |  | nom pain «state transitive»: of=patient |

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