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title: ungrammatical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ungrammatical» in the school dictionary: Ungrammatical means not following the rules of grammar of a language, like «She go to school yesterday.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ungrammatical

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**Who acts:** Ungrammatical, grammar, sentences, robot, Poets, speech · **What happens:** mean, not follow, go, rule, be, sentence · **To what, where:** rules, language, Him, Standard English, ungrammatical lines, purpose · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Ungrammatical means not following the rules of grammar of a language, like «She go to school yesterday.».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrammatical:m1:1
# text = Ungrammatical means not following the rules of grammar of a language, like «She go to school yesterday.».
1	Ungrammatical	Ungrammatical	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	grammar	grammar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ungrammatical |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **follow** | gerund |  | the rules of grammar of a language |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | Ungrammatical | a language *not said here* |  |  | yesterday | to school | tree rules |
| 4 | **rule** |  | grammar of a language |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=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 -->
«Him and me goes to school» is ungrammatical in Standard English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrammatical:x1:1
# text = «Him and me goes to school» is ungrammatical in Standard English.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	conj	_	_
5	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	ungrammatical	ungrammatical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	Standard	Standard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | present |  |  | Him *= he* |  |  | to school | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | Standard English |  | ungrammatical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Circle the ungrammatical sentence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrammatical:x2:1
# text = Circle the ungrammatical sentence.
1	Circle	Circle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	ungrammatical	ungrammatical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The robot's sentences were ungrammatical and funny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrammatical:x3:1
# text = The robot's sentences were ungrammatical and funny.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	ungrammatical	ungrammatical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	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** | past | the robot's sentences |  |  |  |  | ungrammatical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the robot's sentences *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sentence** |  | the robot |  |  |  |  |  | nom sentence «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Poets sometimes write ungrammatical lines on purpose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrammatical:x4:1
# text = Poets sometimes write ungrammatical lines on purpose.
1	Poets	poet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ungrammatical	ungrammatical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | Poets | ungrammatical lines |  | purpose |  | sometimes *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent line=Theme on purpose=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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«We was» is usual in some dialects but ungrammatical in Standard English.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrammatical:x5:1
# text = «We was» is usual in some dialects but ungrammatical in Standard English.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	dialects	dialect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	ungrammatical	ungrammatical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Standard	Standard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  | some dialects |  | usual *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  | Standard English |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother's speech is ungrammatical but cute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrammatical:x6:1
# text = My little brother's speech is ungrammatical but cute.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	ungrammatical	ungrammatical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cute	cute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	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 | My little brother's speech |  |  |  |  | ungrammatical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | My little brother's speech *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **speak** |  | My little brother |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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