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title: ungrateful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ungrateful» in the school dictionary: Ungrateful means not thankful, not showing thanks when someone has helped you or given you something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ungrateful

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**Who acts:** Ungrateful, someone, It, I, ungrateful prince, you · **What happens:** mean, not show, help, give, be, not say · **To what, where:** thanks, you, something, book, gift, thank note · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ungrateful means not thankful, not showing thanks when someone has helped you or given you something.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrateful:m1:1
# text = Ungrateful means not thankful, not showing thanks when someone has helped you or given you something.
1	Ungrateful	ungrateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
8	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	iobj	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ungrateful |  |  |  |  | thankful *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **show** | gerund | Ungrateful *not said here* | thanks |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thanks=Recipient |
| 3 | **help** | present · perfect | someone |  | you |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **give** | participle | someone *not said here* | something | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient something=Theme |

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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 -->
It was ungrateful of him not to say thank you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrateful:x1:1
# text = It was ungrateful of him not to say thank you.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	ungrateful	ungrateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	thank	thank	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of him *= he*; ungrateful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **thank** *speech: thank* | infinitive |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I don't want to seem ungrateful, but I already have this book.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrateful:x2:1
# text = I don't want to seem ungrateful, but I already have this book.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	seem	seem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	ungrateful	ungrateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	already	already	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **seem** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ungrateful *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | present | I | this book |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ungrateful prince threw away the gift.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrateful:x3:1
# text = The ungrateful prince threw away the gift.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ungrateful	ungrateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw away** | past | the ungrateful prince | the gift |  |  |  | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be ungrateful; Grandma knitted that for you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrateful:x4:1
# text = Don't be ungrateful; Grandma knitted that for you.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	ungrateful	ungrateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	knitted	knit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | ungrateful *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **knit** | past | Grandma |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wrote a thank-you note so she would not look ungrateful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrateful:x5:1
# text = She wrote a thank-you note so she would not look ungrateful.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	thank	thank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
7	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
13	ungrateful	ungrateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | She | a thank note |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **look** | would | she |  |  |  |  | ungrateful *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Ungrateful creatures!" said a voice from the Plane Tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ungrateful:x6:1
# text = "Ungrateful creatures!" said a voice from the Plane Tree.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ungrateful	ungrateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Plane	Plane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Tree	Tree	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Ungrateful creatures | a voice |  | the Plane Tree |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent voice=Topic |

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