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title: uninteresting — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «uninteresting» in the school dictionary: Uninteresting means not interesting; dull and boring, so it does not hold your attention. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# uninteresting

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**Who acts:** Uninteresting, it, your, book, Rainy days, you · **What happens:** mean, not hold, attend, have, get, feel · **To what, where:** attention, uninteresting start, story, maths, puzzles, Uncle Remus

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Uninteresting means not interesting; dull and boring, so it does not hold your attention.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uninteresting:m1:1
# text = Uninteresting means not interesting; dull and boring, so it does not hold your attention.
1	Uninteresting	uninteresting	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	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Uninteresting |  |  |  |  | interesting *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **hold** | present · do-support | it | your attention |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme |
| 3 | **attend** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=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 -->
The book had an uninteresting start but got exciting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uninteresting:x1:1
# text = The book had an uninteresting start but got exciting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	uninteresting	uninteresting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the book | a uninteresting start |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent start=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | the book *not said here* |  |  |  |  | exciting *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rainy days at home can feel uninteresting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uninteresting:x2:1
# text = Rainy days at home can feel uninteresting.
1	Rainy	rainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	uninteresting	uninteresting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can | Rainy days at home |  |  |  |  | uninteresting *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try to make your story opening less uninteresting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uninteresting:x3:1
# text = Try to make your story opening less uninteresting.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	opening	open	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	uninteresting	uninteresting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your story |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset story=Product |
| 3 | **open** | gerund | your story *not said here* |  |  |  |  | uninteresting *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum was small but not uninteresting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uninteresting:x4:1
# text = The museum was small but not uninteresting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	uninteresting	uninteresting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the museum |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  | the museum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He found maths uninteresting until he met puzzles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uninteresting:x5:1
# text = He found maths uninteresting until he met puzzles.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	uninteresting	uninteresting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	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 | **find** | past | He | maths |  |  |  | uninteresting *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Topic |
| 2 | **meet** | past | he | puzzles |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plain grey wall looked uninteresting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uninteresting:x6:1
# text = The plain grey wall looked uninteresting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	uninteresting	uninteresting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the plain grey wall |  |  |  |  | uninteresting *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
THE deacon of a colored church met Uncle Remus recently, and, after some uninteresting remarks about the weather, asked:

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uninteresting:x7:1
# text = THE deacon of a colored church met Uncle Remus recently, and, after some uninteresting remarks about the weather, asked:
1	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deacon	deacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	colored	colored	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Remus	Remus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	recently	recently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
16	uninteresting	uninteresting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	remarks	remark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
22	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the deacon of a colored church | Uncle Remus |  |  |  | recently *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remus=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the deacon of a colored church *not said here* |  |  |  | after some uninteresting remarks about the weather |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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