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title: unnatural — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unnatural» in the school dictionary: Unnatural means not natural; made by people or different from what usually happens in nature. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unnatural

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**Who acts:** Unnatural, way, parent, sweets, unnatural silence, smile · **What happens:** mean, make, happen, force, describe, be · **To what, where:** nature, Unnatural behaviour, someone, way, normal love, own children · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«unnatural» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [unnatural in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unnatural.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unnatural means not natural; made by people or different from what usually happens in nature.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:m1:1
# text = Unnatural means not natural; made by people or different from what usually happens in nature.
1	Unnatural	unnatural	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	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:agent	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
13	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unnatural |  |  |  |  | natural *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **happen** | present |  |  |  | nature |  | usually *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in nature=Location |

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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 -->
Unnatural means strange, odd or not normal, like an unnatural silence or colour.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:m2:1
# text = Unnatural means strange, odd or not normal, like an unnatural silence or colour.
1	Unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unnatural |  |  |  |  | strange *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unnatural behaviour is forced or false, not relaxed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:m3:1
# text = Unnatural behaviour is forced or false, not relaxed.
1	Unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | present · passive |  | Unnatural behaviour |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unnatural can also describe someone who is cruel in a way that goes against normal love and kindness, such as a parent who harms their own children.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:m4:1
# text = Unnatural can also describe someone who is cruel in a way that goes against normal love and kindness, such as a parent who harms their own children.
1	Unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	reparandum	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	23	case	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	fixed	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
24	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
25	harms	harm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	acl:relcl	_	_
26	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
27	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a way |  | cruel *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | present | a way |  |  | normal love and kindness and a parent |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme against love=Location |
| 4 | **harm** | present | a parent | love's own children |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus child=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sweets were an unnatural bright green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:x1:1
# text = The sweets were an unnatural bright green.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the sweets |  |  |  |  | green *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An unnatural silence fell over the forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:x2:1
# text = An unnatural silence fell over the forest.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | a unnatural silence |  |  | the forest |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over forest=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her smile in the photo looked unnatural.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:x3:1
# text = Her smile in the photo looked unnatural.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | Her smile in the photo |  |  |  |  | unnatural *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **smile** |  | Her *= she* |  |  | the photo |  |  | nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent in=place |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keeping a parrot alone all day is unnatural for it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:x4:1
# text = Keeping a parrot alone all day is unnatural for it.
1	Keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  | a parrot |  |  | day | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parrot=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Keeping |  |  |  |  | for parrot; unnatural *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lake glowed with an unnatural light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:x5:1
# text = The lake glowed with an unnatural light.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	glowed	glow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | participle |  | the lake *not said here* |  |  |  | with a unnatural light | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with light=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try to speak naturally – shouting every line sounds unnatural.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:x6:1
# text = Try to speak naturally – shouting every line sounds unnatural.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	naturally	naturally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	–	-	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
10	unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 | **speak** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | naturally *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund |  | every line |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Topic |
| 4 | **sound** | present | shouting |  |  |  |  | unnatural *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In all of them, the heroine is a princess, who runs away from an unnatural father.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unnatural:x7:1
# text = In all of them, the heroine is a princess, who runs away from an unnatural father.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	heroine	heroine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	unnatural	unnatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | all heroine | a princess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run away** | present | a princess |  |  |  |  | from a unnatural father; away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from father=Trajectory |

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