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title: unpalatable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unpalatable» in the school dictionary: Unpalatable food or drink tastes unpleasant. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unpalatable

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**Who acts:** Unpalatable food, unpalatable fact, hospital food, Monarch butterflies, medicine, Mum · **What happens:** taste, be, accept, lose, mix, face · **To what, where:** unpalatable truth, medicine, unpalatable choice, library

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«unpalatable» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [unpalatable in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unpalatable.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unpalatable food or drink tastes unpleasant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unpalatable:m1:1
# text = Unpalatable food or drink tastes unpleasant.
1	Unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	tastes	taste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	unpleasant	unpleasant	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 | **taste** | present | Unpalatable food or drink |  |  |  |  | unpleasant *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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}

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An unpalatable fact or idea is unpleasant and hard to accept: «the unpalatable truth».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unpalatable:m2:1
# text = An unpalatable fact or idea is unpleasant and hard to accept: «the unpalatable truth».
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a unpalatable fact or idea |  |  |  |  | unpleasant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a unpalatable fact or idea *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **accept** | to-infinitive | a unpalatable fact or idea *not said here* | the unpalatable truth |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hospital food was cold and unpalatable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unpalatable:x1:1
# text = The hospital food was cold and unpalatable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Monarch butterflies are unpalatable to birds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unpalatable:x2:1
# text = Monarch butterflies are unpalatable to birds.
1	Monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	butterflies	butterfly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Monarch butterflies |  |  |  |  | to birds; unpalatable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The unpalatable truth was that we had lost every match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unpalatable:x3:1
# text = The unpalatable truth was that we had lost every match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · perfect · passive |  | the unpalatable truth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The medicine was unpalatable, so Mum mixed it with juice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unpalatable:x4:1
# text = The medicine was unpalatable, so Mum mixed it with juice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	mixed	mix	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the medicine |  |  |  |  | unpalatable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mix** | past | Mum | medicine |  |  |  | with juice | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient with juice=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council faced an unpalatable choice between closing the library and the pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unpalatable:x5:1
# text = The council faced an unpalatable choice between closing the library and the pool.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	faced	face	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	unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	closing	close	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | past | the council | a unpalatable choice |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme choice=Destination |
| 2 | **close** | gerund | a unpalatable choice *not said here* | the library and the pool |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Burnt porridge is completely unpalatable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unpalatable:x6:1
# text = Burnt porridge is completely unpalatable.
1	Burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	unpalatable	unpalatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Burnt porridge |  |  |  |  | completely, unpalatable *property* | tree rules |

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