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title: unrealistic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unrealistic» in the school dictionary: Unrealistic means not sensible or likely to happen, especially about plans or hopes: an unrealistic goal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unrealistic

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**Who acts:** Unrealistic, answer, your, Getting, car chase, chase · **What happens:** mean, happen, not look, seem, be, check · **To what, where:** unrealistic goal, plans, sum, 300 kg, test, Photos

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unrealistic means not sensible or likely to happen, especially about plans or hopes: an unrealistic goal.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unrealistic:m1:1
# text = Unrealistic means not sensible or likely to happen, especially about plans or hopes: an unrealistic goal.
1	Unrealistic	unrealistic	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	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	hopes	hope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unrealistic | a unrealistic goal |  |  |  | sensible *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **happen** | to-infinitive | Unrealistic *not said here* | plans or hopes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Unrealistic means not looking or seeming real or true to life, as in an unrealistic drawing or film scene.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unrealistic:m2:1
# text = Unrealistic means not looking or seeming real or true to life, as in an unrealistic drawing or film scene.
1	Unrealistic	unrealistic	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	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	seeming	seem	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unrealistic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **look** *not said to happen* | gerund | Unrealistic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a unrealistic drawing or film scene | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **seem** | gerund | Unrealistic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | real *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An answer of 300 kg for a cat is unrealistic, so check your sum.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unrealistic:x1:1
# text = An answer of 300 kg for a cat is unrealistic, so check your sum.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kg	kg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a answer of 300 kg for a cat |  |  |  |  | unrealistic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive |  | your sum |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Theme |
| 3 | **answer** |  |  | 300 kg for a cat |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **sum** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Getting 100 % in every test is an unrealistic goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unrealistic:x2:1
# text = Getting 100 % in every test is an unrealistic goal.
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  |  |  | every test |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer %=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Getting | a unrealistic goal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film's car chase was so unrealistic it was funny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unrealistic:x3:1
# text = The film's car chase was so unrealistic it was funny.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	chase	chase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film's car chase |  |  |  |  | unrealistic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | chase |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **chase** |  | the film |  |  |  |  |  | nom chase «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Photos in adverts can be edited and give unrealistic ideas of how people look.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unrealistic:x4:1
# text = Photos in adverts can be edited and give unrealistic ideas of how people look.
1	Photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	adverts	advert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	edited	edit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **edit** | can · passive |  | Photos in adverts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | infinitive |  | unrealistic ideas |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Setting smaller goals is better than setting unrealistic ones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unrealistic:x5:1
# text = Setting smaller goals is better than setting unrealistic ones.
1	Setting	set	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
2	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	setting	set	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | gerund |  | smaller goals |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient goal=Result |
| 2 | **is** | present | Setting |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **set** | gerund | Setting *not said here* | unrealistic ones |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient one=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His drawing of the horse was unrealistic because it had five legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unrealistic:x6:1
# text = His drawing of the horse was unrealistic because it had five legs.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His drawing of the horse |  |  |  |  | unrealistic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | drawing | five legs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |
| 3 | **draw** |  | the horse |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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