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title: unresolved — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unresolved» in the school dictionary: Unresolved means not yet settled, solved or answered: an unresolved problem or argument is still going on. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unresolved

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**Who acts:** Unresolved, unresolved problem, mystery, argument, book, we · **What happens:** not mean, settle, solve, answer, go on, remain · **To what, where:** sequel, us, unresolved disagreement · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Unresolved means not yet settled, solved or answered: an unresolved problem or argument is still going on.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unresolved:m1:1
# text = Unresolved means not yet settled, solved or answered: an unresolved problem or argument is still going on.
1	Unresolved	unresolved	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	2	advmod	_	_
4	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	settled	settle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	solved	solve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	answered	answer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	unresolved	unresolved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	still	still	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | present | Unresolved |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **settle** | participle |  |  |  |  | yet |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **solve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **answer** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **go on** | present · progressive | a unresolved problem or argument |  |  |  | still |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=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 -->
The mystery of the missing cake remained unresolved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unresolved:x1:1
# text = The mystery of the missing cake remained unresolved.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	unresolved	unresolved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | past | the mystery of the missing cake |  |  |  |  | unresolved *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The argument between the two friends is still unresolved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unresolved:x2:1
# text = The argument between the two friends is still unresolved.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	unresolved	unresolved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the argument between the two friends |  |  |  | still | unresolved *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book ends with the main problem unresolved, so we want the sequel.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unresolved:x3:1
# text = The book ends with the main problem unresolved, so we want the sequel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	unresolved	unresolved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sequel	sequel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | the book |  |  |  |  | with the main problem | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with problem=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **want** | present | we | the sequel |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sequel=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some questions in science are still unresolved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unresolved:x4:1
# text = Some questions in science are still unresolved.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	unresolved	unresolved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some questions in science |  |  |  | still | unresolved *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher helped us sort out our unresolved disagreement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unresolved:x5:1
# text = The teacher helped us sort out our unresolved disagreement.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	unresolved	unresolved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the teacher | us |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sort out** | infinitive | us *not said here* | our unresolved disagreement |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disagreement=Theme |
| 3 | **disagree** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom disagreement «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The court case is unresolved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unresolved:x6:1
# text = The court case is unresolved.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unresolved	unresolved	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 | the court case |  |  |  |  | unresolved *property* | tree rules |

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