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title: unsuitable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unsuitable» in the school dictionary: Unsuitable means not right or not appropriate for a purpose, person or situation. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unsuitable

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**Who acts:** Unsuitable, film, Flip flops, weather, site, toy · **What happens:** mean, be, hike, fly, wear · **To what, where:** right, unsuitable clothes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unsuitable means not right or not appropriate for a purpose, person or situation.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsuitable:m1:1
# text = Unsuitable means not right or not appropriate for a purpose, person or situation.
1	Unsuitable	unsuitable	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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unsuitable | right |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Topic |

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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 -->
This film is unsuitable for young children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsuitable:x1:1
# text = This film is unsuitable for young children.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	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** | present | this film |  |  |  |  | for young children; unsuitable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flip-flops are unsuitable for hiking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsuitable:x2:1
# text = Flip-flops are unsuitable for hiking.
1	Flip	flip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	flops	flop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hiking	hike	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	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** | present | Flip flops |  |  |  |  | unsuitable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hike** | gerund | Flip flops *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weather was unsuitable for flying.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsuitable:x3:1
# text = The weather was unsuitable for flying.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	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** | past | the weather |  |  |  |  | unsuitable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fly** | gerund | the weather *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The site is unsuitable for building.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsuitable:x4:1
# text = The site is unsuitable for building.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | the site |  |  |  |  | for building; unsuitable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The toy is unsuitable for babies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsuitable:x5:1
# text = The toy is unsuitable for babies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	babies	baby	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 | the toy |  |  |  |  | for babies; unsuitable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wore unsuitable clothes for the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unsuitable:x6:1
# text = He wore unsuitable clothes for the snow.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | He | unsuitable clothes |  |  |  | for the snow | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

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