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title: unwanted — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unwanted» in the school dictionary: Not wanted; not needed or not welcome. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unwanted

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**Who acts:** We, you, Weeds, cat, Many unwanted pets, He · **What happens:** not want, not need, give, delete, be, receive · **To what, where:** unwanted toys, charity shop, unwanted emails, strangers, unwanted plants, unwanted attention

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Not wanted; not needed or not welcome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unwanted:m1:1
# text = Not wanted; not needed or not welcome.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	welcome	welcome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **not** **need** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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}

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We gave our unwanted toys to the charity shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unwanted:x1:1
# text = We gave our unwanted toys to the charity shop.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | We | our unwanted toys | the charity shop |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent toy=Theme to shop=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Delete unwanted emails from strangers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unwanted:x2:1
# text = Delete unwanted emails from strangers.
1	Delete	delete	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	emails	email	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | imperative | you *not said here* | unwanted emails |  | strangers |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent email=Theme from stranger=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weeds are unwanted plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unwanted:x3:1
# text = Weeds are unwanted plants.
1	Weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Weeds | unwanted plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat received some unwanted attention from the dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unwanted:x4:1
# text = The cat received some unwanted attention from the dog.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
5	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | the cat | some unwanted attention |  |  |  | from the dog | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent attention=Theme from dog=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many unwanted pets end up in shelters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unwanted:x5:1
# text = Many unwanted pets end up in shelters.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	shelters	shelter	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 | **end up** | present | Many unwanted pets |  |  |  |  | in shelters *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in shelter=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He got an unwanted haircut from his big sister.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unwanted:x6:1
# text = He got an unwanted haircut from his big sister.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	haircut	haircut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | He | a unwanted haircut |  |  |  | from his big sister | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent haircut=Theme from sister=Source |

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