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title: wholly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wholly» in the school dictionary: Completely; fully; entirely (wholly true, wholly owned). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wholly

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**Who acts:** I, answer, family, She, part, His · **What happens:** own, not be, be, make up, eat, answer · **To what, where:** farm, story, cake, population

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«wholly» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [wholly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wholly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Completely; fully; entirely (wholly true, wholly owned).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wholly:m1:1
# text = Completely; fully; entirely (wholly true, wholly owned).
1	Completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | wholly *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am not wholly sure the answer is right.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wholly:x1:1
# text = I am not wholly sure the answer is right.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | sure, wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the answer |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The farm is wholly owned by the family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wholly:x2:1
# text = The farm is wholly owned by the family.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | present · passive | the family | the farm |  |  |  | wholly *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The story is wholly made up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wholly:x3:1
# text = The story is wholly made up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive |  | the story |  |  |  | wholly *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She was wholly responsible for the mess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wholly:x4:1
# text = She was wholly responsible for the mess.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | past | She |  |  |  |  | for the mess; responsible, wholly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The cake was wholly eaten in five minutes!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wholly:x5:1
# text = The cake was wholly eaten in five minutes!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · passive |  | the cake |  |  | minute | wholly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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His answer was not wholly wrong — part of it was right.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wholly:x6:1
# text = His answer was not wholly wrong — part of it was right.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | His answer |  |  |  |  | wholly, wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | part of answer |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Its population, large though it was, was composed wholly of boys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wholly:x7:1
# text = Its population, large though it was, was composed wholly of boys.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
5	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | population |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **compose** | past · passive | boys | Its population |  |  |  | wholly *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result |

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