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title: wonky — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wonky» in the school dictionary: Wonky means crooked, not straight or not level. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wonky

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**Who acts:** Wonky, picture, bike wheel, Supermarkets, He, Wi Fi · **What happens:** mean, not work, be, put, sell, have · **To what, where:** coaster, leg, wonky carrots, wonky smile

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wonky means crooked, not straight or not level.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonky:m1:1
# text = Wonky means crooked, not straight or not level.
1	Wonky	wonky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
6	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Wonky means shaky, weak or not working properly, as in a wonky table or wonky Wi-Fi.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonky:m2:1
# text = Wonky means shaky, weak or not working properly, as in a wonky table or wonky Wi-Fi.
1	Wonky	wonky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shaky	shaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
9	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	wonky	wonky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	wonky	wonky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
18	Wi	Wi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Fi	fi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	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 | Wonky |  |  |  |  | shaky *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **work** | gerund | Wonky *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a wonky table or wonky Wi Fi; properly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as table=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That picture on the wall is wonky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonky:x1:1
# text = That picture on the wall is wonky.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	wonky	wonky	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 | that picture on the wall |  |  |  |  | wonky *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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My bike wheel is a bit wonky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonky:x2:1
# text = My bike wheel is a bit wonky.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	wonky	wonky	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 | My bike wheel |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; wonky *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The table's wonky; put a coaster under the leg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonky:x3:1
# text = The table's wonky; put a coaster under the leg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wonky	wonky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	coaster	coaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive |  | a coaster |  | the leg |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent coaster=Theme under leg=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Supermarkets sell wonky carrots cheaply.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonky:x4:1
# text = Supermarkets sell wonky carrots cheaply.
1	Supermarkets	supermarket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sell	sell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wonky	wonky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	carrots	carrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	cheaply	cheaply	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | Supermarkets | wonky carrots |  |  |  | cheaply *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carrot=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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He has a wonky smile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonky:x5:1
# text = He has a wonky smile.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wonky	wonky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | a wonky smile |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The Wi-Fi is wonky today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonky:x6:1
# text = The Wi-Fi is wonky today.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Wi	Wi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Fi	fi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	wonky	wonky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Wi Fi |  |  |  | today | wonky *property* | tree rules |

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