conditional Who acts: it, sentence, conditional statement, trip, My, you · What happens: depend, happen, allow, meet, rain, stay in · To what, where: condition, homework, ice, conditional sentence, computer, coding · Speech: someone speaks here
«conditional» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: conditional in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Depending on something else happening first; only true or allowed if a condition is met.
The tree, 15 words csubj case obl advmod acl advmod punct advmod cc conj mark det nsubj aux:pass advcl punct root Depending VERB on ADP something PRON else ADV happening VERB first ADV ; PUNCT only ADV true ADJ or CCONJ allowed VERB if SCONJ a DET condition NOUN is AUX met VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Depending depend VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 true csubj 2 on on ADP _ 3 something case 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Depending obl 4 else else ADV _ 3 something advmod 5 happening happen VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 something acl 6 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 happening advmod 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 true punct 8 only only ADV _ 9 true advmod 9 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 allowed cc 11 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 true conj 12 if if SCONJ _ 16 met mark 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 condition det 14 condition condition NOUN Number=Sing 16 met nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 met aux:pass 16 met meet VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 allowed advcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 true punct
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1 depend gerund on something vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on something=Theme 2 happen gerund first property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 allow participle vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer 4 meet a condition, not said to happen present · passive a condition vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent
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 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
A sentence or verb form with "if", like "If it rains, we will stay in.".
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cc compound conj case punct nmod punct punct mark punct mark nsubj advcl punct nsubj aux advmod punct punct punct root A DET sentence NOUN or CCONJ verb NOUN form NOUN with ADP " PUNCT if SCONJ " PUNCT , PUNCT like SCONJ " PUNCT If SCONJ it PRON rains VERB , PUNCT we PRON will AUX stay VERB in ADV . PUNCT " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sentence det 2 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 19 stay nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 form cc 4 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 5 form compound 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing 2 sentence conj 6 with with ADP _ 8 if case 7 " " PUNCT _ 8 if punct 8 if if SCONJ _ 5 form nmod 9 " " PUNCT _ 8 if punct 10 , , PUNCT _ 19 stay punct 11 like like SCONJ _ 19 stay mark 12 " " PUNCT _ 19 stay punct 13 If if SCONJ _ 15 rains mark 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 rains nsubj 15 rains rain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 stay advcl 16 , , PUNCT _ 15 rains punct 17 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 19 stay nsubj 18 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 19 stay aux 19 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 20 in in ADV _ 19 stay advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 19 stay punct 22 " " PUNCT _ 19 stay punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 19 stay punct
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1 rain a condition, not said to happen, in a quote present it vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» 2 stay in in a quote future a sentence or verb form vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: maths, computing — kept apart, not parsed.
A conditional statement says "if this, then that".
det amod nsubj punct mark ccomp punct advmod ccomp punct punct root A DET conditional ADJ statement NOUN says VERB " PUNCT if SCONJ this DET , PUNCT then ADV that PRON " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 statement det 2 conditional conditional ADJ Degree=Pos 3 statement amod 3 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 7 this punct 6 if if SCONJ _ 7 this mark 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 says ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 that punct 9 then then ADV PronType=Dem 10 that advmod 10 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 says ccomp 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 that punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present a conditional statement vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 My trip to the park is conditional on finishing my homework.
nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod cop mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root My PRON trip NOUN to ADP the DET park NOUN is AUX conditional ADJ on SCONJ finishing VERB my PRON homework NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 trip nmod:poss 2 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 7 conditional nsubj 3 to to ADP _ 5 park case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 park det 5 park park NOUN Number=Sing 2 trip nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 conditional cop 7 conditional conditional ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 on on SCONJ _ 9 finishing mark 9 finishing finish VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 conditional advcl 10 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 homework nmod:poss 11 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 9 finishing obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 conditional punct
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1 is present My trip to the park conditional property tree rules 2 finish gerund My trip to the park not said here my homework vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality homework=Eventuality 3 trip My to the park nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl
Example 2 "If you heat ice, it melts" is a conditional sentence.
punct mark nsubj advcl obj punct nsubj csubj punct cop det amod punct root " PUNCT If SCONJ you PRON heat VERB ice NOUN , PUNCT it PRON melts VERB " PUNCT is AUX a DET conditional ADJ sentence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 8 melts punct 2 If if SCONJ _ 4 heat mark 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 heat nsubj 4 heat heat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 melts advcl 5 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 4 heat obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 4 heat punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 melts nsubj 8 melts melt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 sentence csubj 9 " " PUNCT _ 8 melts punct 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 sentence cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 sentence det 12 conditional conditional ADJ Degree=Pos 13 sentence amod 13 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 sentence punct
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1 heat a condition, not said to happen, in a quote present you ice vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ice=Patient 2 melt in a quote present ice vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 is a present a conditional sentence tree rules
Example 3 In coding, a conditional tells the computer what to do if something is true.
The tree, 14 words case obl punct det nsubj det iobj obj mark xcomp mark nsubj cop advcl punct root In ADP coding NOUN , PUNCT a DET conditional ADJ tells VERB the DET computer NOUN what PRON to PART do VERB if SCONJ something PRON is AUX true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 coding case 2 coding coding NOUN Number=Sing 6 tells obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 coding punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 conditional det 5 conditional conditional ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tells nsubj 6 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 computer det 8 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 6 tells iobj 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 11 do obj 10 to to PART _ 11 do mark 11 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 tells xcomp 12 if if SCONJ _ 15 true mark 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 true nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 true cop 15 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 11 do advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 tells punct
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1 tell speech: assert present a conditional the computer coding vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent computer=Recipient clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive a conditional not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality 3 is a condition, not said to happen present something true property tree rules
Example 4 She got a conditional offer from the university.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root She PRON got VERB a DET conditional ADJ offer NOUN from ADP the DET university NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 offer det 4 conditional conditional ADJ Degree=Pos 5 offer amod 5 offer offer NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 university case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 university det 8 university university NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past She a conditional offer the university vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent offer=Theme from university=Source
Example 5 The prize is conditional on good behaviour.
det nsubj cop case amod obl punct root The DET prize NOUN is AUX conditional ADJ on ADP good ADJ behaviour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 prize det 2 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 4 conditional nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 conditional cop 4 conditional conditional ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 behaviour case 6 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 7 behaviour amod 7 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 4 conditional obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 conditional punct
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1 is present the prize good behaviour conditional property tree rules
Example 6 Use the conditional: "I would help if I could."
det obj punct punct nsubj aux parataxis mark nsubj advcl punct punct root Use VERB the DET conditional ADJ : PUNCT " PUNCT I PRON would AUX help VERB if SCONJ I PRON could AUX . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 conditional det 3 conditional conditional ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Use obj 4 : : PUNCT _ 8 help punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 8 help punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 help nsubj 7 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 help aux 8 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use parataxis 9 if if SCONJ _ 11 could mark 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 could nsubj 11 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 help advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct 13 " " PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here the conditional vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent conditional=Theme clause=Eventuality 2 help in a quote would I vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Parents' love should not be conditional on good marks.
nmod:poss case nsubj aux advmod cop case amod obl punct root Parents NOUN ' PART love NOUN should AUX not PART be AUX conditional ADJ on ADP good ADJ marks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 3 love nmod:poss 2 ' 's PART _ 1 Parents case 3 love love NOUN Number=Sing 7 conditional nsubj 4 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 conditional aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 conditional advmod 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 conditional cop 7 conditional conditional ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 on on ADP _ 10 marks case 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 10 marks amod 10 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 7 conditional obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 conditional punct
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1 not is should Parents's love good marks conditional property tree rules 2 love Parents nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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