efficacious Who acts: you, new medicine, Rest, scientists, cream, warm bath · What happens: work, produce, want, prove, be, test · To what, where: result, baby, efficacious way, tables
«efficacious» 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: efficacious in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Working well; producing the result you want, especially of a medicine or treatment.
The tree, 13 words advmod punct conj det obj nsubj acl:relcl punct advmod case det obl cc conj punct root Working VERB well ADV ; PUNCT producing VERB the DET result NOUN you PRON want VERB , PUNCT especially ADV of ADP a DET medicine NOUN or CCONJ treatment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 well well ADV Degree=Pos 1 Working advmod 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 4 producing punct 4 producing produce VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Working conj 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 result det 6 result result NOUN Number=Sing 4 producing obj 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 want nsubj 8 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 result acl:relcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 medicine punct 10 especially especially ADV _ 13 medicine advmod 11 of of ADP _ 13 medicine case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 medicine det 13 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 4 producing obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 treatment cc 15 treatment treatment NOUN Number=Sing 13 medicine conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Working punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 work gerund well property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 produce gerund the result of a medicine or treatment vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=Result 3 want present you the result not said here vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot result=Theme
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 The new medicine proved efficacious against the cough.
det amod nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root The DET new ADJ medicine NOUN proved VERB efficacious ADJ against ADP the DET cough NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 medicine det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 medicine amod 3 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 4 proved nsubj 4 proved prove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 efficacious efficacious ADJ Degree=Pos 4 proved xcomp 6 against against ADP _ 8 cough case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cough det 8 cough cough NOUN Number=Sing 5 efficacious obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 proved punct
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1 prove past the new medicine efficacious property vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Rest and fluids are efficacious for a cold.
nsubj cc conj cop case det obl punct root Rest NOUN and CCONJ fluids NOUN are AUX efficacious ADJ for ADP a DET cold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rest rest NOUN Number=Sing 5 efficacious nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 fluids cc 3 fluids fluid NOUN Number=Plur 1 Rest conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 efficacious cop 5 efficacious efficacious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 cold case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 cold det 8 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 5 efficacious obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 efficacious punct
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1 is present Rest and fluids for a cold; efficacious property tree rules
Example 3 The scientists tested whether the cream was efficacious.
det nsubj mark det nsubj cop advcl punct root The DET scientists NOUN tested VERB whether SCONJ the DET cream NOUN was AUX efficacious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 scientists det 2 scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 3 tested nsubj 3 tested test VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 whether whether SCONJ _ 8 efficacious mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cream det 6 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 8 efficacious nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 efficacious cop 8 efficacious efficacious ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tested advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 tested punct
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1 test past the scientists vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is past the cream efficacious property tree rules
Example 4 A warm bath was efficacious in calming the baby.
det amod nsubj cop mark advcl det obj punct root A DET warm ADJ bath NOUN was AUX efficacious ADJ in SCONJ calming VERB the DET baby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 bath det 2 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bath amod 3 bath bath NOUN Number=Sing 5 efficacious nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 efficacious cop 5 efficacious efficacious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in SCONJ _ 7 calming mark 7 calming calm VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 efficacious advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 baby det 9 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 7 calming obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 efficacious punct
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1 is past a warm bath efficacious property tree rules 2 calm gerund a warm bath not said here the baby vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus baby=Experiencer
Example 5 The spray was efficacious against greenfly.
det nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET spray NOUN was AUX efficacious ADJ against ADP greenfly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 spray det 2 spray spray NOUN Number=Sing 4 efficacious nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 efficacious cop 4 efficacious efficacious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 against against ADP _ 6 greenfly case 6 greenfly greenfly NOUN Number=Sing 4 efficacious obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 efficacious punct
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1 is past the spray against greenfly; efficacious property tree rules
Example 6 Practice is the most efficacious way to learn tables.
nsubj cop det advmod amod mark acl obj punct root Practice NOUN is AUX the DET most ADV efficacious ADJ way NOUN to PART learn VERB tables NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 6 way nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 way det 4 most most ADV Degree=Sup 5 efficacious advmod 5 efficacious efficacious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 way amod 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 to to PART _ 8 learn mark 8 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 way acl 9 tables table NOUN Number=Plur 8 learn obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 way punct
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1 is a present Practice the efficacious way tree rules 2 learn to-infinitive tables vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Topic
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