expedient
Who acts: result, quick clever way, Using, expedient, He · What happens: get, not be, solve, use, be, climb down · To what, where: result, problem, rope, expedient way, her, trap
«expedient» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: expedient in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if it is not the best or fairest way.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Useful | useful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 suitable | cc |
| 3 | suitable | suitable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Useful | conj |
| 4 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 5 getting | mark |
| 5 | getting | get | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 suitable | advcl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 result | det |
| 7 | result | result | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 getting | obj |
| 8 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 5 getting | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 best | punct |
| 10 | even | even | ADV | _ | 16 best | advmod |
| 11 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 16 best | mark |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 best | expl |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 best | cop |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 best | advmod |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 best | det |
| 16 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 getting | xcomp |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 fairest | cc |
| 18 | fairest | fair | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 19 way | amod |
| 19 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 best | obl:unmarked |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Useful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | gerund | a result | quickly property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer result=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | not is a condition, not said to happen | present | a result not said here | fairest way obl:unmarked; good property | tree rules |
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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A quick, clever way of solving a problem, often a makeshift trick.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 2 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 way | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 quick | punct |
| 4 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 7 solving | mark |
| 7 | solving | solve | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 way | acl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 problem | det |
| 9 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 solving | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 trick | punct |
| 11 | often | often | ADV | _ | 14 trick | advmod |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 trick | det |
| 13 | makeshift | makeshift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 trick | compound |
| 14 | trick | trick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 way | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solve | gerund | a quick clever way and a makeshift trick not said here | a problem | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |
Example 1
Using the rope was an expedient way to climb down.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Using | use | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 way | csubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 rope | det |
| 3 | rope | rope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Using | obj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 way | cop |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 way | det |
| 6 | expedient | expedient | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 way | amod |
| 7 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 climb | mark |
| 9 | climb | climb | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 way | acl |
| 10 | down | down | ADV | _ | 9 climb | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | gerund | the rope | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | Using | a expedient way | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | climb down | to-infinitive | down property | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
Her expedient got her out of the trap.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 expedient | nmod:poss |
| 2 | expedient | expedient | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 got | obj |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 8 trap | case |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 trap | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 trap | det |
| 8 | trap | trap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | Her expedient | her = she | the trap | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
Example 3
He found a clever expedient to win the race.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 found | nsubj |
| 2 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 expedient | det |
| 4 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 expedient | amod |
| 5 | expedient | expedient | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 found | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 win | mark |
| 7 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 found | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 race | det |
| 9 | race | race | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 win | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 found | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | past | He | a clever expedient | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent expedient=Topic | ||||
| 2 | win | to-infinitive | He not said here | the race | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |
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