obviate Who acts: something, This, new bridge, boxes, good plan, need · What happens: remove, be, obviate, labell, rush, wear · To what, where: need, boxes, confusion, helmet · Speech: someone speaks here
«obviate» 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: obviate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To remove a need or a problem, so that something is no longer necessary, as in "This obviates the need for…".
The tree, 21 words mark det obj cc det conj punct mark fixed nsubj cop advmod advmod conj punct mark fixed punct nsubj parataxis det obj nmod punct punct punct root To PART remove VERB a DET need NOUN or CCONJ a DET problem NOUN , PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ something PRON is AUX no ADV longer ADV necessary ADJ , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP " PUNCT This PRON obviates VERB the DET need NOUN for ADP … PUNCT " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 remove mark 2 remove remove VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 need det 4 need need NOUN Number=Sing 2 remove obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 problem cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 problem det 7 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 4 need conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 15 necessary punct 9 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 15 necessary mark 10 that that SCONJ _ 9 so fixed 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 necessary nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 necessary cop 13 no no ADV _ 14 longer advmod 14 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 15 necessary advmod 15 necessary necessary ADJ Degree=Pos 2 remove conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 21 obviates punct 17 as as SCONJ _ 21 obviates mark 18 in in ADP _ 17 as fixed 19 " " PUNCT _ 21 obviates punct 20 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 21 obviates nsubj 21 obviates obviate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 remove parataxis 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 need det 23 need need NOUN Number=Sing 21 obviates obj 24 for for ADP _ 23 need nmod 25 … . PUNCT _ 23 need punct 26 " " PUNCT _ 23 need punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 2 remove punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 remove to-infinitive a need or a problem tree rules 2 is present something long, necessary property tree rules 3 obviate in a quote present This the need vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient
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 bridge obviates the need for a ferry.
det amod nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root The DET new ADJ bridge NOUN obviates VERB the DET need NOUN for ADP a DET ferry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bridge det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bridge amod 3 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 4 obviates nsubj 4 obviates obviate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 need det 6 need need NOUN Number=Sing 4 obviates obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 ferry case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 ferry det 9 ferry ferry NOUN Number=Sing 6 need nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 obviates punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 obviate present the new bridge the need for a ferry vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient
Example 2 Labelling the boxes obviated any confusion.
det obj acl det obj punct root Labelling VERB the DET boxes NOUN obviated VERB any DET confusion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Labelling labell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boxes det 3 boxes box NOUN Number=Plur 1 Labelling obj 4 obviated obviate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 boxes acl 5 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 confusion det 6 confusion confusion NOUN Number=Sing 4 obviated obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Labelling punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 labell gerund the boxes tree rules 2 obviate participle the boxes not said here any confusion vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent confusion=Patient
Example 3 A good plan obviates the need for rushing.
det amod nsubj det obj mark acl punct root A DET good ADJ plan NOUN obviates VERB the DET need NOUN for SCONJ rushing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 plan det 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 plan amod 3 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 4 obviates nsubj 4 obviates obviate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 need det 6 need need NOUN Number=Sing 4 obviates obj 7 for for SCONJ _ 8 rushing mark 8 rushing rush VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 need acl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 obviates punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 obviate present a good plan the need vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient 2 rush gerund the need not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Wearing a helmet does not obviate the need to ride carefully.
csubj det obj aux advmod det obj mark acl advmod punct root Wearing VERB a DET helmet NOUN does AUX not PART obviate VERB the DET need NOUN to PART ride VERB carefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wearing wear VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 obviate csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 helmet det 3 helmet helmet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wearing obj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 obviate aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 obviate advmod 6 obviate obviate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 need det 8 need need NOUN Number=Sing 6 obviate obj 9 to to PART _ 10 ride mark 10 ride ride VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 need acl 11 carefully carefully ADV _ 10 ride advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 obviate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear gerund a helmet vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme 2 not obviate present · do-support Wearing the need vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient 3 ride to-infinitive Wearing not said here the need not said here carefully property vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The calculator obviates the need for long division.
det nsubj det obj case amod nmod punct root The DET calculator NOUN obviates VERB the DET need NOUN for ADP long ADJ division NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 calculator det 2 calculator calculator NOUN Number=Sing 3 obviates nsubj 3 obviates obviate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 need det 5 need need NOUN Number=Sing 3 obviates obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 division case 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 division amod 8 division division NOUN Number=Sing 5 need nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 obviates punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 obviate present the calculator the need for long division vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient
Example 6 Online forms obviate the need for paper.
amod nsubj det obj case nmod punct root Online ADJ forms NOUN obviate VERB the DET need NOUN for ADP paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Online online ADJ Degree=Pos 2 forms amod 2 forms form NOUN Number=Plur 3 obviate nsubj 3 obviate obviate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 need det 5 need need NOUN Number=Sing 3 obviate obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 paper case 7 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 5 need nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 obviate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 obviate present Online forms the need for paper vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient
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