precautionary

Who acts: it, danger, nurse, fire alarm, we, lifeguard · What happens: do, stop, happen, be, not be, close · To what, where: something, case, school, him, building, beach

«precautionary» 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: precautionary in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Done to stop something bad from happening, before it happens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 stop	mark
3	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Done	advcl
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 stop	obj
5	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 something	amod
6	from	from	SCONJ	_	7 happening	mark
7	happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 stop	advcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 happens	punct
9	before	before	SCONJ	_	11 happens	mark
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 happens	nsubj
11	happens	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 happening	ccomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	do	participle			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	stop	to-infinitive		something	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality
3	happen	gerund			tree rules
4	happen	present	it		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Done just in case, to be safe, even if the danger may not be real.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	just	just	ADV	_	4 case	advmod
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 case	case
4	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 safe	punct
6	to	to	PART	_	8 safe	mark
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 safe	cop
8	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Done	parataxis
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 real	punct
10	even	even	ADV	_	17 real	advmod
11	if	if	SCONJ	_	17 real	mark
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 danger	det
13	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 real	nsubj
14	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 real	aux
15	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 real	advmod
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 real	cop
17	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 safe	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	participle		case		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Eventuality
2	is	to-infinitive			safe property	tree rules
3	not is a condition, not said to happen	may	the danger		real property	tree rules

Example 1

As a precautionary measure, the school closed early because of the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	4 measure	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 measure	det
3	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 measure	amod
4	measure	measure	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 school	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 school	det
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 measure	conj
8	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 school	acl
9	early	early	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 closed	advmod
10	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	13 storm	case
11	of	of	ADP	_	10 because	fixed
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 storm	det
13	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 closed	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 measure	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	participle		the school not said here				because the storm; early property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

The nurse kept him in for a precautionary check.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 kept	obj
5	in	in	ADV	_	3 kept	advmod
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 check	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 check	det
8	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 check	amod
9	check	check	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the nurse	him = he				for a precautionary check	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme

Example 3

The fire alarm sounded, and we left the building as a precautionary step.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 alarm	det
2	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 alarm	compound
3	alarm	alarm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sounded	nsubj
4	sounded	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 left	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 left	cc
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 left	nsubj
8	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sounded	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 building	det
10	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 left	obj
11	as	as	ADP	_	14 step	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 step	det
13	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 step	amod
14	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 left	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sounded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	past	the fire alarm						vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	leave	past	we	the building				as a precautionary step	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent building=Theme

Example 4

The lifeguard closed the beach as a precautionary move after a shark was seen.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lifeguard	det
2	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 closed	nsubj
3	closed	close	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 beach	det
5	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 closed	obj
6	as	as	ADP	_	9 move	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 move	det
8	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 move	amod
9	move	move	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 closed	obl
10	after	after	SCONJ	_	14 seen	mark
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 shark	det
12	shark	shark	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 seen	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 seen	aux:pass
14	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 closed	advcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 closed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	past	the lifeguard	the beach				as a precautionary move	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Patient
2	see	past · passive		a shark					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus

Example 5

We packed spare batteries as a precautionary thing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 packed	nsubj
2	packed	pack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	spare	spare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 batteries	amod
4	batteries	battery	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 packed	obj
5	as	as	ADP	_	8 thing	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 thing	det
7	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 thing	amod
8	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 packed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 packed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pack	past	We	spare batteries				as a precautionary thing	vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent battery=Theme

Example 6

Precautionary signs warned of thin ice on the pond.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 signs	amod
2	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 warned	nsubj
3	warned	warn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 ice	case
5	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ice	amod
6	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 warned	obl
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 pond	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 pond	det
9	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 warned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 warned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warn speech: warn	past	Precautionary signs					of thin ice; on the pond	vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on pond=Topic

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