predominantly
Who acts: town, Koalas, weather, book · What happens: make up, be, eat · To what, where: forest, eucalyptus leaves, class
«predominantly» 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: predominantly in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Mostly; mainly; for the greatest part.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mostly | mostly | ADV | _ | 3 mainly | advmod |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 Mostly | punct |
| 3 | mainly | mainly | ADV | _ | 8 part | advmod |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 mainly | punct |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 part | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 part | det |
| 7 | greatest | great | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 8 part | amod |
| 8 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 part | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The forest is predominantly made up of pine trees.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 forest | det |
| 2 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 made | aux:pass |
| 4 | predominantly | predominantly | ADV | _ | 5 made | advmod |
| 5 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 made | compound:prt |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 trees | case |
| 8 | pine | pine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 trees | compound |
| 9 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 made | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make up | present · passive | the forest | of pine trees; predominantly property | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |
Example 2
The town is predominantly English-speaking.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 town | det |
| 2 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 speaking | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 speaking | cop |
| 4 | predominantly | predominantly | ADV | _ | 7 speaking | advmod |
| 5 | English | English | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 speaking | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 English | punct |
| 7 | speaking | speak | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 speaking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the town | predominantly, speak property | tree rules |
Example 3
Koalas eat predominantly eucalyptus leaves.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koalas | koala | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 eat | nsubj |
| 2 | eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | predominantly | predominantly | ADV | _ | 2 eat | advmod |
| 4 | eucalyptus | eucalyptus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 leaves | compound |
| 5 | leaves | leaf | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 eat | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 eat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present | Koalas | eucalyptus leaves | predominantly property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |
Example 4
The weather in Ireland is predominantly mild and wet.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 weather | det |
| 2 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 mild | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Ireland | case |
| 4 | Ireland | Ireland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 weather | nmod |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 mild | cop |
| 6 | predominantly | predominantly | ADV | _ | 7 mild | advmod |
| 7 | mild | mild | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 wet | cc |
| 9 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 mild | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 mild | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the weather in Ireland | mild, predominantly property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the weather in Ireland not said here | tree rules |
Example 5
Our class is predominantly made up of nine-year-olds.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 class | nmod:poss |
| 2 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 made | aux:pass |
| 4 | predominantly | predominantly | ADV | _ | 5 made | advmod |
| 5 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 made | compound:prt |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 olds | case |
| 8 | nine | nine | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 year | nummod |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 nine | punct |
| 10 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 olds | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 year | punct |
| 12 | olds | old | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 made | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make up | present · passive | Our class | of year olds; predominantly property | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |
Example 6
The book is predominantly about friendship.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 book | det |
| 2 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 friendship | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 friendship | cop |
| 4 | predominantly | predominantly | ADV | _ | 6 friendship | advmod |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 friendship | case |
| 6 | friendship | friendship | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 friendship | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the book | about friendship; predominantly property | tree rules |
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