preferable

Who acts: Preferable, you, small friendly school, Sleeping, It, Water · What happens: mean, have, choose, be, sleep, use · To what, where: it, big one, tent, rain, pencil, instructions

«preferable» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: preferable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Preferable means better or more suitable, so you would rather have or choose it.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Preferable	preferable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 suitable	cc
5	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 suitable	advmod
6	suitable	suitable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 better	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	12 have	advmod
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 have	nsubj
10	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 have	aux
11	rather	rather	ADV	_	12 have	advmod
12	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 means	parataxis
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 choose	cc
14	choose	choose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 have	conj
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 choose	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Preferable		good property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	have	would	you			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	choose	infinitive	you not said here	it		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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

A small, friendly school is preferable to a big one for my little brother.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 school	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 school	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 small	punct
4	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 school	amod
5	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 preferable	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 preferable	cop
7	preferable	preferable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	11 one	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 one	det
10	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 one	amod
11	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 preferable	obl
12	for	for	ADP	_	15 brother	case
13	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 brother	nmod:poss
14	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 brother	amod
15	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 one	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 preferable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a small friendly school		a big one for my little brother			preferable property	tree rules

Example 2

Sleeping in a tent is preferable to sleeping outside in the rain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sleeping	sleep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 preferable	csubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 tent	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tent	det
4	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sleeping	obl
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 preferable	cop
6	preferable	preferable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	to	to	SCONJ	_	8 sleeping	mark
8	sleeping	sleep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 preferable	advcl
9	outside	outside	ADV	_	8 sleeping	advmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 rain	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 rain	det
12	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sleeping	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 preferable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	sleep	gerund		a tent		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in tent=Location
2	is	present	Sleeping		preferable property	tree rules
3	sleep	gerund	Sleeping not said here	the rain	outside property	vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in rain=Location

Example 3

It is preferable to use a pencil for maths.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 preferable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 preferable	cop
3	preferable	preferable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 use	mark
5	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 preferable	xcomp
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pencil	det
7	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 use	obj
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 maths	case
9	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 use	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 preferable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					preferable property	tree rules
2	use	to-infinitive		a pencil				for maths	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme for math=Eventuality

Example 4

Water is preferable to fizzy drinks when you're thirsty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 preferable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 preferable	cop
3	preferable	preferable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 drinks	case
5	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 drinks	amod
6	drinks	drink	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 preferable	obl
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	10 thirsty	mark
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 thirsty	nsubj
9	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 thirsty	cop
10	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 preferable	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 preferable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Water					to fizzy drinks; preferable property	tree rules
2	is	present	you					thirsty property	tree rules

Example 5

Short sentences are often preferable in instructions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 sentences	amod
2	sentences	sentence	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 preferable	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 preferable	cop
4	often	often	ADV	_	5 preferable	advmod
5	preferable	preferable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 instructions	case
7	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 preferable	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 preferable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Short sentences			instructions		often, preferable property	tree rules

Example 6

Any answer is preferable to a blank space in a test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	2 answer	det
2	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 preferable	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 preferable	cop
4	preferable	preferable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 space	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 space	det
7	blank	blank	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 space	amod
8	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 preferable	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 test	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 test	det
11	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 space	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 preferable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	any answer					to a blank space in a test; preferable property	tree rules

Example 7

A Carpenter, with equal enthusiasm, proposed timber as a preferable method of defense.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 Carpenter	det
2	Carpenter	carpenter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 enthusiasm	punct
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 enthusiasm	case
5	equal	equal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 enthusiasm	amod
6	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Carpenter	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 timber	punct
8	proposed	propose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 timber	amod
9	timber	timber	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Carpenter	conj
10	as	as	ADP	_	13 method	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 method	det
12	preferable	preferable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 method	amod
13	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 timber	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 defense	case
15	defense	defense	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 method	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Carpenter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propose	participle							vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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