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preferably

Who acts: it, you, your, We, I · What happens: be, come, choose, like, bring, write · To what, where: nine, way, drink, answer, pen, helper

«preferably» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: preferably in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

If possible; it would be better if: «Come early, preferably before nine.».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	2 possible	mark
2	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 better	advcl
3	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 possible	punct
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 better	nsubj
5	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 better	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 better	cop
7	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
8	if	if	SCONJ	_	11 Come	mark
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 Come	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 Come	punct
11	Come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 better	advcl
12	early	early	ADV	Degree=Pos	11 Come	advmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 preferably	punct
14	preferably	preferably	ADV	_	11 Come	advmod
15	before	before	ADP	_	16 nine	case
16	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 Come	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 better	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 better	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 better	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	would	it					good property	tree rules
2	come a condition, not said to happen, in a quote	infinitive				nine		early, preferably property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before nine=Location

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

In a way that is chosen or liked more than other ways.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 chosen	nsubj:pass
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 chosen	aux:pass
6	chosen	choose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 way	acl:relcl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 liked	cc
8	liked	like	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 chosen	conj
9	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 liked	advmod
10	than	than	ADP	_	12 ways	case
11	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 ways	amod
12	ways	way	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 more	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	present · passive		a way					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	like	participle							vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Example 1

Bring a drink, preferably water, not fizzy pop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 drink	det
3	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bring	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 water	punct
5	preferably	preferably	ADV	_	6 water	advmod
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drink	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 pop	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 pop	advmod
9	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pop	amod
10	pop	pop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drink	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	imperative	you not said here	a drink and water and fizzy pop					vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent drink=Theme

Example 2

Write your answer in pen, preferably black.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 answer	nmod:poss
3	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 pen	case
5	pen	pen	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 black	punct
7	preferably	preferably	ADV	_	8 black	advmod
8	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Write	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	your answer		pen			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent answer=Theme in pen=Destination
2	answer		your						nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

We need a helper, preferably someone tall.

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 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 helper	det
4	helper	helper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 need	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 someone	punct
6	preferably	preferably	ADV	_	7 someone	advmod
7	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 helper	appos
8	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 someone	amod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	We	a helper					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot helper=Theme

Example 4

Go to bed early, preferably by eight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	3 bed	case
3	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Go	obl
4	early	early	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Go	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 preferably	punct
6	preferably	preferably	ADV	_	1 Go	advmod
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 eight	case
8	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 preferably	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	imperative	you not said here			bed		early, preferably property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location

Example 5

Keep the medicine somewhere cool, preferably in the fridge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 medicine	det
3	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
4	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	1 Keep	advmod
5	cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Keep	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 fridge	punct
7	preferably	preferably	ADV	_	10 fridge	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 fridge	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 fridge	det
10	fridge	fridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	parataxis
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	the medicine				cool, somewhere property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme

Example 6

Plant the seeds in spring, preferably on a dry day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seeds	compound
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 seeds	det
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 spring	case
5	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seeds	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 day	punct
7	preferably	preferably	ADV	_	11 day	advmod
8	on	on	ADP	_	11 day	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 day	det
10	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 day	amod
11	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seeds	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seeds	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 7

«Shall I bring my brother?» «Preferably not.»

Sentence 1: «Shall I bring my brother?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 bring	punct
2	Shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 bring	aux
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 bring	nsubj
4	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 brother	nmod:poss
6	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bring	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 bring	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring in a quote	shall	I		my brother				vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument brother=Destination

Sentence 2: «Preferably not.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Preferably	punct
2	Preferably	preferably	ADV	_	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 Preferably	advmod
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Preferably	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Preferably	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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