preferentially Who acts: way, Bees, shops, plant, Water, It · What happens: give, serve, visit, treat, grow, flow · To what, where: better treatment, one person, Members, blue flowers, loyal customers, friends
«preferentially» 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: preferentially in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
In a way that gives one person or thing better treatment than others: «Members are served preferentially.».
The tree, 17 words case det nsubj acl:relcl nummod iobj cc conj amod obj case nmod punct punct nsubj:pass aux:pass acl advmod punct punct punct root In ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON gives VERB one NUM person NOUN or CCONJ thing NOUN better ADJ treatment NOUN than ADP others NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Members NOUN are AUX served VERB preferentially ADV . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT 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 5 gives nsubj 5 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 way acl:relcl 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 person nummod 7 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 gives iobj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 thing cc 9 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 7 person conj 10 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 treatment amod 11 treatment treatment NOUN Number=Sing 5 gives obj 12 than than ADP _ 13 others case 13 others other NOUN Number=Plur 11 treatment nmod 14 : : PUNCT _ 18 served punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 18 served punct 16 Members member NOUN Number=Plur 18 served nsubj:pass 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 served aux:pass 18 served serve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 way acl 19 preferentially preferentially ADV _ 18 served advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 18 served punct 21 » » PUNCT _ 18 served punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 way punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give present a way better treatment one person or thing than others vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent person=Recipient treatment=Theme 2 serve in a quote present · passive a way not said here Members preferentially property vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute
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: science, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
More often or more strongly than other choices: «Bees preferentially visit blue flowers.».
The tree, 13 words advmod advmod cc advmod case amod obl punct punct nsubj advmod conj amod obj punct punct punct root More ADV often ADV or CCONJ more ADJ strongly ADV than ADP other ADJ choices NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Bees NOUN preferentially ADV visit VERB blue ADJ flowers NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 More more ADV Degree=Cmp 2 often advmod 2 often often ADV _ 4 more advmod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 more cc 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 strongly strongly ADV _ 4 more advmod 6 than than ADP _ 8 choices case 7 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 8 choices amod 8 choices choice NOUN Number=Plur 4 more obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 13 visit punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 visit punct 11 Bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 13 visit nsubj 12 preferentially preferentially ADV _ 13 visit advmod 13 visit visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 more conj 14 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 15 flowers amod 15 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 13 visit obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 13 visit punct 17 » » PUNCT _ 13 visit punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 more punct
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1 visit in a quote present Bees blue flowers preferentially property vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Co-Agent
Example 1 Some shops treat loyal customers preferentially.
det nsubj amod obj advmod punct root Some DET shops NOUN treat VERB loyal ADJ customers NOUN preferentially ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 shops det 2 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 3 treat nsubj 3 treat treat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 loyal loyal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 customers amod 5 customers customer NOUN Number=Plur 3 treat obj 6 preferentially preferentially ADV _ 3 treat advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 treat punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 treat present some shops loyal customers preferentially property vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent customer=Recipient
Example 2 The plant preferentially grows towards the light.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET plant NOUN preferentially ADV grows VERB towards ADP the DET light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plant det 2 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 4 grows nsubj 3 preferentially preferentially ADV _ 4 grows advmod 4 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 towards towards ADP _ 7 light case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 light det 7 light light NOUN Number=Sing 4 grows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 grows punct
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1 grow present the plant towards the light; preferentially property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Water preferentially flows down the steepest slope.
nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root Water NOUN preferentially ADV flows VERB down ADP the DET steepest ADJ slope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 flows nsubj 2 preferentially preferentially ADV _ 3 flows advmod 3 flows flow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 7 slope case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 slope det 6 steepest steep ADJ Degree=Sup 7 slope amod 7 slope slope NOUN Number=Sing 3 flows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 flows punct
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1 flow present Water down the steepest slope; preferentially property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 It is unfair if the teacher marks friends preferentially.
nsubj cop mark det nsubj advcl obj advmod punct root It PRON is AUX unfair ADJ if SCONJ the DET teacher NOUN marks VERB friends NOUN preferentially ADV . PUNCT 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 unfair nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 unfair cop 3 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 if if SCONJ _ 7 marks mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 teacher det 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 7 marks nsubj 7 marks mark VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 unfair advcl 8 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 7 marks obj 9 preferentially preferentially ADV _ 7 marks advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 unfair punct
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1 is present It unfair property tree rules 2 mark a condition, not said to happen present the teacher friends preferentially property vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent friend=Theme
Example 5 Mosquitoes preferentially bite some people more than others.
nsubj advmod det obj obj case obl punct root Mosquitoes NOUN preferentially ADV bite VERB some DET people NOUN more ADJ than ADP others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mosquitoes mosquito NOUN Number=Plur 3 bite nsubj 2 preferentially preferentially ADV _ 3 bite advmod 3 bite bite VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 bite obj 6 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 bite obj 7 than than ADP _ 8 others case 8 others other NOUN Number=Plur 6 more obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 bite punct
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1 bite present Mosquitoes some people preferentially property vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent people=Patient more=Result
Example 6 Older passengers are seated preferentially on this bus.
amod nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root Older ADJ passengers NOUN are AUX seated VERB preferentially ADV on ADP this DET bus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 passengers amod 2 passengers passenger NOUN Number=Plur 4 seated nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 seated aux:pass 4 seated seat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 preferentially preferentially ADV _ 4 seated advmod 6 on on ADP _ 8 bus case 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 bus det 8 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 4 seated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 seated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seat present · passive Older passengers this bus preferentially property vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: subject=Value
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