preventative Who acts: Preventative, Brushing, vet, Vaccines, We, Sun cream · What happens: mean, stop, happen, start, be, use · To what, where: something, problem, teeth, preventative measure, preventative treatment, dog · Speech: someone speaks here
«preventative» 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: preventative in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Preventative means meant to stop something bad from happening before it starts, such as illness, damage or crime.
The tree, 18 words nsubj ccomp mark xcomp obj amod mark advcl mark nsubj advcl punct case fixed obl punct conj cc conj punct root Preventative NOUN means VERB meant VERB to PART stop VERB something PRON bad ADJ from SCONJ happening VERB before SCONJ it PRON starts VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP illness NOUN , PUNCT damage NOUN or CCONJ crime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Preventative preventative NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 meant mean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 to to PART _ 5 stop mark 5 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 meant xcomp 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 stop obj 7 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 something amod 8 from from SCONJ _ 9 happening mark 9 happening happen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 stop advcl 10 before before SCONJ _ 12 starts mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 starts nsubj 12 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 happening advcl 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 illness punct 14 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 illness case 15 as as ADP _ 14 such fixed 16 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 9 happening obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 damage punct 18 damage damage NOUN Number=Sing 16 illness conj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 crime cc 20 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 18 damage conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Preventative vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 mean participle vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 stop not said to happen to-infinitive something vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality 4 happen gerund such illness and damage or crime vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 start present Preventative vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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 A preventative is something used to prevent a problem, such as a medicine or treatment.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop acl mark advcl det obj punct case fixed det nmod cc conj punct root A DET preventative NOUN is AUX something PRON used VERB to PART prevent VERB a DET problem NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET medicine NOUN or CCONJ treatment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 preventative det 2 preventative preventative NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 something acl 6 to to PART _ 7 prevent mark 7 prevent prevent VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 used advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 problem det 9 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 7 prevent obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 medicine punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 14 medicine case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 medicine det 14 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 9 problem nmod 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 treatment cc 16 treatment treatment NOUN Number=Sing 14 medicine conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a preventative something tree rules 2 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 prevent to-infinitive a problem such a medicine or treatment vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer problem=Theme
Example 1 Brushing your teeth is a preventative measure against tooth decay.
csubj nmod:poss obj cop det amod case compound nmod punct root Brushing VERB your PRON teeth NOUN is AUX a DET preventative ADJ measure NOUN against ADP tooth NOUN decay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brushing brush VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 measure csubj 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 teeth nmod:poss 3 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 1 Brushing obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 measure cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 measure det 6 preventative preventative ADJ Degree=Pos 7 measure amod 7 measure measure NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 against against ADP _ 10 decay case 9 tooth tooth NOUN Number=Sing 10 decay compound 10 decay decay NOUN Number=Sing 7 measure nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 measure punct
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1 brush gerund your teeth vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme 2 is a present Brushing a preventative measure against tooth decay tree rules
Example 2 The vet gave the dog a preventative treatment for fleas.
det nsubj det obj det compound obj case nmod punct root The DET vet NOUN gave VERB the DET dog NOUN a DET preventative NOUN treatment NOUN for ADP fleas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vet det 2 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dog det 5 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 treatment det 7 preventative preventative NOUN Number=Sing 8 treatment compound 8 treatment treatment NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 9 for for ADP _ 10 fleas case 10 fleas flea NOUN Number=Plur 8 treatment nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the vet a preventative treatment the dog vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient treatment=Theme
Example 3 Vaccines are preventative medicine.
nsubj cop amod punct root Vaccines NOUN are AUX preventative ADJ medicine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vaccines vaccine NOUN Number=Plur 4 medicine nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 medicine cop 3 preventative preventative ADJ Degree=Pos 4 medicine amod 4 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 medicine punct
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1 is a present Vaccines preventative medicine tree rules
Example 4 We took preventative steps and tied down the trampoline before the storm.
nsubj compound obj cc conj compound:prt det obl case det obl punct root We PRON took VERB preventative NOUN steps NOUN and CCONJ tied VERB down ADP the DET trampoline NOUN before ADP the DET storm NOUN . PUNCT 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 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 preventative preventative NOUN Number=Sing 4 steps compound 4 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 2 took obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 tied cc 6 tied tie VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 took conj 7 down down ADP _ 6 tied compound:prt 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 trampoline det 9 trampoline trampoline NOUN Number=Sing 6 tied obl 10 before before ADP _ 12 storm case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 storm det 12 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 6 tied obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past We preventative steps vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Theme 2 tie down participle We not said here the trampoline before the storm vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Sun cream is a preventative against sunburn.
compound nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Sun PROPN cream NOUN is AUX a DET preventative NOUN against ADP sunburn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sun Sun PROPN Number=Sing 2 cream compound 2 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 5 preventative nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 preventative cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 preventative det 5 preventative preventative NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 against against ADP _ 7 sunburn case 7 sunburn sunburn NOUN Number=Sing 5 preventative nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 preventative punct
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1 is a present Sun cream a preventative against sunburn tree rules
Example 6 Regular check-ups are preventative care.
amod compound punct nsubj cop amod punct root Regular ADJ check NOUN - PUNCT ups NOUN are AUX preventative ADJ care NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Regular regular ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ups amod 2 check check NOUN Number=Sing 4 ups compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 check punct 4 ups up NOUN Number=Plur 7 care nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 care cop 6 preventative preventative ADJ Degree=Pos 7 care amod 7 care care NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 care punct
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1 is a present Regular check ups preventative care tree rules
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