thereby

Who acts: result, She, He, Plants, team, you · What happens: do, result, save, fix, make, give · To what, where: result, that, 5 dollars, 20 dollars, leak, water

«thereby» 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: thereby in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

As a result of that; by doing that.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 result	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 result	det
3	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 that	case
5	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 result	nmod
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	3 result	punct
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	8 doing	mark
8	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 result	acl
9	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 doing	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 result	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund	a result of that not said here	a result of that					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality
2	result			that					nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient

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

She saved 5 dollars a week, thereby saving 20 dollars in four weeks.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 saved	nsubj
2	saved	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 dollars	nummod
4	dollars	dollar	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 saved	obj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 week	det
6	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saved	obl:unmarked
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 saving	punct
8	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	9 saving	advmod
9	saving	save	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 saved	advcl
10	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 dollars	nummod
11	dollars	dollar	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 saving	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 weeks	case
13	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 weeks	nummod
14	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 saving	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save	past	She	5 dollars			week		vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme
2	save	gerund	She not said here	20 dollars			week	thereby property	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme

Example 2

He fixed the leak, thereby saving water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 fixed	nsubj
2	fixed	fix	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 leak	det
4	leak	leak	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fixed	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 saving	punct
6	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	7 saving	advmod
7	saving	save	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 fixed	advcl
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 saving	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fixed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fix	past	He	the leak					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent leak=Patient
2	save	gerund	He not said here	water				thereby property	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme

Example 3

Plants make food from sunlight, thereby giving us oxygen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 make	nsubj
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 sunlight	case
5	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 giving	punct
7	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	8 giving	advmod
8	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 make	advcl
9	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 giving	iobj
10	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 giving	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Plants	food		sunlight			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset food=Product from sunlight=Material
2	give	gerund	Plants not said here	oxygen	us			thereby property	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient oxygen=Theme

Example 4

The team won, thereby reaching the final.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 won	nsubj
3	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 reaching	punct
5	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	6 reaching	advmod
6	reaching	reach	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 won	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 final	det
8	final	final	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 reaching	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	the team						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	reach	gerund	the team not said here	the final				thereby property	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent final=Theme

Example 5

Wash your hands often, thereby stopping germs spreading.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wash	obj
4	often	often	ADV	_	1 Wash	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 stopping	punct
6	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	7 stopping	advmod
7	stopping	stop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Wash	advcl
8	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 stopping	obj
9	spreading	spread	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 stopping	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here	your hands	often property	vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2	stop	gerund	you not said here	germs	thereby property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality germ=Eventuality
3	spread	gerund				vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

He summoned the widow before a law court; but what did he gain thereby?

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 summoned	nsubj
2	summoned	summon	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 widow	det
4	widow	widow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 summoned	obj
5	before	before	ADP	_	8 court	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 court	det
7	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 court	compound
8	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 summoned	obl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 gain	punct
10	but	but	CCONJ	_	14 gain	cc
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	14 gain	obj
12	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 gain	aux
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 gain	nsubj
14	gain	gain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 summoned	parataxis
15	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	14 gain	advmod
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 summoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	summon	past	He		the widow		before a law court		vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent widow=Recipient
2	gain	past · do-support	widow					thereby property	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme

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