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title: consecutive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «consecutive» in the school dictionary: Consecutive means following one after another in order, without a gap. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# consecutive

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**Who acts:** Consecutive, It, team, Three consecutive numbers, numbers, 10 · **What happens:** mean, follow, be, rain, win, add up · **To what, where:** one, order, 5 consecutive numbers, four consecutive matches, 4

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«consecutive» 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: [consecutive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/consecutive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Consecutive means following one after another in order, without a gap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecutive:m1:1
# text = Consecutive means following one after another in order, without a gap.
1	Consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	gap	gap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Consecutive |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **follow** *not said to happen* | gerund | Consecutive *not said here* | one |  | order | after another | without a gap | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent one=Theme in order=Trajectory |

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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 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
5, 6 and 7 are consecutive numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecutive:x1:1
# text = 5, 6 and 7 are consecutive numbers.
1	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | 5 consecutive numbers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It rained for five consecutive days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecutive:x2:1
# text = It rained for five consecutive days.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rained	rain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rain** | past | It |  |  |  | day |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our team won four consecutive matches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecutive:x3:1
# text = Our team won four consecutive matches.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Our team | four consecutive matches |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three consecutive numbers add up to 15: they are 4, 5 and 6.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecutive:x4:1
# text = Three consecutive numbers add up to 15: they are 4, 5 and 6.
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add up** *speech: assert* | present | Three consecutive numbers |  |  |  |  | to 15 | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to 15=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | numbers *= number* | 4 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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10, 12 and 14 are consecutive even numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecutive:x5:1
# text = 10, 12 and 14 are consecutive even numbers.
1	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	14	14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 10 |  |  |  |  | numbers *obl*; consecutive *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She came first for the third consecutive time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecutive:x6:1
# text = She came first for the third consecutive time.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
7	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | She |  |  |  | time | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Two consecutive numbers always have one odd and one even.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consecutive:x7:1
# text = Two consecutive numbers always have one odd and one even.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Two consecutive numbers |  |  |  |  | always, odd *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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