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title: evident — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «evident» in the school dictionary: Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# evident

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**Who acts:** people, It, excitement, Her, plants, damage · **What happens:** see, understand, show, be, eat, excite · **To what, where:** dog, huge smile, graph, sunlight, picture, two places

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«evident» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [evident in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/evident.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:m1:1
# text = Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious.
1	Easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	obvious	obvious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **understand** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shown by the facts, so that people can be sure of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:m2:1
# text = Shown by the facts, so that people can be sure of it.
1	Shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the facts | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | can | people |  |  |  |  | of it; sure *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was evident that the dog had eaten the cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:x1:1
# text = It was evident that the dog had eaten the cake.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	evident	evident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | evident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | past · perfect · passive |  | the dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her excitement was evident from her huge smile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:x2:1
# text = Her excitement was evident from her huge smile.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	evident	evident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her excitement |  |  | her huge smile |  | evident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **excite** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom excitement «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **smile** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is evident from the graph that plants grow faster in sunlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:x3:1
# text = It is evident from the graph that plants grow faster in sunlight.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	evident	evident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
8	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | the graph |  | evident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | plants | the graph |  | sunlight |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The damage from the storm was evident everywhere in the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:x4:1
# text = The damage from the storm was evident everywhere in the town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	evident	evident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the damage from the storm |  |  |  |  | everywhere, evident *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His nervousness became evident when his voice shook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:x5:1
# text = His nervousness became evident when his voice shook.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nervousness	nervousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	evident	evident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | His nervousness |  |  |  |  | evident *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **shake** | past | nervousness's voice |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The answer was evident once we drew a picture of the problem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:x6:1
# text = The answer was evident once we drew a picture of the problem.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	evident	evident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the answer |  |  |  |  | evident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** | past | we | a picture of the problem |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is self-evident that you cannot be in two places at once.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:x7:1
# text = It is self-evident that you cannot be in two places at once.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	evident	evident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | evident *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  | two places |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her evident distress caused the sly Fox much amusement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evident:x8:1
# text = Her evident distress caused the sly Fox much amusement.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	evident	evident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sly	sly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	amusement	amusement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | Her evident distress | the sly Fox and much amusement |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fox=Patient |
| 2 | **distress** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom distress «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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