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title: expedient — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «expedient» in the school dictionary: Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if it is not the best or fairest way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# expedient

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**Who acts:** result, quick clever way, Using, expedient, He · **What happens:** get, not be, solve, use, be, climb down · **To what, where:** result, problem, rope, expedient way, her, trap

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«expedient» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [expedient in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/expedient.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

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Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if it is not the best or fairest way.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expedient:m1:1
# text = Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if it is not the best or fairest way.
1	Useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	expl	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	xcomp	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	fairest	fair	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  | a result |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer result=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a result *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fairest way *obl:unmarked*; good *property* | tree rules |

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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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quick, clever way of solving a problem, often a makeshift trick.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expedient:m2:1
# text = A quick, clever way of solving a problem, often a makeshift trick.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	solving	solve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	makeshift	makeshift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **solve** | gerund | a quick clever way and a makeshift trick *not said here* | a problem |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Using the rope was an expedient way to climb down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expedient:x1:1
# text = Using the rope was an expedient way to climb down.
1	Using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	expedient	expedient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	down	down	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | the rope |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Using | a expedient way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **climb down** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Her expedient got her out of the trap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expedient:x2:1
# text = Her expedient got her out of the trap.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	expedient	expedient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Her expedient | her *= she* |  | the trap |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He found a clever expedient to win the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expedient:x3:1
# text = He found a clever expedient to win the race.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	expedient	expedient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | He | a clever expedient |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent expedient=Topic |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the race |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

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