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title: healthier — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «healthier» in the school dictionary: More healthy: in better health, or better for your health than something else. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# healthier

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**Who acts:** Water, apple, Grandma, she, you, 's · **What happens:** be, start, walk, let, choose, grow · **To what, where:** healthier snack, 's, healthier lunch, good soil

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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More healthy: in better health, or better for your health than something else.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthier:m1:1
# text = More healthy: in better health, or better for your health than something else.
1	More	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
2	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
15	else	else	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Water is healthier than fizzy drinks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthier:x1:1
# text = Water is healthier than fizzy drinks.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Water |  |  |  |  | than fizzy drinks; healthy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An apple is a healthier snack than crisps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthier:x2:1
# text = An apple is a healthier snack than crisps.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	crisps	crisp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a apple | a healthier snack |  |  |  | than crisps | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Grandma has been healthier since she started walking every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthier:x3:1
# text = Grandma has been healthier since she started walking every day.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | Grandma |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **start** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **walk** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's choose a healthier lunch today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthier:x4:1
# text = Let's choose a healthier lunch today.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | a healthier lunch |  |  | today |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lunch=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Plants grow healthier in good soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthier:x5:1
# text = Plants grow healthier in good soil.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **grow** | present | Plants |  |  | good soil |  | healthy *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in soil=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is brown bread healthier than white bread?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthier:x6:1
# text = Is brown bread healthier than white bread?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | than white bread; brown bread *obl:unmarked*; healthy *property* | tree rules |

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