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title: insufficiently — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insufficiently» in the school dictionary: Not enough; less than is needed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insufficiently

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**Who acts:** we, plants · **What happens:** need, cook, put back, prepare, heat, water · **To what, where:** less, chicken, He, room, answer, tent

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not enough; less than is needed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insufficiently:m1:1
# text = Not enough; less than is needed.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present · passive |  | less |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

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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}

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The chicken was insufficiently cooked, so we put it back in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insufficiently:x1:1
# text = The chicken was insufficiently cooked, so we put it back in.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	insufficiently	insufficiently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | past · passive |  | the chicken |  |  |  | insufficiently *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **put back** | past | we | chicken |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He was insufficiently prepared for the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insufficiently:x2:1
# text = He was insufficiently prepared for the test.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	insufficiently	insufficiently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	test	test	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 | **prepare** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | for the test; insufficiently *property* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Product for test=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The room was insufficiently heated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insufficiently:x3:1
# text = The room was insufficiently heated.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	insufficiently	insufficiently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heated	heat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | past · passive |  | the room |  |  |  | insufficiently *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Insufficiently watered plants droop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insufficiently:x4:1
# text = Insufficiently watered plants droop.
1	Insufficiently	insufficiently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	watered	water	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	droop	droop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **water** | past |  |  |  |  |  | insufficiently *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **droop** | present | plants |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The answer was insufficiently explained.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insufficiently:x5:1
# text = The answer was insufficiently explained.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	insufficiently	insufficiently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	explained	explain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | the answer |  |  |  | insufficiently *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The tent was insufficiently pegged and blew away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insufficiently:x6:1
# text = The tent was insufficiently pegged and blew away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	insufficiently	insufficiently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	pegged	peg	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peg** | past · passive |  | the tent |  |  |  | insufficiently *property* | vn price-54.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **blow away** | past |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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