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title: mainly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mainly» in the school dictionary: Mainly means mostly, more than anything else, or in most cases. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mainly

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**Who acts:** class, Koalas, we, air, I, school · **What happens:** mean, be, eat, breathe, walk, show · **To what, where:** more, girls, eucalyptus leaves, air, nitrogen, grass · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mainly» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: [mainly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mainly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Mainly means mostly, more than anything else, or in most cases.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:m1:1
# text = Mainly means mostly, more than anything else, or in most cases.
1	Mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	else	else	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	cases	case	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  | more |  |  |  | mainly, mostly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic |

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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 -->
The class is mainly girls this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x1:1
# text = The class is mainly girls this year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the class | girls |  |  | year | mainly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Koalas eat mainly eucalyptus leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x2:1
# text = Koalas eat mainly eucalyptus leaves.
1	Koalas	koala	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	eucalyptus	eucalyptus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Koalas | eucalyptus leaves |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The air we breathe is mainly nitrogen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x3:1
# text = The air we breathe is mainly nitrogen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	breathe	breathe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	nitrogen	nitrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe** | present | we | the air *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the air | nitrogen |  |  |  | mainly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I walk to school, mainly because it is close.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x4:1
# text = I walk to school, mainly because it is close.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | I |  |  |  |  | to school *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |
| 2 | **is** | present | school |  |  |  |  | close, mainly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our garden is mainly grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x5:1
# text = Our garden is mainly grass.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is a** | present | Our garden | grass |  |  |  | mainly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weather will be mainly dry with some showers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x6:1
# text = The weather will be mainly dry with some showers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	showers	shower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | the weather |  |  |  |  | with some showers; dry, mainly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book is mainly about friendship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x7:1
# text = The book is mainly about friendship.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the book |  |  |  |  | about friendship; mainly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bar chart shows that pupils travel mainly by car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x8:1
# text = The bar chart shows that pupils travel mainly by car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	travel	travel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the bar chart |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **travel** | present | pupils |  |  |  |  | by car; mainly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by car=Trajectory |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stories have mainly been adapted or translated by Mrs. Lang, a few by Miss Lang and Miss Blackley.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mainly:x9:1
# text = The stories have mainly been adapted or translated by Mrs. Lang, a few by Miss Lang and Miss Blackley.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	adapted	adapt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	translated	translate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Mrs.	Mrs.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl:agent	_	_
11	Lang	Lang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	appos	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	Lang	Lang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	Blackley	Blackley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adapt** | present · perfect · passive |  | the stories |  |  |  | mainly *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **translate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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