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title: moderately — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «moderately» in the school dictionary: To a medium amount or degree; fairly but not very: «moderately hot», «moderately difficult». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# moderately

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**Who acts:** test, you, film, It, team, river · **What happens:** eat, be, heat, price, drink, decline · **To what, where:** pan, warm day, shoes

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«moderately» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [moderately in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/moderately.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To a medium amount or degree; fairly but not very: «moderately hot», «moderately difficult».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:m1:1
# text = To a medium amount or degree; fairly but not very: «moderately hot», «moderately difficult».
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a sensible, controlled way, not too much: «eat moderately».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:m2:1
# text = In a sensible, controlled way, not too much: «eat moderately».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	controlled	controlled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
14	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | moderately *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The test was moderately difficult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x1:1
# text = The test was moderately difficult.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | past | the test |  |  |  |  | difficult, moderately *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heat the pan moderately, not on full.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x2:1
# text = Heat the pan moderately, not on full.
1	Heat	heat	VERB	VB	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pan |  |  |  | moderately *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pan=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film was only moderately funny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x3:1
# text = The film was only moderately funny.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | funny, moderately *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Exercise moderately every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x4:1
# text = Exercise moderately every day.
1	Exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a moderately warm day, about 18 °C.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x5:1
# text = It was a moderately warm day, about 18 °C.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	C.	c.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a warm day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shoes were moderately priced.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x6:1
# text = The shoes were moderately priced.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	priced	price	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 | **price** | past · passive |  | the shoes |  |  |  | moderately *property* | vn price-54.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team was moderately successful this season.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x7:1
# text = Our team was moderately successful this season.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl: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** | past | Our team |  |  |  | season | moderately, successful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river was moderately deep, up to my knees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x8:1
# text = The river was moderately deep, up to my knees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	up	up	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the river |  |  |  |  | to my knees; deep, moderately *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Soldier drank, but only moderately, and declined to drink any more.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moderately:x9:1
# text = The Soldier drank, but only moderately, and declined to drink any more.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Soldier	Soldier	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	moderately	moderately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	declined	decline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	any	any	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | the Soldier |  |  |  |  | moderately *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **decline** | past | the Soldier *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **drink** | to-infinitive | the Soldier *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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