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title: practicable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «practicable» in the school dictionary: Able to be done or put into practice successfully; possible in real life. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# practicable

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**Who acts:** Building, you, it, plan, engineer · **What happens:** do, put, build, not be, reply, be · **To what, where:** practice, bridge, Fire exits

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to be done or put into practice successfully; possible in real life.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:practicable:m1:1
# text = Able to be done or put into practice successfully; possible in real life.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	successfully	successfully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  |  |  | practice |  | successfully *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

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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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Building a bridge here is not practicable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:practicable:x1:1
# text = Building a bridge here is not practicable.
1	Building	build	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	practicable	practicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **build** | gerund |  | a bridge |  | here |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bridge=Product |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Building |  |  |  |  | practicable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Please reply as soon as practicable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:practicable:x2:1
# text = Please reply as soon as practicable.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	reply	reply	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	practicable	practicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	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 | **reply** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Is it practicable to walk to school every day?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:practicable:x3:1
# text = Is it practicable to walk to school every day?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	practicable	practicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The plan was clever but not practicable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:practicable:x4:1
# text = The plan was clever but not practicable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	practicable	practicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	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** | past | the plan |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  | the plan *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Fire exits must be kept clear wherever practicable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:practicable:x5:1
# text = Fire exits must be kept clear wherever practicable.
1	Fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	exits	exit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	wherever	wherever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	practicable	practicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | must · passive |  | Fire exits |  |  |  | clear, practicable *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The engineer looked for a practicable route over the mountain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:practicable:x6:1
# text = The engineer looked for a practicable route over the mountain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	engineer	engineer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	practicable	practicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the engineer |  |  |  |  | for a practicable route over the mountain | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for route=Theme |

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