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title: predominance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «predominance» in the school dictionary: The state of being more in number or more common than others: «a predominance of girls in the choir». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# predominance

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**Who acts:** girls, state, one team, class survey, dog owners, predominance · **What happens:** be, predominate, have, show, make, last · **To what, where:** power, predominance, cat owners, west, Mediterranean, pie chart · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The state of being more in number or more common than others: «a predominance of girls in the choir».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominance:m1:1
# text = The state of being more in number or more common than others: «a predominance of girls in the choir».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	predominance	predominance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of more number | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | than others | tree rules |
| 3 | **predominate** *in a quote* |  | girls in the choir |  |  |  |  |  | nom predominance «state intransitive»: of=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The state of having the most power or influence: «the predominance of one team in the league».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominance:m2:1
# text = The state of having the most power or influence: «the predominance of one team in the league».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	predominance	predominance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund | the state *not said here* | the power or influence |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
| 2 | **predominate** *in a quote* |  | one team in the league |  |  |  |  |  | nom predominance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class survey showed a predominance of dog owners over cat owners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominance:x1:1
# text = The class survey showed a predominance of dog owners over cat owners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	predominance	predominance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	owners	owner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	owners	owner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the class survey | a predominance of dog owners |  | cat owners |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent predominance=Recipient |
| 2 | **predominate** |  | dog owners |  |  |  |  |  | nom predominance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a predominance of pine trees in this forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominance:x2:1
# text = There is a predominance of pine trees in this forest.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	predominance	predominance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a predominance of pine trees in this forest |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **predominate** |  | pine trees in this forest |  |  |  |  |  | nom predominance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The predominance of rain in the west makes it very green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominance:x3:1
# text = The predominance of rain in the west makes it very green.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	predominance	predominance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the predominance of rain in the west | west |  |  |  | green *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **predominate** |  | rain |  |  | the west |  |  | nom predominance «state intransitive»: of=agent in=place |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rome's predominance in the Mediterranean lasted for centuries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominance:x4:1
# text = Rome's predominance in the Mediterranean lasted for centuries.
1	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	predominance	predominance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Mediterranean	Mediterranean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | Rome's predominance in the Mediterranean |  |  |  | century |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **predominate** |  | Rome |  |  | the Mediterranean |  |  | nom predominance «state intransitive»: poss=agent in=place |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden has a predominance of red and yellow flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominance:x5:1
# text = The garden has a predominance of red and yellow flowers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	predominance	predominance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the garden | a predominance of red flowers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent predominance=Patient |
| 2 | **predominate** |  | red flowers |  |  |  |  |  | nom predominance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the pie chart, the predominance of blue shows that most children chose swimming.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominance:x6:1
# text = In the pie chart, the predominance of blue shows that most children chose swimming.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	predominance	predominance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	blue	blue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
15	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the predominance of blue |  |  | the pie chart |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **choose** | past | most children |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **swim** | gerund | most children *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **predominate** |  | blue |  |  |  |  |  | nom predominance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

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