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title: predominantly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «predominantly» in the school dictionary: Mostly; mainly; for the greatest part. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# predominantly

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**Who acts:** town, Koalas, weather, book · **What happens:** make up, be, eat · **To what, where:** forest, eucalyptus leaves, class

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mostly; mainly; for the greatest part.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominantly:m1:1
# text = Mostly; mainly; for the greatest part.
1	Mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The forest is predominantly made up of pine trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominantly:x1:1
# text = The forest is predominantly made up of pine trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	predominantly	predominantly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive |  | the forest |  |  |  | of pine trees; predominantly *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The town is predominantly English-speaking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominantly:x2:1
# text = The town is predominantly English-speaking.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	predominantly	predominantly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **is** | present | the town |  |  |  |  | predominantly, speak *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Koalas eat predominantly eucalyptus leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominantly:x3:1
# text = Koalas eat predominantly 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	predominantly	predominantly	ADV	RB	_	2	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 |  |  |  | predominantly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The weather in Ireland is predominantly mild and wet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominantly:x4:1
# text = The weather in Ireland is predominantly mild and wet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	predominantly	predominantly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the weather in Ireland |  |  |  |  | mild, predominantly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the weather in Ireland *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Our class is predominantly made up of nine-year-olds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominantly:x5:1
# text = Our class is predominantly made up of nine-year-olds.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	predominantly	predominantly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	olds	old	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive |  | Our class |  |  |  | of year olds; predominantly *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The book is predominantly about friendship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predominantly:x6:1
# text = The book is predominantly 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	predominantly	predominantly	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; predominantly *property* | tree rules |

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