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title: prevention — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prevention» in the school dictionary: Prevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# prevention

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**Who acts:** Prevention, it, Washing, prevention week, helmet, council · **What happens:** mean, stop, happen, wash, be, teach · **To what, where:** something, hands, us, money, flood prevention, teeth

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Prevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prevention:m1:1
# text = Prevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens.
1	Prevention	prevention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	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 | **mean** | present | Prevention |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | gerund | Prevention *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **happen** | gerund | Prevention *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **happen** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Washing your hands is good for illness prevention.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prevention:x1:1
# text = Washing your hands is good for illness prevention.
1	Washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	prevention	prevention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | gerund |  | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Washing |  |  |  |  | for illness prevention; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Fire prevention week teaches us about smoke alarms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prevention:x2:1
# text = Fire prevention week teaches us about smoke alarms.
1	Fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	prevention	prevention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	alarms	alarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | prevention week |  | us |  |  | about smoke alarms | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent we=Recipient about alarm=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Prevention is better than cure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prevention:x3:1
# text = Prevention is better than cure.
1	Prevention	prevention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Prevention |  |  |  |  | than cure; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The helmet is for injury prevention.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prevention:x4:1
# text = The helmet is for injury prevention.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	prevention	prevention	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 helmet |  |  |  |  | for injury prevention | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The council spends money on flood prevention.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prevention:x5:1
# text = The council spends money on flood prevention.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spends	spend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	prevention	prevention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | present | the council | money |  |  |  | on flood prevention *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent money=Asset on prevention=Goal |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Brushing your teeth is tooth decay prevention.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prevention:x6:1
# text = Brushing your teeth is tooth decay prevention.
1	Brushing	brush	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	decay	decay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	prevention	prevention	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 | **brush** | gerund |  | your teeth |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Brushing | tooth decay prevention |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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