acacia Who acts: tree, golden wattle, Giraffes, acacia, Bees, We · What happens: grow, call, be, stretch, eat, have · To what, where: warm dry places, many acacias, Australia, national flower, long necks, acacia leaves · Speech: someone speaks here
«acacia» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: acacia in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tree or shrub with small leaves, often thorns, and yellow or white flowers, that grows in warm, dry places such as Africa and Australia.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cc conj case amod nmod punct advmod conj punct cc amod cc conj conj punct nsubj case amod punct amod obl case fixed nmod cc conj punct root A DET tree NOUN or CCONJ shrub NOUN with ADP small ADJ leaves NOUN , PUNCT often ADV thorns NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ yellow ADJ or CCONJ white ADJ flowers NOUN , PUNCT that PRON grows VERB in ADP warm ADJ , PUNCT dry ADJ places NOUN such ADJ as ADP Africa PROPN and CCONJ Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tree det 2 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 19 grows nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 shrub cc 4 shrub shrub NOUN Number=Sing 2 tree conj 5 with with ADP _ 7 leaves case 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 leaves amod 7 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 4 shrub nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 thorns punct 9 often often ADV _ 10 thorns advmod 10 thorns thorn NOUN Number=Plur 7 leaves conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 flowers punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 16 flowers cc 13 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 16 flowers amod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 white cc 15 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 13 yellow conj 16 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 tree conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 grows punct 18 that that PRON PronType=Rel 19 grows nsubj 19 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 20 in in ADP _ 24 places case 21 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 24 places amod 22 , , PUNCT _ 21 warm punct 23 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 24 places amod 24 places place NOUN Number=Plur 19 grows obl 25 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 27 Africa case 26 as as ADP _ 25 such fixed 27 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 24 places nmod 28 and and CCONJ _ 29 Australia cc 29 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 27 Africa conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 19 grows punct
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1 grow present a tree or shrub with small leaves and thorns and yellow flowers warm dry places such Africa and Australia vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location
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 In Australia many acacias are called wattle; golden wattle is the national flower.
The tree, 13 words case obl amod nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp punct amod nsubj cop det amod obl punct root In ADP Australia PROPN many ADJ acacias NOUN are AUX called VERB wattle NOUN ; PUNCT golden ADJ wattle NOUN is AUX the DET national ADJ flower NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 6 called obl 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 acacias amod 4 acacias acacia NOUN Number=Plur 6 called nsubj:pass 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 called aux:pass 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 wattle wattle NOUN Number=Sing 6 called xcomp 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 flower punct 9 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 10 wattle amod 10 wattle wattle NOUN Number=Sing 14 flower nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 flower cop 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 flower det 13 national national ADJ Degree=Pos 14 flower amod 14 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 6 called obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 called punct
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1 call present · passive many acacias Australia vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 2 is a present golden wattle the national flower tree rules
Example 1 Giraffes stretch their long necks to eat acacia leaves.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj mark advcl compound obj punct root Giraffes NOUN stretch VERB their PRON long ADJ necks NOUN to PART eat VERB acacia NOUN leaves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Giraffes giraffe NOUN Number=Plur 2 stretch nsubj 2 stretch stretch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 necks nmod:poss 4 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 necks amod 5 necks neck NOUN Number=Plur 2 stretch obj 6 to to PART _ 7 eat mark 7 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 stretch advcl 8 acacia acacia NOUN Number=Sing 9 leaves compound 9 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 7 eat obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 stretch punct
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1 stretch present Giraffes Giraffes's long necks vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent neck=Patient 2 eat to-infinitive Giraffes not said here acacia leaves vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient
Example 2 The acacia had sharp thorns.
det nsubj amod obj punct root The DET acacia NOUN had VERB sharp ADJ thorns NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 acacia det 2 acacia acacia NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 5 thorns amod 5 thorns thorn NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the acacia sharp thorns vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thorn=Patient
Example 3 In Australia, the golden wattle is a kind of acacia.
case obl punct det amod nsubj cop det case nmod punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT the DET golden ADJ wattle NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP acacia NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 9 kind obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 wattle det 5 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 wattle amod 6 wattle wattle NOUN Number=Sing 9 kind nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 kind cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 kind det 9 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 11 acacia case 11 acacia acacia NOUN Number=Sing 9 kind nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 kind punct
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1 is a present the golden wattle a kind Australia of acacia tree rules
Example 4 Bees make honey from acacia flowers.
nsubj obj case compound obl punct root Bees NOUN make VERB honey NOUN from ADP acacia NOUN flowers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 2 make nsubj 2 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 honey honey NOUN Number=Sing 2 make obj 4 from from ADP _ 6 flowers case 5 acacia acacia NOUN Number=Sing 6 flowers compound 6 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 make obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make present Bees honey acacia flowers vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent honey=Product from flower=Material
Example 5 We sat in the shade of an acacia on the savannah.
nsubj case det obl case det nmod case det obl punct root We PRON sat VERB in ADP the DET shade NOUN of ADP an DET acacia NOUN on ADP the DET savannah NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 sat nsubj 2 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 shade case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shade det 5 shade shade NOUN Number=Sing 2 sat obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 acacia case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 acacia det 8 acacia acacia NOUN Number=Sing 5 shade nmod 9 on on ADP _ 11 savannah case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 savannah det 11 savannah savannah NOUN Number=Sing 2 sat obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 sat punct
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1 sit past We the shade of a acacia on the savannah vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in shade=Location 2 shade a acacia nom shade «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 Acacia trees can live in very dry places.
compound nsubj aux case advmod amod obl punct root Acacia NOUN trees NOUN can AUX live VERB in ADP very ADV dry ADJ places NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acacia acacia NOUN Number=Sing 2 trees compound 2 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 4 live nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 live aux 4 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 places case 6 very very ADV _ 7 dry advmod 7 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 places amod 8 places place NOUN Number=Plur 4 live obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 live punct
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1 live can Acacia trees dry places vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location
Example 7 The acacia-trees now overshadow every part of the island.
det compound punct nsubj advmod det obj case det nmod punct root The DET acacia NOUN - PUNCT trees NOUN now ADV overshadow VERB every DET part NOUN of ADP the DET island NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 trees det 2 acacia acacia NOUN Number=Sing 4 trees compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 acacia punct 4 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 6 overshadow nsubj 5 now now ADV PronType=Dem 6 overshadow advmod 6 overshadow overshadow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 part det 8 part part NOUN Number=Sing 6 overshadow obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 island case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 island det 11 island island NOUN Number=Sing 8 part nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 overshadow punct
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1 overshadow present the acacia trees every part of the island now vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent part=Patient
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