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bacteriophage

Who acts: virus, bacteriophage, Phages, antibiotics, Scientists, science poster · What happens: infect, kill, shorten, attack, look, help · To what, where: bacteria, virus, bacteriophages, river water, DNA, bacterium

«bacteriophage» 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: bacteriophage in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

A virus that infects and kills bacteria; often shortened to «phage».

The tree, 11 words
detnsubj:passnsubjacl:relclccconjobjpunctadvmodcasepunctoblpunctpunctrootADETvirusNOUNthatPRONinfectsVERBandCCONJkillsVERBbacteriaNOUN;PUNCToftenADVshortenedVERBtoADP«PUNCTphageNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 virusdet
2virusvirusNOUNNumber=Sing10 shortenednsubj:pass
3thatthatPRONPronType=Rel4 infectsnsubj
4infectsinfectVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 virusacl:relcl
5andandCCONJ_6 killscc
6killskillVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 infectsconj
7bacteriabacteriumNOUNNumber=Plur6 killsobj
8;;PUNCT_10 shortenedpunct
9oftenoftenADV_10 shortenedadvmod
10shortenedshortenVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
11totoADP_13 phagecase
12««PUNCT_13 phagepunct
13phagephageNOUNNumber=Sing10 shortenedobl
14»»PUNCT_13 phagepunct
15..PUNCT_10 shortenedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1infectpresenta virusvn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
2killpresenta virus not said herebacteriavn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacterium=Theme
3shortenparticiple · passivea virusto phage; often propertyvn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient

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

A bacteriophage attacks only bacteria.

detnsubjadvmodobjpunctrootADETbacteriophageNOUNattacksVERBonlyADVbacteriaNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 bacteriophagedet
2bacteriophagebacteriophageNOUNNumber=Sing3 attacksnsubj
3attacksattackVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4onlyonlyADV_5 bacteriaadvmod
5bacteriabacteriaNOUNNumber=Sing3 attacksobj
6..PUNCT_3 attackspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1attackpresenta bacteriophagebacteriavn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacteria=Patient

Example 2

The bacteriophage looks like a tiny lunar lander.

detnsubjcasedetamodamodoblpunctrootTheDETbacteriophageNOUNlooksVERBlikeADPaDETtinyADJlunarADJlanderNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 bacteriophagedet
2bacteriophagebacteriophageNOUNNumber=Sing3 looksnsubj
3lookslookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4likelikeADP_8 landercase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 landerdet
6tinytinyADJDegree=Pos8 landeramod
7lunarlunarADJDegree=Pos8 landeramod
8landerlanderNOUNNumber=Sing3 looksobl
9..PUNCT_3 lookspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookpresentthe bacteriophagelike a tiny lunar landervn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

Phages could help when antibiotics fail.

nsubjauxmarknsubjadvclpunctrootPhagesNOUNcouldAUXhelpVERBwhenSCONJantibioticsNOUNfailVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PhagesphageNOUNNumber=Plur3 helpnsubj
2couldcouldAUXVerbForm=Fin3 helpaux
3helphelpVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4whenwhenSCONJ_6 failmark
5antibioticsantibioticNOUNNumber=Plur6 failnsubj
6failfailVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 helpadvcl
7..PUNCT_3 helppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1helpcouldPhagesvn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2failpresentantibioticsvn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Scientists found bacteriophages in river water.

nsubjobjcasecompoundoblpunctrootScientistsNOUNfoundVERBbacteriophagesNOUNinADPriverNOUNwaterNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ScientistsscientistNOUNNumber=Plur2 foundnsubj
2foundfindVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3bacteriophagesbacteriophageNOUNNumber=Plur2 foundobj
4ininADP_6 watercase
5riverriverNOUNNumber=Sing6 watercompound
6waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing2 foundobl
7..PUNCT_2 foundpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1findpastScientistsbacteriophagesriver watervn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacteriophage=Topic

Example 5

A bacteriophage injects its DNA into a bacterium.

detnsubjnmod:possobjcasedetoblpunctrootADETbacteriophageNOUNinjectsVERBitsPRONDNANOUNintoADPaDETbacteriumNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 bacteriophagedet
2bacteriophagebacteriophageNOUNNumber=Sing3 injectsnsubj
3injectsinjectVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 DNAnmod:poss
5DNADNANOUNNumber=Sing3 injectsobj
6intointoADP_8 bacteriumcase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 bacteriumdet
8bacteriumbacteriumNOUNNumber=Sing3 injectsobl
9..PUNCT_3 injectspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1injectpresenta bacteriophagebacteriophage's DNAa bacteriumvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dna=Patient

Example 6

Our science poster showed a bacteriophage.

nmod:posscompoundnsubjdetobjpunctrootOurPRONscienceNOUNposterNOUNshowedVERBaDETbacteriophageNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 posternmod:poss
2sciencescienceNOUNNumber=Sing3 postercompound
3posterposterNOUNNumber=Sing4 showednsubj
4showedshowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 bacteriophagedet
6bacteriophagebacteriophageNOUNNumber=Sing4 showedobj
7..PUNCT_4 showedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showpastOur science postera bacteriophagevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bacteriophage=Recipient
2postOurnom poster «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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