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cambrian

Who acts: Cambrian, period, Trilobites, Many animal groups, animals, We · What happens: be, appear, mean, do, live, name · To what, where: period, sea, Cambrian Mountains, Cambria, Cambrian seas, Cambrian explosion · Speech: someone speaks here

«cambrian» 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: cambrian in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

The Cambrian was a period of Earth's history about 540 to 485 million years ago, when many kinds of animals with hard shells first appeared in the sea.

The tree, 29 words
detnsubjcopdetnsubjcasenmod:posscasenmodadvmodcompoundcasenmodnummodobl:unmarkedadvmodpunctadvmodamodnsubjcasenmodcaseamodnmodadvmodcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETCambrianPROPNwasAUXaDETperiodNOUNofADPEarthPROPN'sPARThistoryNOUNaboutADV540NUMtoADP485NUMmillionNUMyearsNOUNagoADV,PUNCTwhenADVmanyADJkindsNOUNofADPanimalsNOUNwithADPhardADJshellsNOUNfirstADVappearedVERBinADPtheDETseaNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Cambriandet
2CambrianCambrianPROPNNumber=Sing5 periodnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 periodcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 perioddet
5periodperiodNOUNNumber=Sing27 appearednsubj
6ofofADP_9 historycase
7EarthEarthPROPNNumber=Sing9 historynmod:poss
8's'sPART_7 Earthcase
9historyhistoryNOUNNumber=Sing5 periodnmod
10aboutaboutADV_11 540advmod
11540540NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card14 millioncompound
12totoADP_13 485case
13485485NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card11 540nmod
14millionmillionNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card15 yearsnummod
15yearsyearNOUNNumber=Plur16 agoobl:unmarked
16agoagoADV_5 periodadvmod
17,,PUNCT_20 kindspunct
18whenwhenADVPronType=Int19 manyadvmod
19manymanyADJDegree=Pos20 kindsamod
20kindskindNOUNNumber=Plur27 appearednsubj
21ofofADP_22 animalscase
22animalsanimalNOUNNumber=Plur20 kindsnmod
23withwithADP_25 shellscase
24hardhardADJDegree=Pos25 shellsamod
25shellsshellNOUNNumber=Plur22 animalsnmod
26firstfirstADVNumForm=Word NumType=Ord27 appearedadvmod
27appearedappearVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
28ininADP_30 seacase
29thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art30 seadet
30seaseaNOUNNumber=Sing27 appearedobl
31..PUNCT_27 appearedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastthe Cambriana periodof Earth's history; ago propertytree rules
2appearpasta periodthe seafirst propertyvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=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

Cambrian means to do with Wales, as in the Cambrian Mountains, from Cambria, the Latin name for Wales.

The tree, 18 words
nsubjmarkccompcaseoblpunctcasecasedetcompoundobjpunctcaseoblpunctdetamodapposcasenmodpunctrootCambrianNOUNmeansVERBtoPARTdoVERBwithADPWalesPROPN,PUNCTasADPinADPtheDETCambrianPROPNMountainsPROPN,PUNCTfromADPCambriaPROPN,PUNCTtheDETLatinADJnameNOUNforADPWalesPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CambriancambrianNOUNNumber=Sing2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3totoPART_4 domark
4dodoVERBVerbForm=Inf2 meansccomp
5withwithADP_6 Walescase
6WalesWalesPROPNNumber=Sing4 doobl
7,,PUNCT_12 Mountainspunct
8asasADP_12 Mountainscase
9ininADP_12 Mountainscase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 Mountainsdet
11CambrianCambrianPROPNNumber=Sing12 Mountainscompound
12MountainsMountainPROPNNumber=Plur4 doobj
13,,PUNCT_15 Cambriapunct
14fromfromADP_15 Cambriacase
15CambriaCambriaPROPNNumber=Sing4 doobl
16,,PUNCT_19 namepunct
17thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 namedet
18LatinLatinADJDegree=Pos19 nameamod
19namenameNOUNNumber=Sing15 Cambriaappos
20forforADP_21 Walescase
21WalesWalesPROPNNumber=Sing19 namenmod
22..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentCambrianvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2do not said to happento-infinitivethe Cambrian MountainsCambriawith Walesvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Eventuality

Example 1

Trilobites lived in Cambrian seas.

nsubjcasecompoundoblpunctrootTrilobitesNOUNlivedVERBinADPCambrianPROPNseasNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TrilobitestrilobiteNOUNNumber=Plur2 livednsubj
2livedliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_5 seascase
4CambrianCambrianPROPNNumber=Sing5 seascompound
5seasseaNOUNNumber=Plur2 livedobl
6..PUNCT_2 livedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1livepastTrilobitesCambrian seasvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location

Example 2

Many animal groups appeared in the Cambrian explosion.

amodcompoundnsubjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootManyADJanimalNOUNgroupsNOUNappearedVERBinADPtheDETCambrianPROPNexplosionNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ManymanyADJDegree=Pos3 groupsamod
2animalanimalNOUNNumber=Sing3 groupscompound
3groupsgroupNOUNNumber=Plur4 appearednsubj
4appearedappearVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5ininADP_8 explosioncase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 explosiondet
7CambrianCambrianPROPNNumber=Sing8 explosioncompound
8explosionexplosionNOUNNumber=Sing4 appearedobl
9..PUNCT_4 appearedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1appearpastMany animal groupsthe Cambrian explosionvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in explosion=Location

Example 3

There were no animals on land in the Cambrian.

expldetnsubjcasenmodcasedetnmodpunctrootTherePRONwereVERBnoDETanimalsNOUNonADPlandNOUNinADPtheDETCambrianPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheretherePRONPronType=Dem2 wereexpl
2werebeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3nonoDETPronType=Neg4 animalsdet
4animalsanimalNOUNNumber=Plur2 werensubj
5ononADP_6 landcase
6landlandNOUNNumber=Sing4 animalsnmod
7ininADP_9 Cambriancase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 Cambriandet
9CambrianCambrianPROPNNumber=Sing6 landnmod
10..PUNCT_2 werepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bepastno animals on land in the Cambriantherevn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The Cambrian period is named after Wales.

detcompoundnsubj:passaux:passcaseoblpunctrootTheDETCambrianPROPNperiodNOUNisAUXnamedVERBafterADPWalesPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 perioddet
2CambrianCambrianPROPNNumber=Sing3 periodcompound
3periodperiodNOUNNumber=Sing5 namednsubj:pass
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 namedaux:pass
5namednameVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6afterafterADP_7 Walescase
7WalesWalesPROPNNumber=Sing5 namedobl
8..PUNCT_5 namedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1namepresent · passivethe Cambrian periodafter Walesvn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 5

We hiked in the Cambrian Mountains.

nsubjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootWePRONhikedVERBinADPtheDETCambrianPROPNMountainsPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 hikednsubj
2hikedhikeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_6 Mountainscase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 Mountainsdet
5CambrianCambrianPROPNNumber=Sing6 Mountainscompound
6MountainsMountainPROPNNumber=Plur2 hikedobl
7..PUNCT_2 hikedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1hikepastWethe Cambrian Mountainsvn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mountain=Trajectory

Example 6

Cambrian rocks contain early fossils.

compoundnsubjamodobjpunctrootCambrianNOUNrocksNOUNcontainVERBearlyADJfossilsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CambriancambrianNOUNNumber=Sing2 rockscompound
2rocksrockNOUNNumber=Plur3 containnsubj
3containcontainVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4earlyearlyADJDegree=Pos5 fossilsamod
5fossilsfossilNOUNNumber=Plur3 containobj
6..PUNCT_3 containpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1containpresentCambrian rocksearly fossilsvn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot fossil=Theme

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