carbon

Who acts: chemical element, Plants, We, Burning, Walking, monoxide alarm · What happens: find, live, cut, make, take in, give out · To what, where: living things, carbon, Diamonds, carbon dioxide, oxygen, coal

«carbon» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: carbon in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A chemical element found in all living things, in coal, in diamonds and pencil «lead» (graphite).

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 element	det
2	chemical	chemical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 element	amod
3	element	element	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 found	nsubj
4	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 things	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 things	det
7	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 things	amod
8	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 found	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 coal	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 coal	case
11	coal	coal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 found	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 diamonds	punct
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 diamonds	case
14	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 found	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 pencil	cc
16	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 diamonds	conj
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 lead	punct
18	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 diamonds	conj
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 lead	punct
20	(	(	PUNCT	_	21 graphite	punct
21	graphite	graphite	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 lead	appos
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	21 graphite	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	participle	a chemical element			all living things		in coal; in diamonds and pencil and lead	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	live	gerund							vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

Short for carbon dioxide or carbon emissions in talk about climate: «cut carbon», «carbon footprint».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 dioxide	case
3	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dioxide	compound
4	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Short	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 emissions	cc
6	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 emissions	compound
7	emissions	emission	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 dioxide	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 talk	case
9	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 emissions	nmod
10	about	about	ADP	_	11 climate	case
11	climate	climate	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 talk	nmod
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 cut	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 cut	punct
14	cut	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Short	advcl
15	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 cut	obj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 cut	punct
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 footprint	punct
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 footprint	punct
19	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 footprint	compound
20	footprint	footprint	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 cut	parataxis
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 footprint	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut in a quote	infinitive		carbon					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset carbon=Product

Example 1

Diamonds and pencil lead are both made of carbon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Diamonds	diamond	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 made	nsubj:pass
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 lead	cc
3	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lead	compound
4	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Diamonds	conj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 made	aux:pass
6	both	both	ADV	_	7 made	advmod
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 carbon	case
9	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		Diamonds and pencil lead				of carbon; both property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 2

Plants take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 take	nsubj
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	2 take	compound:prt
4	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dioxide	compound
5	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 give	cc
7	give	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 take	conj
8	out	out	ADP	_	7 give	compound:prt
9	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take in	present	Plants	carbon dioxide					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dioxide=Theme
2	give out	present	Plants not said here	oxygen					vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent oxygen=Theme

Example 3

We breathe out carbon dioxide.

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 breathe	nsubj
2	breathe	breathe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 breathe	compound:prt
4	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dioxide	compound
5	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 breathe	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 breathe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	breathe out	present	We	carbon dioxide					vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dioxide=Theme

Example 4

Burning coal puts carbon dioxide into the air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Burning	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 puts	csubj
2	coal	coal	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Burning	obj
3	puts	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dioxide	compound
5	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 puts	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 air	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 air	det
8	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 puts	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 puts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burn	gerund		coal					vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coal=Theme
2	put	present	Burning	carbon dioxide		the air			vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent dioxide=Goal

Example 5

Walking to school instead of driving shrinks your carbon footprint.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 shrinks	csubj
2	to	to	ADP	_	3 school	case
3	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Walking	obl
4	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	6 driving	mark
5	of	of	ADP	_	4 instead	fixed
6	driving	drive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Walking	advcl
7	shrinks	shrink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 footprint	nmod:poss
9	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 footprint	compound
10	footprint	footprint	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shrinks	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 shrinks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	walk	gerund			to school result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result
2	drive	gerund				vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
3	shrink	present	Walking	your carbon footprint		vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent footprint=Patient

Example 6

A carbon monoxide alarm warns you about a dangerous gas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 alarm	det
2	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 monoxide	compound
3	monoxide	monoxide	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 alarm	compound
4	alarm	alarm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 warns	nsubj
5	warns	warn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 warns	obj
7	about	about	ADP	_	10 gas	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 gas	det
9	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 gas	amod
10	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 warns	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 warns	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warn speech: warn	present	a monoxide alarm		you			about a dangerous gas	vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent you=Recipient about gas=Topic

Example 7

All living things contain carbon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 things	det
2	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 things	amod
3	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 contain	nsubj
4	contain	contain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 contain	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 contain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	gerund							vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	contain	present	all living things	carbon					vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot carbon=Theme

Example 8

The carbon cycle moves carbon between air, plants, animals and the ground.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cycle	det
2	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cycle	compound
3	cycle	cycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 moves	nsubj
4	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 plants	nsubj
6	between	between	ADP	_	7 air	case
7	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carbon	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 plants	punct
9	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 moves	parataxis
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 animals	punct
11	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 plants	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 ground	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 ground	det
14	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 plants	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 moves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	present	the carbon cycle						vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	plant		carbon between air						tree rules

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