chlorophyll Who acts: Chlorophyll, green substance, Plants, Leaves, plant, tiny parts · What happens: be, soak up, use, make, contain, help · To what, where: green substance, plants, sunlight, chlorophyll, own food, light · Speech: someone speaks here
«chlorophyll» 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: chlorophyll in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Chlorophyll is the green substance in plants that soaks up sunlight.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt obj punct root Chlorophyll NOUN is AUX the DET green ADJ substance NOUN in ADP plants NOUN that PRON soaks VERB up ADP sunlight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 5 substance nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 substance cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 substance det 4 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 5 substance amod 5 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 plants case 7 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 5 substance nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 soaks nsubj 9 soaks soak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 substance acl:relcl 10 up up ADP _ 9 soaks compound:prt 11 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 9 soaks obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 substance punct
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1 is a present Chlorophyll the green substance plants tree rules 2 soak up present the green substance sunlight vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent sunlight=Source
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 Plants use chlorophyll to make their own food from light, water and carbon dioxide.
The tree, 14 words nsubj obj mark advcl nmod:poss amod obj case obl punct conj cc compound conj punct root Plants NOUN use VERB chlorophyll NOUN to PART make VERB their PRON own ADJ food NOUN from ADP light NOUN , PUNCT water NOUN and CCONJ carbon NOUN dioxide NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obj 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 use advcl 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 food nmod:poss 7 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 8 food amod 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 9 from from ADP _ 10 light case 10 light light NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 water punct 12 water water NOUN Number=Sing 10 light conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 dioxide cc 14 carbon carbon NOUN Number=Sing 15 dioxide compound 15 dioxide dioxide NOUN Number=Sing 10 light conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Plants chlorophyll vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chlorophyll=Patient 2 make to-infinitive Plants not said here Plants's own food light and water and carbon dioxide vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset food=Product from light=Material
Example 1 Leaves are green because they contain chlorophyll.
nsubj cop mark nsubj advcl obj punct root Leaves NOUN are AUX green ADJ because SCONJ they PRON contain VERB chlorophyll NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 3 green nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 green cop 3 green green ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 because because SCONJ _ 6 contain mark 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 contain nsubj 6 contain contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 green advcl 7 chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 6 contain obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 green punct
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1 is present Leaves green property tree rules 2 contain present Leaves = leaf chlorophyll vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot chlorophyll=Theme
Example 2 Chlorophyll helps plants catch sunlight.
nsubj nsubj xcomp obj punct root Chlorophyll NOUN helps VERB plants NOUN catch VERB sunlight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 2 helps nsubj 2 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 4 catch nsubj 4 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helps xcomp 5 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 4 catch obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 helps punct
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1 help present Chlorophyll vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 catch infinitive plants sunlight vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sunlight=Theme
Example 3 Without chlorophyll a plant cannot make its food.
case obl det nsubj aux advmod nmod:poss obj punct root Without ADP chlorophyll NOUN a DET plant NOUN can AUX not PART make VERB its PRON food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 2 chlorophyll case 2 chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 plant det 4 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 7 make nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 make aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 make advmod 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 food nmod:poss 9 food food NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 make punct
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1 not make can a plant plant's food without chlorophyll vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset food=Product
Example 4 In autumn the chlorophyll fades and leaves turn orange.
case obl det nsubj cc nsubj conj xcomp punct root In ADP autumn NOUN the DET chlorophyll NOUN fades VERB and CCONJ leaves NOUN turn VERB orange ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 autumn case 2 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 5 fades obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 chlorophyll det 4 chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 5 fades nsubj 5 fades fade VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 turn cc 7 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 8 turn nsubj 8 turn turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fades conj 9 orange orange ADJ Degree=Pos 8 turn xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 fades punct
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1 fade present the chlorophyll autumn vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 turn present leaves orange property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Chlorophyll is found inside tiny parts called chloroplasts.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl acl xcomp punct root Chlorophyll NOUN is AUX found VERB inside ADP tiny ADJ parts NOUN called VERB chloroplasts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 3 found nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 found aux:pass 3 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 inside inside ADP _ 6 parts case 5 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 parts amod 6 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 3 found obl 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 parts acl 8 chloroplasts chloroplast NOUN Number=Plur 7 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find present · passive Chlorophyll tiny parts vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic 2 call participle tiny parts not said here chloroplasts vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Seaweed also has chlorophyll.
nsubj advmod obj punct root Seaweed NOUN also ADV has VERB chlorophyll NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seaweed seaweed NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 has advmod 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Seaweed chlorophyll vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chlorophyll=Patient
Example 7 A plant kept in the dark loses its green colour.
det nsubj acl case det obl nmod:poss amod obj punct root A DET plant NOUN kept VERB in ADP the DET dark NOUN loses VERB its PRON green ADJ colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 plant det 2 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 7 loses nsubj 3 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 plant acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 dark case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dark det 6 dark dark NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept obl 7 loses lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 colour nmod:poss 9 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 10 colour amod 10 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 7 loses obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 loses punct
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1 keep participle a plant not said here the dark vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in dark=Location 2 lose present a plant plant's green colour vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Eventuality
Example 8 We tested leaves for chlorophyll in science.
nsubj obj case obl case nmod punct root We PRON tested VERB leaves NOUN for ADP chlorophyll NOUN in ADP science 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 tested nsubj 2 tested test VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 tested obj 4 for for ADP _ 5 chlorophyll case 5 chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 2 tested obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 science case 7 science science NOUN Number=Sing 5 chlorophyll nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 tested punct
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1 test past We leaves for chlorophyll in science vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme for chlorophyll=Attribute
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