colouration Who acts: Colouration, something, bright colouration, Male birds, Warning colouration, Scientists · What happens: be, mean, warn, stay away, match, have · To what, where: pattern, way, general, birds, tree bark, brighter colouration · Speech: someone speaks here
«colouration» 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: colouration in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Colouration is the pattern and mix of colours on an animal or plant, such as the stripes of a tiger or the spots on a ladybird.
The tree, 26 words nsubj cop det cc conj case nmod case det nmod cc conj punct case fixed det nmod case det nmod cc det conj case det nmod punct root Colouration NOUN is AUX the DET pattern NOUN and CCONJ mix NOUN of ADP colours NOUN on ADP an DET animal NOUN or CCONJ plant NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP the DET stripes NOUN of ADP a DET tiger NOUN or CCONJ the DET spots NOUN on ADP a DET ladybird NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 4 pattern nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 pattern cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 pattern det 4 pattern pattern NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 mix cc 6 mix mix NOUN Number=Sing 4 pattern conj 7 of of ADP _ 8 colours case 8 colours colour NOUN Number=Plur 6 mix nmod 9 on on ADP _ 11 animal case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 animal det 11 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 8 colours nmod 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 plant cc 13 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 11 animal conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 stripes punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 18 stripes case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 stripes det 18 stripes stripe NOUN Number=Plur 4 pattern nmod 19 of of ADP _ 21 tiger case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 tiger det 21 tiger tiger NOUN Number=Sing 18 stripes nmod 22 or or CCONJ _ 24 spots cc 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 spots det 24 spots spot NOUN Number=Plur 21 tiger conj 25 on on ADP _ 27 ladybird case 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 ladybird det 27 ladybird ladybird NOUN Number=Sing 24 spots nmod 28 . . PUNCT _ 4 pattern punct
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1 is a present Colouration the pattern and mix of colours on a animal or plant such the stripes of a tiger or the spots on a ladybird tree rules
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 Colouration can mean the way something is coloured in general, including a slight colour or tint.
The tree, 16 words nsubj aux det obj nsubj cop ccomp case obl punct case det amod parataxis cc conj punct root Colouration NOUN can AUX mean VERB the DET way NOUN something PRON is AUX coloured ADJ in ADP general ADJ , PUNCT including ADP a DET slight ADJ colour NOUN or CCONJ tint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obj 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 coloured nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 coloured cop 8 coloured coloured ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean ccomp 9 in in ADP _ 10 general case 10 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 8 coloured obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 colour punct 12 including including ADP _ 15 colour case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 colour det 14 slight slight ADJ Degree=Pos 15 colour amod 15 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean parataxis 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 tint cc 17 tint tint NOUN Number=Sing 15 colour conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Colouration the way vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic 2 is present something general coloured property tree rules
Example 1 The snake's bright colouration warns birds to stay away.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj obj mark xcomp advmod punct root The DET snake NOUN 's PART bright ADJ colouration NOUN warns VERB birds NOUN to PART stay VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snake det 2 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing 5 colouration nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 snake case 4 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 5 colouration amod 5 colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 6 warns nsubj 6 warns warn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 6 warns obj 8 to to PART _ 9 stay mark 9 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 warns xcomp 10 away away ADV _ 9 stay advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 warns punct
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1 warn speech: warn present the snake's bright colouration birds vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent bird=Recipient clause=Topic 2 stay away to-infinitive the snake's bright colouration not said here away property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The moth's colouration matches the tree bark.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET moth NOUN 's PART colouration NOUN matches VERB the DET tree NOUN bark NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 moth det 2 moth moth NOUN Number=Sing 4 colouration nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 moth case 4 colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 5 matches nsubj 5 matches match VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bark det 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 8 bark compound 8 bark bark NOUN Number=Sing 5 matches obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 matches punct
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1 match present the moth's colouration the tree bark vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bark=Patient
Example 3 Male birds often have brighter colouration than females.
amod nsubj advmod amod obj case nmod punct root Male ADJ birds NOUN often ADV have VERB brighter ADJ colouration NOUN than ADP females NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Male male ADJ Degree=Pos 2 birds amod 2 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 3 often often ADV _ 4 have advmod 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 brighter bright ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 colouration amod 6 colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 7 than than ADP _ 8 females case 8 females female NOUN Number=Plur 6 colouration nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present Male birds brighter colouration than females; often property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colouration=Patient
Example 4 The frog's colouration changes as it grows.
det nmod:poss case nsubj mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET frog NOUN 's PART colouration NOUN changes VERB as SCONJ it PRON grows VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 frog det 2 frog frog NOUN Number=Sing 4 colouration nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 frog case 4 colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 5 changes nsubj 5 changes change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 as as SCONJ _ 8 grows mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 grows nsubj 8 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 changes advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 changes punct
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1 change present the frog's colouration vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 grow present colouration vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Warning colouration is common in poisonous animals.
compound nsubj cop case amod obl punct root Warning NOUN colouration NOUN is AUX common ADJ in ADP poisonous ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 2 colouration compound 2 colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 4 common nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 common cop 4 common common ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 animals case 6 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 animals amod 7 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 4 common obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 common punct
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1 is present Warning colouration in poisonous animals; common property tree rules
Example 6 The leaf's colouration turned red and gold in autumn.
det nmod:poss case nsubj xcomp cc conj case obl punct root The DET leaf NOUN 's PART colouration NOUN turned VERB red ADJ and CCONJ gold NOUN in ADP autumn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 leaf det 2 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 4 colouration nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 leaf case 4 colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 5 turned nsubj 5 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 5 turned xcomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 gold cc 8 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 6 red conj 9 in in ADP _ 10 autumn case 10 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 5 turned obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 turned punct
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1 turn past the leaf's colouration autumn red property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Scientists studied the colouration of the butterflies' wings.
nsubj det obj case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root Scientists NOUN studied VERB the DET colouration NOUN of ADP the DET butterflies NOUN ' PART wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 studied nsubj 2 studied study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 colouration det 4 colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 2 studied obj 5 of of ADP _ 9 wings case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 butterflies det 7 butterflies butterfly NOUN Number=Plur 9 wings nmod:poss 8 ' 's PART _ 7 butterflies case 9 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 4 colouration nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 studied punct
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1 study past Scientists the colouration of the butterflies's wings vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colouration=Topic
Example 8 The fish's colouration helps it hide among the coral.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj xcomp case det obl punct root The DET fish NOUN 's PART colouration NOUN helps VERB it PRON hide VERB among ADP the DET coral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fish det 2 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 4 colouration nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 fish case 4 colouration colouration NOUN Number=Sing 5 helps nsubj 5 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 helps obj 7 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 helps xcomp 8 among among ADP _ 10 coral case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 coral det 10 coral coral NOUN Number=Sing 7 hide obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 helps punct
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1 help present the fish's colouration fish vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 hide infinitive fish not said here the coral vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent among coral=Location
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