compaction Who acts: it, squeezing, weight, Compaction, Heavy tractors, Rubbish lorries · What happens: press, become, help, turn, squeeze, cause · To what, where: something, sediment, sedimentary rock, layers, top, sandstone
«compaction» 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: compaction in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Pressing something together so it becomes tighter and smaller, with less space inside it.
The tree, 14 words csubj obj advmod advmod nsubj xcomp cc conj punct case amod obl case nmod punct root Pressing VERB something PRON together ADV so ADV it PRON becomes VERB tighter ADJ and CCONJ smaller ADJ , PUNCT with ADP less ADJ space NOUN inside ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pressing press VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 becomes csubj 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Pressing obj 3 together together ADV _ 1 Pressing advmod 4 so so ADV _ 6 becomes advmod 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 becomes nsubj 6 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 tighter tight ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 becomes xcomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 smaller cc 9 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 tighter conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 space punct 11 with with ADP _ 13 space case 12 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 13 space amod 13 space space NOUN Number=Sing 6 becomes obl 14 inside inside ADP _ 15 it case 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 space nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 becomes punct
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1 press gerund something together property vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 become present it with less space inside space; tight property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
The squeezing of layers of sediment or soil by weight on top, which helps turn sediment into sedimentary rock.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj case nmod case nmod cc conj case nmod case nmod punct nsubj xcomp obj case amod obl punct root The DET squeezing NOUN of ADP layers NOUN of ADP sediment NOUN or CCONJ soil NOUN by ADP weight NOUN on ADP top NOUN , PUNCT which PRON helps VERB turn VERB sediment NOUN into ADP sedimentary ADJ rock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 squeezing det 2 squeezing squeezing NOUN Number=Sing 15 helps nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 layers case 4 layers layer NOUN Number=Plur 2 squeezing nmod 5 of of ADP _ 6 sediment case 6 sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 4 layers nmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 soil cc 8 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 6 sediment conj 9 by by ADP _ 10 weight case 10 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 2 squeezing nmod 11 on on ADP _ 12 top case 12 top top NOUN Number=Sing 2 squeezing nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 helps punct 14 which which PRON PronType=Rel 15 helps nsubj 15 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 16 turn turn VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 helps xcomp 17 sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 16 turn obj 18 into into ADP _ 20 rock case 19 sedimentary sedimentary ADJ Degree=Pos 20 rock amod 20 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 16 turn obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 15 helps punct
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1 help present the squeezing of layers of sediment or soil by weight on top vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 turn infinitive the squeezing of layers of sediment or soil by weight on top not said here sediment sedimentary rock vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent sediment=Theme into rock=Trajectory 3 squeeze weight layers of sediment or soil top nom squeezing «act transitive»: of=patient by=agent on=place
Example 1 Compaction squeezes layers of sand into sandstone.
nsubj obj case nmod case obl punct root Compaction NOUN squeezes VERB layers NOUN of ADP sand NOUN into ADP sandstone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Compaction compaction NOUN Number=Sing 2 squeezes nsubj 2 squeezes squeeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 layers layer NOUN Number=Plur 2 squeezes obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 sand case 5 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 3 layers nmod 6 into into ADP _ 7 sandstone case 7 sandstone sandstone NOUN Number=Sing 2 squeezes obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 squeezes punct
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1 squeeze present Compaction layers of sand sandstone vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent layer=Material into sandstone=Product
Example 2 Heavy tractors cause soil compaction.
amod nsubj compound obj punct root Heavy ADJ tractors NOUN cause VERB soil NOUN compaction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tractors amod 2 tractors tractor NOUN Number=Plur 3 cause nsubj 3 cause cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 5 compaction compound 5 compaction compaction NOUN Number=Sing 3 cause obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 cause punct
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1 cause present Heavy tractors soil compaction vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition compaction=Patient
Example 3 Rubbish lorries use compaction to fit more rubbish in.
compound nsubj obj mark advcl amod obj compound:prt punct root Rubbish NOUN lorries NOUN use VERB compaction NOUN to PART fit VERB more ADJ rubbish NOUN in ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 2 lorries compound 2 lorries lorry NOUN Number=Plur 3 use nsubj 3 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 compaction compaction NOUN Number=Sing 3 use obj 5 to to PART _ 6 fit mark 6 fit fit VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 use advcl 7 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 rubbish amod 8 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 6 fit obj 9 in in ADP _ 6 fit compound:prt 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 use present Rubbish lorries compaction vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compaction=Patient 2 fit in to-infinitive Rubbish lorries not said here more rubbish vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Patient
Example 4 We modelled compaction by pressing layers of clay together.
nsubj obj mark advcl obj case nmod advmod punct root We PRON modelled VERB compaction NOUN by SCONJ pressing VERB layers NOUN of ADP clay NOUN together ADV . 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 modelled nsubj 2 modelled modell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 compaction compaction NOUN Number=Sing 2 modelled obj 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 pressing mark 5 pressing press VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 modelled advcl 6 layers layer NOUN Number=Plur 5 pressing obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 clay case 8 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 6 layers nmod 9 together together ADV _ 5 pressing advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 modelled punct
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1 modell past We compaction tree rules 2 press gerund We not said here layers of clay together property vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent layer=Theme
Example 5 Roots struggle to grow in soil with too much compaction.
nsubj mark xcomp case obl case advmod amod obl punct root Roots NOUN struggle VERB to PART grow VERB in ADP soil NOUN with ADP too ADV much ADJ compaction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Roots root NOUN Number=Plur 2 struggle nsubj 2 struggle struggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 grow mark 4 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 struggle xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 6 soil case 6 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 4 grow obl 7 with with ADP _ 10 compaction case 8 too too ADV _ 9 much advmod 9 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 10 compaction amod 10 compaction compaction NOUN Number=Sing 4 grow obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 struggle punct
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1 struggle present Roots tree rules 2 grow to-infinitive Roots not said here soil with much compaction vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in soil=Location
Example 6 Road builders use rollers for compaction of gravel.
compound nsubj obj case obl case nmod punct root Road NOUN builders NOUN use VERB rollers NOUN for ADP compaction NOUN of ADP gravel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Road road NOUN Number=Sing 2 builders compound 2 builders builder NOUN Number=Plur 3 use nsubj 3 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 rollers roller NOUN Number=Plur 3 use obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 compaction case 6 compaction compaction NOUN Number=Sing 3 use obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 gravel case 8 gravel gravel NOUN Number=Sing 6 compaction nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 use present Road builders rollers for compaction of gravel vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent roller=Theme for compaction=Eventuality 2 compact gravel nom compaction «event intransitive»: of=agent
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