compound Who acts: water, cold, our, football, Sunflower, you · What happens: make, join, be, surround, compound, trouble · To what, where: substance, two elements, compound, word, two words, buildings · Speech: someone speaks here
«compound» in the school dictionary: its 7 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: compound in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
A substance made of two or more elements joined chemically: water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
The tree, 18 words det acl case nummod cc conj obl acl advmod punct nsubj cop det appos case nmod cc conj punct root A DET substance NOUN made VERB of ADP two NUM or CCONJ more ADJ elements NOUN joined VERB chemically ADV : PUNCT water NOUN is AUX a DET compound NOUN of ADP hydrogen NOUN and CCONJ oxygen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 substance det 2 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 substance acl 4 of of ADP _ 8 elements case 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 elements nummod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 more cc 7 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 two conj 8 elements element NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obl 9 joined join VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 elements acl 10 chemically chemically ADV _ 9 joined advmod 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 compound punct 12 water water NOUN Number=Sing 15 compound nsubj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 compound cop 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 compound det 15 compound compound NOUN Number=Sing 2 substance appos 16 of of ADP _ 17 hydrogen case 17 hydrogen hydrogen NOUN Number=Sing 15 compound nmod 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 oxygen cc 19 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing 15 compound conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 substance punct
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1 make participle a substance not said here of two elements vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 join participle two elements not said here chemically property vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 is a present water a compound and oxygen of hydrogen 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 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
A word made from two or more words.
det acl case nummod cc conj obl punct root A DET word NOUN made VERB from ADP two NUM or CCONJ more ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 word det 2 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 word acl 4 from from ADP _ 8 words case 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 words nummod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 more cc 7 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 two conj 8 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 word punct
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1 make participle a word not said here two words vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from word=Material
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"football" is a compound word.
punct nsubj punct cop det compound punct root " PUNCT football NOUN " PUNCT is AUX a DET compound NOUN word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 football punct 2 football football NOUN Number=Sing 7 word nsubj 3 " " PUNCT _ 2 football punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 6 compound compound NOUN Number=Sing 7 word compound 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 word punct
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1 is a present football a compound word tree rules
Meaning 3 An area of buildings surrounded by a fence or wall: a prison compound.
The tree, 13 words det case nmod acl case det obl:agent cc conj punct det compound conj punct root An DET area NOUN of ADP buildings NOUN surrounded VERB by ADP a DET fence NOUN or CCONJ wall NOUN : PUNCT a DET prison NOUN compound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 area det 2 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 buildings case 4 buildings building NOUN Number=Plur 2 area nmod 5 surrounded surround VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 buildings acl 6 by by ADP _ 8 fence case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 fence det 8 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 5 surrounded obl:agent 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 wall cc 10 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 8 fence conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 14 compound punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 compound det 13 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 14 compound compound 14 compound compound NOUN Number=Sing 2 area conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 area punct
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1 surround participle buildings not said here vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Made of several parts: a compound sentence.
case amod obl punct det compound appos punct root Made VERB of ADP several ADJ parts NOUN : PUNCT a DET compound NOUN sentence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 of of ADP _ 4 parts case 3 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 4 parts amod 4 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 1 Made obl 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 sentence punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sentence det 7 compound compound NOUN Number=Sing 8 sentence compound 8 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 4 parts appos 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Made punct
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1 make participle of several parts vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Meaning 5 Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To make a problem worse: the cold compounded our troubles.
mark advcl det obj xcomp punct det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root To PART make VERB a DET problem NOUN worse ADJ : PUNCT the DET cold NOUN compounded VERB our PRON troubles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 compounded advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 problem det 4 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 2 make obj 5 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 make xcomp 6 : : PUNCT _ 9 compounded punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cold det 8 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 9 compounded nsubj 9 compounded compound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 troubles nmod:poss 11 troubles trouble NOUN Number=Plur 9 compounded obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 compounded punct
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1 make to-infinitive the cold not said here a problem bad property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset problem=Product 2 compound past the cold our troubles vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Patient 3 trouble our nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 6 Usage: maths, adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Compound interest: interest earned on the interest too, not just on the starting money.
The tree, 14 words amod punct conj acl case det obl advmod punct advmod advmod case det compound obl punct root Compound ADJ interest NOUN : PUNCT interest NOUN earned VERB on ADP the DET interest NOUN too ADV , PUNCT not PART just ADV on ADP the DET starting NOUN money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Compound compound ADJ Degree=Pos 2 interest amod 2 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 4 interest punct 4 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing 2 interest conj 5 earned earn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 interest acl 6 on on ADP _ 8 interest case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 interest det 8 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing 5 earned obl 9 too too ADV _ 5 earned advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 money punct 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 money advmod 12 just just ADV _ 16 money advmod 13 on on ADP _ 16 money case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 money det 15 starting starting NOUN Number=Sing 16 money compound 16 money money NOUN Number=Sing 5 earned obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 interest punct
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1 earn participle interest not said here the interest on the starting money vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on interest=Source
Meaning 7 To be compounded of several things means to be made by mixing them together.
The tree, 14 words mark aux:pass advcl case amod obl mark aux:pass ccomp mark advcl obj advmod punct root To PART be AUX compounded VERB of ADP several ADJ things NOUN means VERB to PART be AUX made VERB by SCONJ mixing VERB them PRON together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 compounded mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 compounded aux:pass 3 compounded compound VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 means advcl 4 of of ADP _ 6 things case 5 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 6 things amod 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 compounded obl 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 10 made mark 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 made aux:pass 10 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 means ccomp 11 by by SCONJ _ 12 mixing mark 12 mixing mix VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 made advcl 13 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 mixing obj 14 together together ADV _ 12 mixing advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 compound to-infinitive · passive of several things vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V» 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive · passive vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» 4 mix gerund things = thing together property vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Example 1 Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
nsubj cop det case nmod cc conj punct root Water NOUN is AUX a DET compound NOUN of ADP hydrogen NOUN and CCONJ oxygen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 compound nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 compound cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 compound det 4 compound compound NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 hydrogen case 6 hydrogen hydrogen NOUN Number=Sing 4 compound nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 oxygen cc 8 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing 6 hydrogen conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 compound punct
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1 is a present Water a compound of hydrogen and oxygen tree rules
Example 2 "Sunflower" is a compound word.
punct nsubj punct cop det compound punct root " PUNCT Sunflower NOUN " PUNCT is AUX a DET compound NOUN word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Sunflower punct 2 Sunflower sunflower NOUN Number=Sing 7 word nsubj 3 " " PUNCT _ 2 Sunflower punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 6 compound compound NOUN Number=Sing 7 word compound 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 word punct
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1 is a present Sunflower a compound word tree rules
Example 3 Find the area of the compound shape by splitting it into two rectangles.
det obj case det amod nmod mark advcl obj case nummod obl punct root Find VERB the DET area NOUN of ADP the DET compound ADJ shape NOUN by SCONJ splitting VERB it PRON into ADP two NUM rectangles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 area det 3 area area NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obj 4 of of ADP _ 7 shape case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 shape det 6 compound compound ADJ Degree=Pos 7 shape amod 7 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 3 area nmod 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 splitting mark 9 splitting split VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Find advcl 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 splitting obj 11 into into ADP _ 13 rectangles case 12 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 rectangles nummod 13 rectangles rectangle NOUN Number=Plur 9 splitting obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Find punct
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1 find imperative you not said here the area of the compound shape vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Topic 2 split gerund you not said here area into two rectangles result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent it=Patient into rectangle=Result
Example 4 A compound sentence joins two sentences with "and", "but" or "so".
The tree, 11 words det compound nsubj nummod obj case punct cc punct punct punct cc punct cc punct conj punct punct root A DET compound NOUN sentence NOUN joins VERB two NUM sentences NOUN with ADP " PUNCT and CCONJ " PUNCT , PUNCT " PUNCT but CCONJ " PUNCT or CCONJ " PUNCT so ADV " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 sentence det 2 compound compound NOUN Number=Sing 3 sentence compound 3 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 4 joins nsubj 4 joins join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 sentences nummod 6 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 4 joins obj 7 with with ADP _ 9 and case 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 and punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 6 sentences cc 10 " " PUNCT _ 6 sentences punct 11 , , PUNCT _ 17 so punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 13 but punct 13 but but CCONJ _ 17 so cc 14 " " PUNCT _ 13 but punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 so cc 16 " " PUNCT _ 17 so punct 17 so so ADV _ 4 joins conj 18 " " PUNCT _ 17 so punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 joins punct
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1 join present a compound sentence two sentences vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Patient
Example 5 The soldiers lived in a fenced compound.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET soldiers NOUN lived VERB in ADP a DET fenced VERB compound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldiers det 2 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 compound case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 compound det 6 fenced fence VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 compound amod 7 compound compound NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past the soldiers a fenced compound vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in compound=Location 2 fence participle vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 (formal) The rain compounded the problems after the flood.
punct amod punct det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET rain NOUN compounded VERB the DET problems NOUN after ADP the DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 rain amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rain det 5 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 6 compounded nsubj 6 compounded compound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 problems det 8 problems problem NOUN Number=Plur 6 compounded obj 9 after after ADP _ 11 flood case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 flood det 11 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 6 compounded obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 compounded punct
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1 compound past the formal rain the problems after the flood vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Patient
Example 7 With compound interest, 100 at 10% becomes 110, then 121.
case amod obl punct nsubj case nummod nmod xcomp punct advmod conj punct root With ADP compound ADJ interest NOUN , PUNCT 100 NUM at ADP 10 NUM % SYM becomes VERB 110 NUM , PUNCT then ADV 121 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 3 interest case 2 compound compound ADJ Degree=Pos 3 interest amod 3 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing 9 becomes obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 interest punct 5 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 becomes nsubj 6 at at ADP _ 8 % case 7 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 % nummod 8 % % SYM Number=Sing 5 100 nmod 9 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 110 110 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 becomes xcomp 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 121 punct 12 then then ADV PronType=Dem 13 121 advmod 13 121 121 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 110 conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 becomes punct
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1 become present 100 with compound interest vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 8 The first part is compounded of a comic and a serious theme.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl cc det amod conj punct root The DET first ADJ part NOUN is AUX compounded VERB of ADP a DET comic NOUN and CCONJ a DET serious ADJ theme NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 part det 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 part amod 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing 5 compounded nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 compounded aux:pass 5 compounded compound VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 comic case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 comic det 8 comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 5 compounded obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 theme cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 theme det 11 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 12 theme amod 12 theme theme NOUN Number=Sing 8 comic conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 compounded punct
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1 compound present · passive the first part of a comic and a serious theme vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
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