coniferous

Who acts: Describing trees, most, Pine, Coniferous trees, Most coniferous trees, larch · What happens: describe, have, stay, make, be, cover · To what, where: cones, forest, woodland, coniferous trees, needles, Much

«coniferous» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: coniferous in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Describing trees, such as pine, fir, spruce and larch, that have cones and needle-like or scaly leaves; most stay green all year.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Describing	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 trees	amod
2	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 have	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 pine	punct
4	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	6 pine	case
5	as	as	ADP	_	4 such	fixed
6	pine	pine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 trees	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 fir	punct
8	fir	fir	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pine	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 spruce	punct
10	spruce	spruce	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pine	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 larch	cc
12	larch	larch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 spruce	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 have	punct
14	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 have	nsubj
15	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	cones	cone	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 have	obj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 like	cc
18	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 like	compound
19	-	-	PUNCT	_	18 needle	punct
20	like	like	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 leaves	amod
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 scaly	cc
22	scaly	scaly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 like	conj
23	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 cones	conj
24	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 stay	punct
25	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	26 stay	nsubj
26	stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 have	conj
27	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 stay	xcomp
28	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	29 year	det
29	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 stay	obl:unmarked
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	describe	gerund					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	have	present	Describing trees such pine and fir and spruce and larch	cones and like leaves			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cone=Patient
3	stay	present	most		year	green property	vn exist-47.1 «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

Describing a forest or woodland made mainly of these trees: «coniferous forest».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Describing	describe	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 forest	det
3	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Describing	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 woodland	cc
5	woodland	woodland	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 forest	conj
6	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 woodland	acl
7	mainly	mainly	ADV	_	6 made	advmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 trees	case
9	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	10 trees	det
10	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 made	obl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 forest	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 forest	punct
13	coniferous	coniferous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 forest	amod
14	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Describing	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 forest	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Describing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	gerund		a forest or woodland				coniferous forest obl	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent forest=Theme
2	make	participle		woodland not said here				of this trees; mainly property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 1

Pine and spruce are coniferous trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pine	pine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trees	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 spruce	cc
3	spruce	spruce	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pine	conj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 trees	cop
5	coniferous	coniferous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 trees	amod
6	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 trees	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Pine and spruce	coniferous trees					tree rules

Example 2

Coniferous trees have needles instead of flat leaves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Coniferous	Coniferous	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 trees	compound
2	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	needles	needle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	obj
5	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	8 leaves	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 instead	fixed
7	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 leaves	amod
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Coniferous trees	needles				instead flat leaves	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needle=Patient

Example 3

Much of Canada is covered in coniferous forest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 covered	nsubj:pass
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 Canada	case
3	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Much	nmod
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 covered	aux:pass
5	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 forest	case
7	coniferous	coniferous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 forest	amod
8	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 covered	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 covered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	present · passive		Much of Canada				in coniferous forest	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in forest=Theme

Example 4

Most coniferous trees keep their needles all winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	3 trees	amod
2	coniferous	coniferous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 trees	amod
3	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 keep	nsubj
4	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 needles	nmod:poss
6	needles	needle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 keep	obj
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 winter	det
8	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 keep	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Most coniferous trees	trees's needles			winter		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needle=Theme

Example 5

The larch is a coniferous tree that loses its needles in autumn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 larch	det
2	larch	larch	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tree	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tree	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tree	det
5	coniferous	coniferous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tree	amod
6	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 loses	nsubj
8	loses	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tree	acl:relcl
9	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 needles	nmod:poss
10	needles	needle	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 loses	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 autumn	case
12	autumn	autumn	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 loses	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 tree	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the larch	a coniferous tree					tree rules
2	lose	present	a coniferous tree	larch's needles			autumn		vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needle=Eventuality

Example 6

We collected pine cones in the coniferous woodland.

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 collected	nsubj
2	collected	collect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	pine	pine	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cones	compound
4	cones	cone	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 collected	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 woodland	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 woodland	det
7	coniferous	coniferous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 woodland	amod
8	woodland	woodland	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 collected	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 collected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	collect	past	We	pine cones		the coniferous woodland			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cone=Theme

Example 7

Deciduous trees lose their leaves, but coniferous ones mostly stay green.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Deciduous	deciduous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 trees	amod
2	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lose	nsubj
3	lose	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 leaves	nmod:poss
5	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lose	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 stay	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 stay	cc
8	coniferous	coniferous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 ones	amod
9	ones	one	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 stay	nsubj
10	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	11 stay	advmod
11	stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 lose	conj
12	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 stay	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	present	Deciduous trees	trees's leaves					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Eventuality
2	stay	present	coniferous ones					green, mostly property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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