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coprolite

Who acts: coprolite, animal, museum, Scientists, Mary, class · What happens: fossilis, be, live, turn, have, cut · To what, where: fossilised poo, dinosaur, stone, coprolite, Tyrannosaurus rex, tiny pieces · Speech: someone speaks here

«coprolite» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: coprolite in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A coprolite is fossilised poo (dung) from an animal that lived long ago, such as a dinosaur, that has slowly turned to stone.

The tree, 23 words
detnsubjcopamodpunctappospunctcasedetnmodnsubjacl:relcladvmodadvmodpunctcasefixeddetconjpunctnsubj:passauxadvmodacl:relclcaseoblpunctrootADETcoproliteNOUNisAUXfossilisedVERBpooNOUN(PUNCTdungNOUN)PUNCTfromADPanDETanimalNOUNthatPRONlivedVERBlongADVagoADV,PUNCTsuchADJasADPaDETdinosaurNOUN,PUNCTthatPRONhasAUXslowlyADVturnedVERBtoADPstoneNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 coprolitedet
2coprolitecoproliteNOUNNumber=Sing5 poonsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 poocop
4fossilisedfossilisVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 pooamod
5poopooNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6((PUNCT_7 dungpunct
7dungdungNOUNNumber=Sing5 pooappos
8))PUNCT_7 dungpunct
9fromfromADP_11 animalcase
10anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 animaldet
11animalanimalNOUNNumber=Sing5 poonmod
12thatthatPRONPronType=Rel13 livednsubj
13livedliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin11 animalacl:relcl
14longlongADVDegree=Pos15 agoadvmod
15agoagoADV_13 livedadvmod
16,,PUNCT_20 dinosaurpunct
17suchsuchADJDegree=Pos ExtPos=ADP20 dinosaurcase
18asasADP_17 suchfixed
19aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art20 dinosaurdet
20dinosaurdinosaurNOUNNumber=Sing5 pooconj
21,,PUNCT_25 turnedpunct
22thatthatPRONPronType=Rel25 turnednsubj:pass
23hashaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin25 turnedaux
24slowlyslowlyADV_25 turnedadvmod
25turnedturnVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass20 dinosauracl:relcl
26totoADP_27 stonecase
27stonestoneNOUNNumber=Sing25 turnedobl
28..PUNCT_5 poopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fossilisparticipletree rules
2is apresenta coprolitefossilised poo and a dinosaurfrom a animaltree rules
3livepasta animalago propertyvn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4turnpresent · perfect · passivea dinosaurstoneslowly propertyvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to stone=Trajectory

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.

Example 1

The museum had a coprolite from a Tyrannosaurus rex.

detnsubjdetobjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootTheDETmuseumNOUNhadVERBaDETcoproliteNOUNfromADPaDETTyrannosaurusPROPNrexNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 museumdet
2museummuseumNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 coprolitedet
5coprolitecoproliteNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
6fromfromADP_9 rexcase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 rexdet
8TyrannosaurusTyrannosaurusPROPNNumber=Sing9 rexcompound
9rexrexNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobl
10..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe museuma coprolitea Tyrannosaurus rexvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coprolite=Patient

Example 2

Scientists cut open the coprolite and found tiny pieces of bone inside.

nsubjxcompdetobjccconjamodobjcasenmodadvmodpunctrootScientistsNOUNcutVERBopenVERBtheDETcoproliteNOUNandCCONJfoundVERBtinyADJpiecesNOUNofADPboneNOUNinsideADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ScientistsscientistNOUNNumber=Plur2 cutnsubj
2cutcutVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3openopenVERBVerbForm=Inf2 cutxcomp
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 coprolitedet
5coprolitecoproliteNOUNNumber=Sing3 openobj
6andandCCONJ_7 foundcc
7foundfindVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 cutconj
8tinytinyADJDegree=Pos9 piecesamod
9piecespieceNOUNNumber=Plur7 foundobj
10ofofADP_11 bonecase
11boneboneNOUNNumber=Sing9 piecesnmod
12insideinsideADV_7 foundadvmod
13..PUNCT_2 cutpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1cutpastScientiststree rules
2openinfinitiveScientists not said herethe coprolitevn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location coprolite=Theme
3findpastScientists not said heretiny pieces of boneinside propertyvn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Topic

Example 3

A coprolite is a kind of trace fossil.

detnsubjcopdetcasecompoundnmodpunctrootADETcoproliteNOUNisAUXaDETkindNOUNofADPtraceNOUNfossilNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 coprolitedet
2coprolitecoproliteNOUNNumber=Sing5 kindnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 kindcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 kinddet
5kindkindNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_8 fossilcase
7tracetraceNOUNNumber=Sing8 fossilcompound
8fossilfossilNOUNNumber=Sing5 kindnmod
9..PUNCT_5 kindpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta coprolitea kindof trace fossiltree rules

Example 4

Mary Anning found coprolites on the beach at Lyme Regis.

nsubjflatobjcasedetoblcasenmodflatpunctrootMaryPROPNAnningPROPNfoundVERBcoprolitesNOUNonADPtheDETbeachNOUNatADPLymePROPNRegisPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MaryMaryPROPNNumber=Sing3 foundnsubj
2AnningAnningPROPNNumber=Sing1 Maryflat
3foundfindVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4coprolitescoproliteNOUNNumber=Plur3 foundobj
5ononADP_7 beachcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 beachdet
7beachbeachNOUNNumber=Sing3 foundobl
8atatADP_9 Lymecase
9LymeLymePROPNNumber=Sing7 beachnmod
10RegisRegisPROPNNumber=Sing9 Lymeflat
11..PUNCT_3 foundpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1findpastMarycoprolitesthe beach at Lymevn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coprolite=Topic

Example 5

The class giggled when they learned a coprolite is fossil poo.

detnsubjadvmodnsubjconjdetnsubjcopcompoundccomppunctrootTheDETclassNOUNgiggledVERBwhenADVtheyPRONlearnedVERBaDETcoproliteNOUNisAUXfossilNOUNpooNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 classdet
2classclassNOUNNumber=Sing3 gigglednsubj
3giggledgiggleVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4whenwhenADVPronType=Int6 learnedadvmod
5theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs6 learnednsubj
6learnedlearnVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 giggledconj
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 coprolitedet
8coprolitecoproliteNOUNNumber=Sing11 poonsubj
9isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 poocop
10fossilfossilNOUNNumber=Sing11 poocompound
11poopooNOUNNumber=Sing6 learnedccomp
12..PUNCT_3 giggledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gigglepastthe classvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2learnpasttheyvn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3is apresenta coprolitefossil pootree rules

Example 6

Coprolites tell us what dinosaurs had for dinner.

nsubjiobjobjnsubjccompcaseoblpunctrootCoprolitesNOUNtellVERBusPRONwhatPRONdinosaursNOUNhadVERBforADPdinnerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CoprolitescoproliteNOUNNumber=Plur2 tellnsubj
2telltellVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3uswePRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 telliobj
4whatwhatPRONPronType=Int6 hadobj
5dinosaursdinosaurNOUNNumber=Plur6 hadnsubj
6hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 tellccomp
7forforADP_8 dinnercase
8dinnerdinnerNOUNNumber=Sing6 hadobl
9..PUNCT_2 tellpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tell speech: assertpresentCoprolitesusvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic
2havepastdinosaursfor dinnervn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient

Example 7

The coprolite felt heavy and hard, just like a rock.

detnsubjxcompccconjpunctadvmodcasedetparataxispunctrootTheDETcoproliteNOUNfeltVERBheavyADJandCCONJhardADJ,PUNCTjustADVlikeADPaDETrockNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 coprolitedet
2coprolitecoproliteNOUNNumber=Sing3 feltnsubj
3feltfeelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4heavyheavyADJDegree=Pos3 feltxcomp
5andandCCONJ_6 hardcc
6hardhardADJDegree=Pos4 heavyconj
7,,PUNCT_11 rockpunct
8justjustADV_11 rockadvmod
9likelikeADP_11 rockcase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 rockdet
11rockrockNOUNNumber=Sing3 feltparataxis
12..PUNCT_3 feltpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1feelpastthe coproliteheavy propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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