ddt Who acts: DDT, eggshells, farm, Rachel, Many countries, Bald eagles · What happens: be, spray, kill, crop, find, harm · To what, where: strong chemical insecticide, that, mosquitoes, pests, DDT, wildlife
«ddt» 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: ddt in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 DDT is a strong chemical insecticide (short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) that was once sprayed widely to kill mosquitoes, lice and crop pests.
The tree, 21 words nsubj cop det amod amod punct amod case obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod parataxis advmod mark advcl obj punct conj cc conj obj punct root DDT NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ chemical ADJ insecticide NOUN ( PUNCT short ADJ for ADP dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane NOUN ) PUNCT that PRON was AUX once ADV sprayed VERB widely ADV to PART kill VERB mosquitoes NOUN , PUNCT lice NOUN and CCONJ crop VERB pests NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 6 insecticide nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 insecticide cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 insecticide det 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 insecticide amod 5 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 insecticide amod 6 insecticide insecticide NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 short punct 8 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 insecticide amod 9 for for ADP _ 10 dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane case 10 dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane NOUN Number=Sing 8 short obl 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 short punct 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 sprayed nsubj:pass 13 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 sprayed aux:pass 14 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 15 sprayed advmod 15 sprayed spray VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 insecticide parataxis 16 widely widely ADV _ 15 sprayed advmod 17 to to PART _ 18 kill mark 18 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 sprayed advcl 19 mosquitoes mosquito NOUN Number=Plur 18 kill obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 lice punct 21 lice louse NOUN Number=Plur 19 mosquitoes conj 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 crop cc 23 crop crop VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 kill conj 24 pests pest NOUN Number=Plur 23 crop obj 25 . . PUNCT _ 6 insecticide punct
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1 is a present DDT a strong chemical insecticide tree rules 2 spray past · passive that once, widely property vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme 3 kill to-infinitive mosquitoes and lice vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mosquito=Theme 4 crop infinitive pests vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pest=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 DDT was found to harm wildlife, especially birds of prey, whose eggshells became thin and broke; it was banned for farm use in many countries, though small amounts are still used against malaria mosquitoes in some places.
The tree, 37 words nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp obj punct advmod conj case nmod punct nmod:poss nsubj parataxis xcomp cc conj punct nsubj:pass aux:pass conj mark nsubj advcl case amod obl punct mark amod nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod conj case compound obl case det nmod punct root DDT NOUN was AUX found VERB to PART harm VERB wildlife NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV birds NOUN of ADP prey NOUN , PUNCT whose PRON eggshells NOUN became VERB thin ADJ and CCONJ broke VERB ; PUNCT it PRON was AUX banned VERB for SCONJ farm NOUN use VERB in ADP many ADJ countries NOUN , PUNCT though SCONJ small ADJ amounts NOUN are AUX still ADV used VERB against ADP malaria NOUN mosquitoes NOUN in ADP some DET places NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 3 found nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 found aux:pass 3 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 harm mark 5 harm harm VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 found xcomp 6 wildlife wildlife NOUN Number=Sing 5 harm obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 birds punct 8 especially especially ADV _ 9 birds advmod 9 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 6 wildlife conj 10 of of ADP _ 11 prey case 11 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 9 birds nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 became punct 13 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 14 eggshells nmod:poss 14 eggshells eggshell NOUN Number=Plur 15 became nsubj 15 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 prey parataxis 16 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 15 became xcomp 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 broke cc 18 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 became conj 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 22 banned punct 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 banned nsubj:pass 21 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 22 banned aux:pass 22 banned ban VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 found conj 23 for for SCONJ _ 25 use mark 24 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 25 use nsubj 25 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 banned advcl 26 in in ADP _ 28 countries case 27 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 28 countries amod 28 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 25 use obl 29 , , PUNCT _ 35 used punct 30 though though SCONJ _ 35 used mark 31 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 32 amounts amod 32 amounts amount NOUN Number=Plur 35 used nsubj:pass 33 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 35 used aux:pass 34 still still ADV _ 35 used advmod 35 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 22 banned conj 36 against against ADP _ 38 mosquitoes case 37 malaria malaria NOUN Number=Sing 38 mosquitoes compound 38 mosquitoes mosquito NOUN Number=Plur 35 used obl 39 in in ADP _ 41 places case 40 some some DET PronType=Ind 41 places det 41 places place NOUN Number=Plur 38 mosquitoes nmod 42 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past · passive DDT vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme 2 harm to-infinitive DDT not said here wildlife and birds of prey vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wildlife=Experiencer 3 become past eggshells thin property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 4 break past eggshells not said here vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 5 ban past · passive DDT vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 6 use present farm many countries vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 7 use present · passive small amounts still against malaria mosquitoes in some places vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 1 DDT was sprayed on fields to kill insects.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl mark advcl obj punct root DDT NOUN was AUX sprayed VERB on ADP fields NOUN to PART kill VERB insects NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 3 sprayed nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 sprayed aux:pass 3 sprayed spray VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 on on ADP _ 5 fields case 5 fields field NOUN Number=Plur 3 sprayed obl 6 to to PART _ 7 kill mark 7 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 sprayed advcl 8 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 7 kill obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 sprayed punct
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1 spray past · passive DDT fields vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on field=Destination 2 kill to-infinitive insects vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Theme
Example 2 DDT made birds' eggshells too thin.
compound amod nmod:poss case advmod amod punct root DDT NOUN made VERB birds NOUN ' PART eggshells NOUN too ADV thin ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 3 birds compound 2 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 birds amod 3 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 5 eggshells nmod:poss 4 ' 's PART _ 3 birds case 5 eggshells eggshell NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 too too ADV _ 7 thin advmod 7 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 5 eggshells amod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 eggshells punct
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1 make participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 3 Rachel Carson wrote about the dangers of DDT.
nsubj flat case det obl case nmod punct root Rachel PROPN Carson PROPN wrote VERB about ADP the DET dangers NOUN of ADP DDT NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rachel Rachel PROPN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 2 Carson Carson PROPN Number=Sing 1 Rachel flat 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADP _ 6 dangers case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dangers det 6 dangers danger NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 DDT case 8 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 6 dangers nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past Rachel about the dangers of DDT vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about danger=Topic
Example 4 DDT builds up in animals higher up the food chain.
nsubj compound:prt case obl amod case det compound obl punct root DDT NOUN builds VERB up ADP in ADP animals NOUN higher ADJ up ADP the DET food NOUN chain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 2 builds nsubj 2 builds build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 builds compound:prt 4 in in ADP _ 5 animals case 5 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 2 builds obl 6 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 animals amod 7 up up ADP _ 10 chain case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 chain det 9 food food NOUN Number=Sing 10 chain compound 10 chain chain NOUN Number=Sing 6 higher obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 builds punct
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1 build up present DDT in animals vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Many countries banned DDT for farming.
amod nsubj obj case obl punct root Many ADJ countries NOUN banned VERB DDT NOUN for ADP farming NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 countries amod 2 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 3 banned nsubj 3 banned ban VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 3 banned obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 farming case 6 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 3 banned obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 banned punct
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1 ban past Many countries DDT for farming vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer ddt=Theme
Example 6 Bald eagles recovered after DDT was banned in the USA.
amod nsubj mark nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl case det obl punct root Bald ADJ eagles NOUN recovered VERB after SCONJ DDT PROPN was AUX banned VERB in ADP the DET USA PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 2 eagles amod 2 eagles eagle NOUN Number=Plur 3 recovered nsubj 3 recovered recover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after SCONJ _ 7 banned mark 5 DDT DDT PROPN Number=Sing 7 banned nsubj:pass 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 banned aux:pass 7 banned ban VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 recovered advcl 8 in in ADP _ 10 USA case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 USA det 10 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 7 banned obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 recovered punct
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1 recover past Bald eagles vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 ban past · passive DDT the USA vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 7 DDT was once used to kill lice on soldiers.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod mark advcl obj case obl punct root DDT NOUN was AUX once ADV used VERB to PART kill VERB lice NOUN on ADP soldiers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 4 used nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 used aux:pass 3 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 4 used advmod 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 6 kill mark 6 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 used advcl 7 lice louse NOUN Number=Plur 6 kill obj 8 on on ADP _ 9 soldiers case 9 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 6 kill obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 used punct
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1 use past · passive DDT once property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 kill to-infinitive lice soldiers vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent louse=Theme
Example 8 Some countries still use DDT inside homes to fight malaria.
det nsubj advmod obj case obl mark advcl obj punct root Some DET countries NOUN still ADV use VERB DDT NOUN inside ADP homes NOUN to PART fight VERB malaria NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 countries det 2 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 4 use nsubj 3 still still ADV _ 4 use advmod 4 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 DDT ddt NOUN Number=Sing 4 use obj 6 inside inside ADP _ 7 homes case 7 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 4 use obl 8 to to PART _ 9 fight mark 9 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 use advcl 10 malaria malaria NOUN Number=Sing 9 fight obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 use punct
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1 use present some countries DDT homes still vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ddt=Patient 2 fight to-infinitive some countries not said here malaria vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent malaria=Co-Agent
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