decompose Who acts: dead plants, shape, Leaves, Fungi, dead logs, banana peel · What happens: rot, break down, do, break, make, work · To what, where: substance, simpler parts, number, smaller parts, shape, soil
«decompose» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: decompose in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To rot or break down slowly, as dead plants and animals do, with help from bacteria, fungi and small creatures.
The tree, 20 words mark cc conj compound:prt advmod punct mark amod nsubj cc conj parataxis punct case obl case nmod punct nmod cc amod conj punct root To PART rot VERB or CCONJ break VERB down ADP slowly ADV , PUNCT as SCONJ dead ADJ plants NOUN and CCONJ animals NOUN do VERB , PUNCT with ADP help NOUN from ADP bacteria NOUN , PUNCT fungi NOUN and CCONJ small ADJ creatures NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 rot mark 2 rot rot VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 break cc 4 break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 rot conj 5 down down ADP _ 4 break compound:prt 6 slowly slowly ADV _ 4 break advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 do punct 8 as as SCONJ _ 13 do mark 9 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 10 plants amod 10 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 13 do nsubj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 animals cc 12 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 10 plants conj 13 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 break parataxis 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 help punct 15 with with ADP _ 16 help case 16 help help NOUN Number=Sing 13 do obl 17 from from ADP _ 18 bacteria case 18 bacteria bacteria NOUN Number=Sing 16 help nmod 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 fungi punct 20 fungi fungus NOUN Number=Plur 16 help nmod 21 and and CCONJ _ 23 creatures cc 22 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 23 creatures amod 23 creatures creature NOUN Number=Plur 20 fungi conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 rot punct
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1 rot to-infinitive vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 break down infinitive slowly property vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 do present dead plants and animals with help from bacteria fungi and small creatures vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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.
To break a substance into simpler parts or chemicals.
mark det obj case amod obl cc conj punct root To PART break VERB a DET substance NOUN into ADP simpler ADJ parts NOUN or CCONJ chemicals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 break mark 2 break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 substance det 4 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing 2 break obj 5 into into ADP _ 7 parts case 6 simpler simple ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 parts amod 7 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 2 break obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 chemicals cc 9 chemicals chemical NOUN Number=Plur 7 parts conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 break punct
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1 break to-infinitive a substance into simpler parts or chemicals result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent substance=Patient into part=Result
Meaning 3 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
To break a number or shape into smaller parts to make it easier to work with, such as 47 = 40 + 7.
The tree, 23 words mark det obj cc conj case amod obl mark advcl obj xcomp mark xcomp case punct case fixed obl case nmod cc conj punct root To PART break VERB a DET number NOUN or CCONJ shape NOUN into ADP smaller ADJ parts NOUN to PART make VERB it PRON easier ADJ to PART work VERB with ADP , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP 47 NUM = SYM 40 NUM + SYM 7 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 break mark 2 break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 number det 4 number number NOUN Number=Sing 2 break obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 shape cc 6 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 4 number conj 7 into into ADP _ 9 parts case 8 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 parts amod 9 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 2 break obl 10 to to PART _ 11 make mark 11 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 break advcl 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 make obj 13 easier easy ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 make xcomp 14 to to PART _ 15 work mark 15 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 easier xcomp 16 with with ADP _ 20 47 case 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 47 punct 18 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 20 47 case 19 as as ADP _ 18 such fixed 20 47 47 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 work obl 21 = = SYM _ 22 40 case 22 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 20 47 nmod 23 + + SYM _ 24 7 cc 24 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 20 47 conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 2 break punct
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1 break to-infinitive a number or shape into smaller parts result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent number=Patient into part=Result 2 make to-infinitive shape easy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 3 work to-infinitive shape not said here with 47 = 40 vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with 47=Co-Agent
Example 1 Leaves decompose and turn into soil.
nsubj cc conj case obl punct root Leaves NOUN decompose VERB and CCONJ turn VERB into ADP soil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 decompose nsubj 2 decompose decompose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 turn cc 4 turn turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 decompose conj 5 into into ADP _ 6 soil case 6 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 4 turn obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 decompose punct
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1 decompose present Leaves vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 turn present Leaves not said here soil vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into soil=Trajectory
Example 2 Fungi help dead logs decompose.
nsubj amod nsubj xcomp punct root Fungi NOUN help VERB dead ADJ logs NOUN decompose VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fungi fungus NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 4 logs amod 4 logs log NOUN Number=Plur 5 decompose nsubj 5 decompose decompose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 help xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
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1 help present Fungi vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 decompose present dead logs vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 A banana peel decomposes faster than a plastic bag.
det compound nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root A DET banana NOUN peel NOUN decomposes VERB faster ADV than ADP a DET plastic ADJ bag NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 peel det 2 banana banana NOUN Number=Sing 3 peel compound 3 peel peel NOUN Number=Sing 4 decomposes nsubj 4 decomposes decompose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 4 decomposes advmod 6 than than ADP _ 9 bag case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 bag det 8 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bag amod 9 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 5 faster obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 decomposes punct
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1 decompose present a banana peel fast property vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Decompose 58 into 50 and 8 to add it more easily.
obj case obl cc conj mark advcl obj advmod advmod punct root Decompose VERB 58 NUM into ADP 50 NUM and CCONJ 8 NUM to PART add VERB it PRON more ADV easily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Decompose decompose VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 58 58 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 1 Decompose obj 3 into into ADP _ 4 50 case 4 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 1 Decompose obl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 8 cc 6 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 50 conj 7 to to PART _ 8 add mark 8 add add VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Decompose advcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 add obj 10 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 11 easily advmod 11 easily easily ADV _ 8 add advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Decompose punct
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1 decompose imperative you not said here 58 50 tree rules 2 add speech: assert to-infinitive you not said here it easily property vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 5 Plastic can take hundreds of years to decompose.
nsubj aux obj case nmod mark advcl punct root Plastic NOUN can AUX take VERB hundreds NOUN of ADP years NOUN to PART decompose VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 3 take nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 take aux 3 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 3 take obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 years case 6 years year NOUN Number=Plur 4 hundreds nmod 7 to to PART _ 8 decompose mark 8 decompose decompose VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 take advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 take punct
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1 take can Plastic hundreds of years vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Theme 2 decompose to-infinitive Plastic not said here vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Heat can decompose some chemicals into gases.
nsubj aux det obj case obl punct root Heat NOUN can AUX decompose VERB some DET chemicals NOUN into ADP gases NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 3 decompose nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 decompose aux 3 decompose decompose VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 chemicals det 5 chemicals chemical NOUN Number=Plur 3 decompose obj 6 into into ADP _ 7 gases case 7 gases gas NOUN Number=Plur 3 decompose obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 decompose punct
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1 decompose can Heat some chemicals gases tree rules
Example 7 We watched apples decompose in jars for our experiment.
nsubj nsubj ccomp case obl case nmod:poss obl punct root We PRON watched VERB apples NOUN decompose VERB in ADP jars NOUN for ADP our PRON experiment NOUN . 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 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 4 decompose nsubj 4 decompose decompose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 watched ccomp 5 in in ADP _ 6 jars case 6 jars jar NOUN Number=Plur 4 decompose obl 7 for for ADP _ 9 experiment case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 experiment nmod:poss 9 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 4 decompose obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We tree rules 2 decompose present apples jars for our experiment vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 experiment our nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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