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destruction

Who acts: Destruction, act, someone, tornado, Firefighters, puppy · What happens: be, destroy, ruin, exist, leave, hope · To what, where: act, something, Destruction, damage, hopes, path

«destruction» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: destruction in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Destruction is the act of destroying something so badly that it is ruined or no longer exists.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 act	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 act	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 act	det
4	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 destroying	mark
6	destroying	destroy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 act	acl
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 destroying	obj
8	so	so	ADV	_	9 badly	advmod
9	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 destroying	advmod
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 ruined	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 ruined	nsubj:pass
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 ruined	aux:pass
13	ruined	ruin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 destroying	advcl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 exists	cc
15	no	no	ADV	_	16 longer	advmod
16	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	17 exists	advmod
17	exists	exist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 ruined	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Destruction	the act					tree rules
2	destroy	gerund	the act not said here	something				badly property	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
3	ruin	present · passive		Destruction					vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
4	exist	present						long 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

The damage left after a storm, fire, war or accident.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 damage	det
2	damage	damage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 damage	acl
4	after	after	ADP	_	6 storm	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 storm	det
6	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 fire	punct
8	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 storm	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 war	punct
10	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 storm	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 accident	cc
12	accident	accident	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 war	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 damage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	participle		the damage not said here			after a storm war or accident and fire		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

The ruin of someone's hopes, health or life.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ruin	det
2	ruin	ruin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 hopes	case
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 hopes	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 someone	case
6	hopes	hope	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ruin	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 health	punct
8	health	health	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hopes	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 life	cc
10	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 health	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ruin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ruin			someone's hopes and health or life					nom ruin «state transitive»: of=patient
2	hope		someone						nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

The tornado left a path of destruction across the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tornado	det
2	tornado	tornado	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	nsubj
3	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 path	det
5	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 destruction	case
7	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 path	nmod
8	across	across	ADP	_	10 town	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 town	det
10	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past	the tornado	a path of destruction		the town			vn leave-51.2-1 «NP V NP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme path=Source across town=Destination

Example 2

The destruction of rainforests harms many animals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 destruction	det
2	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 harms	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 rainforests	case
4	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 destruction	nmod
5	harms	harm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animals	amod
7	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 harms	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 harms	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	harm	present	the destruction of rainforests	many animals					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus animal=Experiencer
2	destroy			rainforests					nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

Firefighters tried to stop the destruction of the old barn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tried	nsubj
2	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 stop	mark
4	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 tried	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 destruction	det
6	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stop	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 barn	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 barn	det
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 barn	amod
10	barn	barn	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 destruction	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	Firefighters						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	stop not said to happen	to-infinitive	Firefighters not said here	the destruction of the old barn					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality destruction=Eventuality
3	destroy			the old barn					nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

The puppy caused total destruction in the living room.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	nsubj
3	caused	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	total	total	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 destruction	amod
5	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 room	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 room	det
8	living	living	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 room	compound
9	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	past	the puppy	total destruction		the living room			vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition destruction=Patient

Example 5

Volcanoes can bring great destruction to nearby villages.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bring	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 bring	aux
3	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 destruction	amod
5	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bring	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 villages	case
7	nearby	nearby	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 villages	amod
8	villages	village	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bring	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	can	Volcanoes	great destruction		nearby villages			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent destruction=Theme to village=Destination

Example 6

The film showed the destruction of the ancient city.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	nsubj
3	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 destruction	det
5	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 city	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 city	det
8	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 city	amod
9	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 destruction	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the film	the destruction of the ancient city					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent destruction=Recipient
2	destroy			the ancient city					nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 7

Pollution leads to the destruction of coral reefs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pollution	pollution	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leads	nsubj
2	leads	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 destruction	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 destruction	det
5	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leads	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 reefs	case
7	coral	coral	NOUN	_	8 reefs	compound
8	reefs	reef	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 destruction	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leads	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	present	Pollution					to the destruction of coral reefs	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to destruction=Patient
2	destroy			coral reefs					nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 8

Keep it, it has only led to his destruction.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Keep	obj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 led	punct
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 led	nsubj:pass
5	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 led	aux
6	only	only	ADV	_	7 led	advmod
7	led	lead	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Keep	parataxis
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 destruction	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 destruction	nmod:poss
10	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 led	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	it					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
2	lead	present · perfect · passive		it		his destruction			vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to destruction=Destination
3	destroy		his = he						nom destruction «act transitive»: poss=agent

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