environmental

Who acts: Environmental, people, Plastic, school, Cutting, Environmental scientists · What happens: mean, affect, be, have, cut down, cause · To what, where: land, big environmental problem, environmental club, forests, environmental damage, rivers

«environmental» 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: environmental in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Environmental means about the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — and how people affect it.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Environmental	environmental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADP	_	6 world	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 world	det
5	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 world	amod
6	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 air	punct
8	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 world	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 water	punct
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 air	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 land	punct
12	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 air	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 plants	punct
14	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 air	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 animals	cc
16	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 plants	conj
17	—	-	PUNCT	_	21 affect	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 affect	cc
19	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	21 affect	advmod
20	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 affect	nsubj
21	affect	affect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	conj
22	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 affect	obj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Environmental					about the natural world	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	affect	present	people	land					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer

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

Environmental can mean about the surroundings or conditions around someone, like noise or light.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Environmental	Environmental	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 surroundings	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 surroundings	det
6	surroundings	surroundings	NOUN	Number=Ptan	3 mean	obl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 conditions	cc
8	conditions	condition	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 surroundings	conj
9	around	around	ADP	_	10 someone	case
10	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 surroundings	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 noise	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	13 noise	case
13	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 someone	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 light	cc
15	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 noise	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Environmental					about the surroundings around someone or conditions	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Plastic in the sea is a big environmental problem.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 problem	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 sea	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 sea	det
4	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Plastic	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 problem	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 problem	det
7	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 problem	amod
8	environmental	environmental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 problem	amod
9	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 problem	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Plastic in the sea	a big environmental problem					tree rules

Example 2

Our school has an environmental club.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 school	nmod:poss
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 club	det
5	environmental	environmental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 club	amod
6	club	club	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our school	a environmental club					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Patient

Example 3

Cutting down forests causes environmental damage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cutting	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 causes	csubj
2	down	down	ADP	_	1 Cutting	compound:prt
3	forests	forest	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Cutting	obj
4	causes	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	environmental	environmental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 damage	amod
6	damage	damage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 causes	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 causes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut down	gerund		forests					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset forest=Product
2	cause	present	Cutting	environmental damage					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient

Example 4

Environmental scientists study rivers and soil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Environmental	environmental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 scientists	amod
2	scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 study	nsubj
3	study	study	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 study	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 soil	cc
6	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rivers	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 study	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	study	present	Environmental scientists	rivers and soil					vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Topic

Example 5

Is this packaging environmentally friendly?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 friendly	cop
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 packaging	det
3	packaging	packaging	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 friendly	nsubj
4	environmentally	environmentally	ADV	_	5 friendly	advmod
5	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 friendly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this packaging					environmentally, friendly property	tree rules

Example 6

The new road had an environmental report.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 road	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 road	amod
3	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 report	det
6	environmental	environmental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 report	amod
7	report	report	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the new road	a environmental report					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Patient

Example 7

Greta Thunberg is an environmental campaigner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Greta	Greta	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 campaigner	nsubj
2	Thunberg	Thunberg	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Greta	flat
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 campaigner	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 campaigner	det
5	environmental	environmental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 campaigner	amod
6	campaigner	campaigner	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 campaigner	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Greta	a environmental campaigner					tree rules

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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