excreting Who acts: materials, kidneys, living things, Fish, Plants, kind · What happens: excrete, get, mean, push out, not need, live · To what, where: body, plants, waste materials, waste, urine, ammonia
«excreting» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: excreting in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Excreting is getting rid of waste from the body, such as urine (wee), faeces (poo) or sweat.
The tree, 17 words nsubj aux xcomp case obl case det obl punct case fixed conj punct appos punct punct parataxis punct conj punct cc conj punct root Excreting VERB is AUX getting VERB rid ADJ of ADP waste NOUN from ADP the DET body NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP urine NOUN ( PUNCT wee NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT faeces NOUN ( PUNCT poo NOUN ) PUNCT or CCONJ sweat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Excreting excrete VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 getting nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 getting aux 3 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 rid rid ADJ Degree=Pos 3 getting xcomp 5 of of ADP _ 6 waste case 6 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing 4 rid obl 7 from from ADP _ 9 body case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 body det 9 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 getting obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 urine punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 urine case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 urine urine NOUN Number=Sing 9 body conj 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 wee punct 15 wee wee NOUN Number=Sing 13 urine appos 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 wee punct 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 faeces punct 18 faeces faece NOUN Number=Plur 3 getting parataxis 19 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 poo punct 20 poo poo NOUN Number=Sing 18 faeces conj 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 poo punct 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 sweat cc 23 sweat sweat NOUN Number=Sing 20 poo conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 3 getting punct
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1 excrete gerund tree rules 2 get present · progressive the body and urine rid property vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from body=Destination
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 In plants and other living things, excreting means pushing out waste materials they do not need.
The tree, 16 words case obl cc amod amod conj punct nsubj xcomp compound:prt compound obj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl punct root In ADP plants NOUN and CCONJ other ADJ living ADJ things NOUN , PUNCT excreting VERB means VERB pushing VERB out ADP waste NOUN materials NOUN they PRON do AUX not PART need VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 plants case 2 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 9 means obl 3 and and CCONJ _ 6 things cc 4 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 6 things amod 5 living living ADJ Degree=Pos 6 things amod 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 plants conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 plants punct 8 excreting excrete VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 means nsubj 9 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 pushing push VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 means xcomp 11 out out ADP _ 10 pushing compound:prt 12 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing 13 materials compound 13 materials material NOUN Number=Plur 10 pushing obj 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 need nsubj 15 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 need aux 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 need advmod 17 need need VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 materials acl:relcl 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 means punct
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1 excrete gerund tree rules 2 mean present plants and other living things vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 push out not said to happen gerund waste materials vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent material=Theme 4 not need present · do-support materials = material waste materials not said here vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot material=Theme
Example 1 The kidneys are always excreting waste in urine.
det nsubj aux advmod obj case obl punct root The DET kidneys NOUN are AUX always ADV excreting VERB waste NOUN in ADP urine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kidneys det 2 kidneys kidney NOUN Number=Plur 5 excreting nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 excreting aux 4 always always ADV PronType=Tot 5 excreting advmod 5 excreting excrete VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing 5 excreting obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 urine case 8 urine urine NOUN Number=Sing 5 excreting obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 excreting punct
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1 excrete present · progressive the kidneys waste urine always property tree rules
Example 2 All living things need excreting as a life process.
det amod nsubj xcomp case det compound obl punct root All DET living VERB things NOUN need VERB excreting VERB as ADP a DET life NOUN process NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 things det 2 living live VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 things amod 3 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 need nsubj 4 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 excreting excrete VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 need xcomp 6 as as ADP _ 9 process case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 process det 8 life life NOUN Number=Sing 9 process compound 9 process process NOUN Number=Sing 5 excreting obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 need punct
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1 live gerund vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 need present all living things vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 excrete not said to happen gerund all living things not said here as a life process tree rules
Example 3 Fish are excreting ammonia into the water.
nsubj aux obj case det obl punct root Fish NOUN are AUX excreting VERB ammonia NOUN into ADP the DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 3 excreting nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 excreting aux 3 excreting excrete VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 ammonia ammonia NOUN Number=Sing 3 excreting obj 5 into into ADP _ 7 water case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 water det 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 excreting obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 excreting punct
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1 excrete present · progressive Fish ammonia the water tree rules
Example 4 Plants get rid of oxygen as waste through their leaves, a kind of excreting.
The tree, 14 words nsubj xcomp case obl case obl case nmod:poss obl punct det conj mark acl punct root Plants NOUN get VERB rid ADJ of ADP oxygen NOUN as ADP waste NOUN through ADP their PRON leaves NOUN , PUNCT a DET kind NOUN of SCONJ excreting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 get nsubj 2 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 rid rid ADJ Degree=Pos 2 get xcomp 4 of of ADP _ 5 oxygen case 5 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing 3 rid obl 6 as as ADP _ 7 waste case 7 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obl 8 through through ADP _ 10 leaves case 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 leaves nmod:poss 10 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 get obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 kind punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 kind det 13 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 10 leaves conj 14 of of SCONJ _ 15 excreting mark 15 excreting excrete VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 kind acl 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 get punct
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1 get present Plants Plants's leaves and a kind as waste; rid property vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme through leaf=Destination 2 excrete gerund a kind not said here tree rules
Example 5 Sweat is a way of excreting water and salt.
nsubj cop det mark acl obj cc conj punct root Sweat NOUN is AUX a DET way NOUN of SCONJ excreting VERB water NOUN and CCONJ salt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sweat sweat NOUN Number=Sing 4 way nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 way det 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 excreting mark 6 excreting excrete VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 way acl 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 excreting obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 salt cc 9 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 7 water conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 way punct
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1 is a present Sweat a way tree rules 2 excrete gerund a way not said here water and salt tree rules
Example 6 The body is excreting the medicine through the kidneys.
det nsubj aux det obj case det obl punct root The DET body NOUN is AUX excreting VERB the DET medicine NOUN through ADP the DET kidneys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 body det 2 body body NOUN Number=Sing 4 excreting nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 excreting aux 4 excreting excrete VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 medicine det 6 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 4 excreting obj 7 through through ADP _ 9 kidneys case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 kidneys det 9 kidneys kidney NOUN Number=Plur 4 excreting obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 excreting punct
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1 excrete present · progressive the body the medicine the kidneys tree rules
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