excretion Who acts: living things, waste, excretion, kidneys, We, Plants · What happens: be, make, pass out, help, breathe out, do · To what, where: bodies, waste substance, living thing, one, urine, carbon dioxide
«excretion» 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: excretion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Excretion is how living things get rid of waste that their bodies have made, such as urine, sweat and carbon dioxide.
The tree, 21 words obl cop advmod amod nsubj xcomp case obl mark nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux acl punct case fixed obl punct conj cc compound conj punct root Excretion NOUN is AUX how ADV living ADJ things NOUN get VERB rid ADJ of ADP waste NOUN that SCONJ their PRON bodies NOUN have AUX made VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP urine NOUN , PUNCT sweat NOUN and CCONJ carbon NOUN dioxide NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Excretion excretion NOUN Number=Sing 6 get obl 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 get cop 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 get advmod 4 living living ADJ Degree=Pos 5 things amod 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 6 get nsubj 6 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 rid rid ADJ Degree=Pos 6 get xcomp 8 of of ADP _ 9 waste case 9 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing 7 rid obl 10 that that SCONJ _ 14 made mark 11 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 bodies nmod:poss 12 bodies body NOUN Number=Plur 14 made nsubj:pass 13 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 made aux 14 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 waste acl 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 urine punct 16 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 18 urine case 17 as as ADP _ 16 such fixed 18 urine urine NOUN Number=Sing 14 made obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 sweat punct 20 sweat sweat NOUN Number=Sing 18 urine conj 21 and and CCONJ _ 23 dioxide cc 22 carbon carbon NOUN Number=Sing 23 dioxide compound 23 dioxide dioxide NOUN Number=Sing 18 urine conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 get punct
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1 is present living things Excretion obl ; get, rid property tree rules 2 make present · perfect · passive waste not said here things's bodies such urine and sweat and carbon dioxide vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
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 An excretion is a waste substance that is passed out of a living thing.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det compound nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl case case det compound obl punct root An DET excretion NOUN is AUX a DET waste NOUN substance NOUN that PRON is AUX passed VERB out ADP of ADP a DET living NOUN thing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 excretion det 2 excretion excretion NOUN Number=Sing 6 substance nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 substance cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 substance det 5 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing 6 substance compound 6 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 passed nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 passed aux:pass 9 passed pass VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 substance acl:relcl 10 out out ADP _ 14 thing case 11 of of ADP _ 14 thing case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 thing det 13 living living NOUN Number=Sing 14 thing compound 14 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 9 passed obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 substance punct
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1 is a present a excretion a waste substance tree rules 2 pass out present · passive a waste substance a living thing tree rules
Example 1 Excretion is one of the seven life processes.
nsubj cop case det nummod compound nmod punct root Excretion NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET seven NUM life NOUN processes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Excretion excretion NOUN Number=Sing 3 one nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 one cop 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 4 of of ADP _ 8 processes case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 processes det 6 seven seven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 processes nummod 7 life life NOUN Number=Sing 8 processes compound 8 processes process NOUN Number=Plur 3 one nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 one punct
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1 is a present Excretion one of the seven life processes tree rules
Example 2 The kidneys help with excretion by making urine.
det nsubj case obl mark advcl obj punct root The DET kidneys NOUN help VERB with ADP excretion NOUN by SCONJ making VERB 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 3 help nsubj 3 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 excretion case 5 excretion excretion NOUN Number=Sing 3 help obl 6 by by SCONJ _ 7 making mark 7 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 help advcl 8 urine urine NOUN Number=Sing 7 making obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 help punct
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1 help present the kidneys with excretion vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with excretion=Theme 2 make gerund the kidneys not said here urine vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset urine=Product
Example 3 We breathe out carbon dioxide as part of excretion.
nsubj compound:prt compound obj case obl case nmod punct root We PRON breathe VERB out ADP carbon NOUN dioxide NOUN as ADP part NOUN of ADP excretion 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 breathe nsubj 2 breathe breathe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 breathe compound:prt 4 carbon carbon NOUN Number=Sing 5 dioxide compound 5 dioxide dioxide NOUN Number=Sing 2 breathe obj 6 as as ADP _ 7 part case 7 part part NOUN Number=Sing 2 breathe obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 excretion case 9 excretion excretion NOUN Number=Sing 7 part nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 breathe punct
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1 breathe out present We carbon dioxide as part of excretion vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dioxide=Theme
Example 4 Plants also do excretion through their leaves.
nsubj advmod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Plants NOUN also ADV do VERB excretion NOUN through ADP their PRON leaves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 3 do nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 do advmod 3 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 excretion excretion NOUN Number=Sing 3 do obj 5 through through ADP _ 7 leaves case 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 leaves nmod:poss 7 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 3 do obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 do punct
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1 do present Plants excretion Plants's leaves vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excretion=Eventuality
Example 5 Sweating is a kind of excretion.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Sweating NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP excretion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sweating sweating NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kind cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 kind det 4 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 excretion case 6 excretion excretion NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 kind punct
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1 is a present Sweating a kind of excretion tree rules
Example 6 Animals need excretion to stay healthy.
nsubj obj mark xcomp xcomp punct root Animals NOUN need VERB excretion NOUN to PART stay VERB healthy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 excretion excretion NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 4 to to PART _ 5 stay mark 5 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 need xcomp 6 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 stay xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Animals excretion tree rules 2 stay not said to happen to-infinitive excretion not said here healthy property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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