extinction Who acts: kind, none, Many tigers, Zoos, Pollution, Extinction · What happens: die out, be, leave, put out, hunt, face · To what, where: Something, dodo, extinction, huge asteroid, dinosaurs, animals
«extinction» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: extinction in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 When a kind of animal or plant dies out completely, so there are none left anywhere.
The tree, 16 words mark det nsubj case nmod cc conj advcl compound:prt advmod punct advmod expl nsubj acl advmod punct root When SCONJ a DET kind NOUN of ADP animal NOUN or CCONJ plant NOUN dies VERB out ADP completely ADV , PUNCT so ADV there PRON are VERB none PRON left VERB anywhere ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 8 dies mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 kind det 3 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 8 dies nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 animal case 5 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 3 kind nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 plant cc 7 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 3 kind conj 8 dies die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 are advcl 9 out out ADP _ 8 dies compound:prt 10 completely completely ADV _ 8 dies advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 are punct 12 so so ADV _ 14 are advmod 13 there there PRON PronType=Dem 14 are expl 14 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 15 none none PRON PronType=Neg 14 are nsubj 16 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 none acl 17 anywhere anywhere ADV PronType=Ind 16 left advmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 14 are punct
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1 die out present a kind of animal or plant completely property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 be present none there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 leave participle anywhere property vn escape-51.1-1-1 «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 Something being put out or ended, such as a fire or light.
nsubj:pass aux:pass compound:prt cc conj punct case fixed det obl cc conj punct root Something PRON being AUX put VERB out ADP or CCONJ ended ADJ , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET fire NOUN or CCONJ light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 put nsubj:pass 2 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 put aux:pass 3 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 put compound:prt 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 ended cc 6 ended ended ADJ Degree=Pos 3 put conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 fire punct 8 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 11 fire case 9 as as ADP _ 8 such fixed 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 fire det 11 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 6 ended obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 light cc 13 light light NOUN Number=Sing 11 fire conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 put punct
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1 put out gerund · passive Something vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal
Example 1 The dodo was hunted to extinction.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET dodo NOUN was AUX hunted VERB to ADP extinction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dodo det 2 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 4 hunted nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 hunted aux:pass 4 hunted hunt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 extinction case 6 extinction extinction NOUN Number=Sing 4 hunted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 hunted punct
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1 hunt past · passive the dodo to extinction vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 2 Many tigers are facing extinction.
amod nsubj aux obj punct root Many ADJ tigers NOUN are AUX facing VERB extinction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tigers amod 2 tigers tiger NOUN Number=Plur 4 facing nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 facing aux 4 facing face VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 extinction extinction NOUN Number=Sing 4 facing obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 facing punct
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1 face present · progressive Many tigers extinction vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent extinction=Destination
Example 3 A huge asteroid may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
det amod nsubj:pass aux aux det obj case det nmod punct root A DET huge ADJ asteroid NOUN may AUX have AUX caused VERB the DET extinction NOUN of ADP the DET dinosaurs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 asteroid det 2 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 3 asteroid amod 3 asteroid asteroid NOUN Number=Sing 6 caused nsubj:pass 4 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 caused aux 5 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 caused aux 6 caused cause VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 extinction det 8 extinction extinction NOUN Number=Sing 6 caused obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 dinosaurs case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 dinosaurs det 11 dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 8 extinction nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 caused punct
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1 cause may · perfect · passive a huge asteroid vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Theme extinction=Eventuality 2 extinguish the dinosaurs nom extinction «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 Zoos help save animals from extinction.
nsubj xcomp obj case obl punct root Zoos NOUN help VERB save VERB animals NOUN from ADP extinction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Zoos zoo NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 help xcomp 4 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 3 save obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 extinction case 6 extinction extinction NOUN Number=Sing 3 save obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
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1 help present Zoos vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 save infinitive Zoos not said here animals extinction vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent animal=Theme from extinction=Source
Example 5 Pollution could push the frogs to extinction.
nsubj aux det obj case obl punct root Pollution NOUN could AUX push VERB the DET frogs NOUN to ADP extinction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pollution pollution NOUN Number=Sing 3 push nsubj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 push aux 3 push push VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 frogs det 5 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 3 push obj 6 to to ADP _ 7 extinction case 7 extinction extinction NOUN Number=Sing 3 push obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 push punct
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1 push could Pollution the frogs extinction vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent frog=Theme to extinction=Trajectory
Example 6 Extinction is forever — the animals never come back.
nsubj advmod punct det nsubj advmod parataxis advmod punct root Extinction NOUN is VERB forever ADV — PUNCT the DET animals NOUN never ADV come VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Extinction extinction NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 forever forever ADV _ 2 is advmod 4 — - PUNCT _ 8 come punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 animals det 6 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 come nsubj 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 come advmod 8 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 is parataxis 9 back back ADV _ 8 come advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present Extinction forever property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 not come back present the animals vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Scientists study fossils to learn about past extinctions.
nsubj obj mark advcl case amod obl punct root Scientists NOUN study VERB fossils NOUN to PART learn VERB about ADP past ADJ extinctions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 study nsubj 2 study study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fossils fossil NOUN Number=Plur 2 study obj 4 to to PART _ 5 learn mark 5 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 study advcl 6 about about ADP _ 8 extinctions case 7 past past ADJ Degree=Pos 8 extinctions amod 8 extinctions extinction NOUN Number=Plur 5 learn obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 study punct
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1 study present Scientists fossils vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fossil=Topic 2 learn to-infinitive Scientists not said here about past extinctions vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about extinction=Topic
Example 8 I did not anticipate this immediate extinction of the species."
nsubj aux advmod det amod obj case det nmod punct punct root I PRON did AUX not PART anticipate VERB this DET immediate ADJ extinction NOUN of ADP the DET species NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 anticipate nsubj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 anticipate aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 anticipate advmod 4 anticipate anticipate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 extinction det 6 immediate immediate ADJ Degree=Pos 7 extinction amod 7 extinction extinction NOUN Number=Sing 4 anticipate obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 species case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 species det 10 species species NOUN Number=Plur 7 extinction nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 anticipate punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 4 anticipate punct
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1 not anticipate past · do-support I this immediate extinction of the species vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent extinction=Theme 2 extinguish the species nom extinction «state transitive»: of=patient
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