fertilizer Who acts: Fertilizer, food, It, things, We, our · What happens: be, add, give, need, grow, make · To what, where: substance, plants, factories, things, fertilizer, bean plants · Speech: someone speaks here
«fertilizer» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: fertilizer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Fertilizer is a substance added to soil to give plants the food (nutrients) they need to grow better.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop det acl case obl mark advcl obj det obj punct conj punct nsubj parataxis mark xcomp advmod punct root Fertilizer NOUN is AUX a DET substance NOUN added VERB to ADP soil NOUN to PART give VERB plants NOUN the DET food NOUN ( PUNCT nutrients NOUN ) PUNCT they PRON need VERB to PART grow VERB better ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fertilizer fertilizer NOUN Number=Sing 4 substance nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 substance cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 substance det 4 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 added add VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 substance acl 6 to to ADP _ 7 soil case 7 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 5 added obl 8 to to PART _ 9 give mark 9 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 added advcl 10 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 9 give obj 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 food det 12 food food NOUN Number=Sing 9 give obj 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 nutrients punct 14 nutrients nutrient NOUN Number=Plur 12 food conj 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 added punct 16 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 need nsubj 17 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 substance parataxis 18 to to PART _ 19 grow mark 19 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 need xcomp 20 better well ADV Degree=Cmp 19 grow advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 substance punct
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1 is a present Fertilizer a substance tree rules 2 add speech: assert participle a substance not said here to soil vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to soil=Co-Patient 3 give to-infinitive plants vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent plant=Recipient food=Theme 4 need present food vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 5 grow not said to happen to-infinitive food not said here well property vn appear-48.1.1 «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 It can be natural, like manure and compost, or made in factories.
The tree, 12 words nsubj aux cop punct case conj cc conj punct cc conj case obl punct root It PRON can AUX be AUX natural ADJ , PUNCT like ADP manure NOUN and CCONJ compost NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ made VERB in ADP factories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 natural nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 natural aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 natural cop 4 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 manure punct 6 like like ADP _ 7 manure case 7 manure manure NOUN Number=Sing 4 natural conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 compost cc 9 compost compost NOUN Number=Sing 7 manure conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 made punct 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 made cc 12 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 natural conj 13 in in ADP _ 14 factories case 14 factories factory NOUN Number=Plur 12 made obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 natural punct
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1 is can It natural property tree rules 2 make participle factories vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Meaning 3 Someone or something that helps things grow and multiply, such as a god in ancient stories.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cc nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp cc conj punct case fixed det appos case amod nmod punct root Someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON that PRON helps VERB things NOUN grow VERB and CCONJ multiply VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET god NOUN in ADP ancient ADJ stories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 something nsubj 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 something cc 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 helps nsubj 5 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 something acl:relcl 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 5 helps obj 7 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 helps xcomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 multiply cc 9 multiply multiply VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 grow conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 god punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 14 god case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 god det 14 god god NOUN Number=Sing 3 something appos 15 in in ADP _ 17 stories case 16 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 17 stories amod 17 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 14 god nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 something punct
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1 help present things vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent thing=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 grow infinitive things not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 multiply infinitive things not said here vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 We added fertilizer to half the bean plants for our test.
nsubj obj mark advcl det compound obj case nmod:poss obl punct root We PRON added VERB fertilizer NOUN to PART half VERB the DET bean NOUN plants NOUN for ADP our PRON test 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 added nsubj 2 added add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fertilizer fertilizer NOUN Number=Sing 2 added obj 4 to to PART _ 5 half mark 5 half half VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 added advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 plants det 7 bean bean NOUN Number=Sing 8 plants compound 8 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 5 half obj 9 for for ADP _ 11 test case 10 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 test nmod:poss 11 test test NOUN Number=Sing 5 half obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 added punct
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1 add speech: assert past We fertilizer vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fertilizer=Patient 2 half to-infinitive We not said here the bean plants for our test tree rules 3 test our nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Manure is a natural fertilizer.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Manure NOUN is AUX a DET natural ADJ fertilizer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Manure manure NOUN Number=Sing 5 fertilizer nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fertilizer cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fertilizer det 4 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fertilizer amod 5 fertilizer fertilizer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 fertilizer punct
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1 is a present Manure a natural fertilizer tree rules
Example 3 Too much fertilizer can wash into rivers and harm fish.
advmod amod nsubj aux case obl cc compound conj punct root Too ADV much ADJ fertilizer NOUN can AUX wash VERB into ADP rivers NOUN and CCONJ harm NOUN fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fertilizer amod 3 fertilizer fertilizer NOUN Number=Sing 5 wash nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 wash aux 5 wash wash VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 into into ADP _ 7 rivers case 7 rivers river NOUN Number=Plur 5 wash obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 fish cc 9 harm harm NOUN Number=Sing 10 fish compound 10 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 7 rivers conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 wash punct
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1 wash can much fertilizer rivers and harm fish vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The tomatoes grew bigger with fertilizer.
det nsubj xcomp case obl punct root The DET tomatoes NOUN grew VERB bigger ADJ with ADP fertilizer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tomatoes det 2 tomatoes tomato NOUN Number=Plur 3 grew nsubj 3 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 grew xcomp 5 with with ADP _ 6 fertilizer case 6 fertilizer fertilizer NOUN Number=Sing 4 bigger obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 grew punct
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1 grow past the tomatoes big property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Wash your hands after touching fertilizer.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl obj punct root Wash VERB your PRON hands NOUN after SCONJ touching VERB fertilizer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wash wash VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hands nmod:poss 3 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wash obj 4 after after SCONJ _ 5 touching mark 5 touching touch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Wash advcl 6 fertilizer fertilizer NOUN Number=Sing 5 touching obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wash punct
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1 wash imperative you not said here your hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient 2 touch gerund you not said here fertilizer vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fertilizer=Co-Theme
Example 6 Farmers spread fertilizer in spring.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Farmers NOUN spread VERB fertilizer NOUN in ADP spring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 2 spread nsubj 2 spread spread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fertilizer fertilizer NOUN Number=Sing 2 spread obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 spring case 5 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 2 spread obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 spread punct
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1 spread present Farmers fertilizer spring vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fertilizer=Theme
Example 7 Faunus is frequently called Inuus or the fertilizer, and Lupercus or the one who wards off wolves.
The tree, 17 words nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod xcomp cc det conj punct cc nsubj cc det parataxis nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt obj punct root Faunus NOUN is AUX frequently ADV called VERB Inuus PROPN or CCONJ the DET fertilizer NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ Lupercus PROPN or CCONJ the DET one NOUN who PRON wards VERB off ADP wolves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Faunus faunus NOUN Number=Sing 4 called nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 called aux:pass 3 frequently frequently ADV _ 4 called advmod 4 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 Inuus Inuus PROPN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 fertilizer cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fertilizer det 8 fertilizer fertilizer NOUN Number=Sing 5 Inuus conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 one punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 14 one cc 11 Lupercus Lupercus PROPN Number=Sing 14 one nsubj 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 one cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 one det 14 one one NOUN Number=Sing 4 called parataxis 15 who who PRON PronType=Rel 16 wards nsubj 16 wards ward VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 one acl:relcl 17 off off ADP _ 16 wards compound:prt 18 wolves wolf NOUN Number=Plur 16 wards obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 called punct
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1 call speech: assert present · passive Faunus frequently property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 2 one Lupercus tree rules 3 ward off present the one wolves tree rules
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