fossil Who acts: fossil, Fossil fuels, old fossil, We, Fossils, dinosaurs · What happens: be, keep, make, joke, find, tell · To what, where: remains, rock, coal oil, ancient living things, joking name, fossil · Speech: someone speaks here
«fossil» 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: fossil in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fossil is the remains or shape of a plant or animal from very long ago, kept in rock.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det cc conj case det nmod cc conj case advmod advmod nmod punct acl case obl punct root A DET fossil NOUN is AUX the DET remains NOUN or CCONJ shape NOUN of ADP a DET plant NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN from ADP very ADV long ADV ago ADV , PUNCT kept VERB in ADP rock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fossil det 2 fossil fossil NOUN Number=Sing 5 remains nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 remains cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 remains det 5 remains remains NOUN Number=Ptan root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 shape cc 7 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 5 remains conj 8 of of ADP _ 10 plant case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 plant det 10 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 7 shape nmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 animal cc 12 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 10 plant conj 13 from from ADP _ 16 ago case 14 very very ADV _ 15 long advmod 15 long long ADV Degree=Pos 16 ago advmod 16 ago ago ADV _ 12 animal nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 kept punct 18 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 remains acl 19 in in ADP _ 20 rock case 20 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 18 kept obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 remains punct
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1 is a present a fossil the remains or shape of a plant or animal tree rules 2 keep participle the remains or shape of a plant or animal not said here rock vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in rock=Location
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 Fossil fuels are coal, oil and gas, made from ancient living things.
The tree, 12 words compound nsubj cop compound punct cc conj punct acl case amod amod obl punct root Fossil NOUN fuels NOUN are AUX coal NOUN , PUNCT oil NOUN and CCONJ gas NOUN , PUNCT made VERB from ADP ancient ADJ living ADJ things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fossil fossil NOUN Number=Sing 2 fuels compound 2 fuels fuel NOUN Number=Plur 6 oil nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 oil cop 4 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 6 oil compound 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 oil punct 6 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 gas cc 8 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 6 oil conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 made punct 10 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 oil acl 11 from from ADP _ 14 things case 12 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 14 things amod 13 living living ADJ Degree=Pos 14 things amod 14 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 10 made obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 oil punct
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1 is a present Fossil fuels coal oil and gas tree rules 2 make participle coal oil and gas not said here ancient living things vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from thing=Material
Meaning 3 Informally, an old fossil is a joking name for an old-fashioned person.
The tree, 13 words advmod punct det amod nsubj cop det amod case det amod punct amod nmod punct root Informally ADV , PUNCT an DET old ADJ fossil NOUN is AUX a DET joking VERB name NOUN for ADP an DET old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Informally informally ADV _ 9 name advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Informally punct 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fossil det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fossil amod 5 fossil fossil NOUN Number=Sing 9 name nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 name cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 name det 8 joking joke VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 name amod 9 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 for for ADP _ 15 person case 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 person det 12 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 14 fashioned amod 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 old punct 14 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 15 person amod 15 person person NOUN Number=Sing 9 name nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 name punct
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1 joke speech: other gerund vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a old fossil a joking name for a fashioned person; informally property tree rules
Example 1 We found a fossil of a shell on the beach.
nsubj det obj case det nmod case det nmod punct root We PRON found VERB a DET fossil NOUN of ADP a DET shell NOUN on ADP the DET beach 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 fossil det 4 fossil fossil NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 shell case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 shell det 7 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 4 fossil nmod 8 on on ADP _ 10 beach case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 beach det 10 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 7 shell nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We a fossil of a shell on the beach vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fossil=Topic
Example 2 Fossils tell us what dinosaurs looked like.
nsubj iobj obj nsubj ccomp compound:prt punct root Fossils NOUN tell VERB us PRON what PRON dinosaurs NOUN looked VERB like ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fossils fossil NOUN Number=Plur 2 tell nsubj 2 tell tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 tell iobj 4 what what PRON PronType=Int 6 looked obj 5 dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 6 looked nsubj 6 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 tell ccomp 7 like like ADP _ 6 looked compound:prt 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 tell punct
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1 tell speech: assert present Fossils us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic 2 look like past dinosaurs vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme what=Attribute
Example 3 Mary Anning was a famous fossil hunter.
nsubj flat cop det amod compound punct root Mary PROPN Anning PROPN was AUX a DET famous ADJ fossil NOUN hunter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mary Mary PROPN Number=Sing 7 hunter nsubj 2 Anning Anning PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mary flat 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 hunter cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hunter det 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 hunter amod 6 fossil fossil NOUN Number=Sing 7 hunter compound 7 hunter hunter NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 hunter punct
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1 is a past Mary a famous fossil hunter tree rules
Example 4 Coal and oil are fossil fuels.
nsubj cc conj cop amod punct root Coal NOUN and CCONJ oil NOUN are AUX fossil ADJ fuels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 6 fuels nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 oil cc 3 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 1 Coal conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fuels cop 5 fossil fossil ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fuels amod 6 fuels fuel NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 fuels punct
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1 is a present Coal and oil fossil fuels tree rules
Example 5 The museum has a fossil of a huge fish.
det nsubj det obj case det amod nmod punct root The DET museum NOUN has VERB a DET fossil NOUN of ADP a DET huge ADJ fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fossil det 5 fossil fossil NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 fish case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 fish det 8 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fish amod 9 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 5 fossil nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the museum a fossil of a huge fish vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fossil=Patient
Example 6 Fossils form very slowly over millions of years.
nsubj advmod advmod case obl case nmod punct root Fossils NOUN form VERB very ADV slowly ADV over ADP millions NOUN of ADP years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fossils fossil NOUN Number=Plur 2 form nsubj 2 form form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 slowly advmod 4 slowly slowly ADV _ 2 form advmod 5 over over ADP _ 6 millions case 6 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 2 form obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 years case 8 years year NOUN Number=Plur 6 millions nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 form punct
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1 form present Fossils millions of years slowly property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over million=Location
Example 7 Footprints can also become fossils.
nsubj aux advmod xcomp punct root Footprints NOUN can AUX also ADV become VERB fossils NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Footprints footprint NOUN Number=Plur 4 become nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 become aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 become advmod 4 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 fossils fossil NOUN Number=Plur 4 become xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 become punct
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1 become can Footprints fossils vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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