fruitful
Who acts: Fruitful, land, fields, farmers, orchard, They · What happens: mean, produce, give, be, have, solve · To what, where: much fruit, rich harvests, good results, fruitful talk, problem
«fruitful» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: fruitful in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Fruitful means producing much fruit or crops, so the land gives rich harvests.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruitful | fruitful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | producing | produce | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 fruit | amod |
| 5 | fruit | fruit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 producing | obj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 crops | cc |
| 7 | crops | crop | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 fruit | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 gives | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 gives | advmod |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 land | det |
| 11 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 gives | nsubj |
| 12 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | parataxis |
| 13 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 harvests | amod |
| 14 | harvests | harvest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 gives | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Fruitful | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | produce not said to happen | gerund | Fruitful not said here | much fruit or crops | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Result | ||||
| 3 | give | present | the land | rich harvests | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harvest=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
Fruitful can mean useful and successful, giving good results.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruitful | fruitful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 mean | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 mean | aux |
| 3 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | useful | useful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 mean | xcomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 successful | cc |
| 6 | successful | successful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 useful | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 giving | punct |
| 8 | giving | give | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 mean | advcl |
| 9 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 results | amod |
| 10 | results | result | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 giving | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | can | Fruitful | useful property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | give | gerund | Fruitful not said here | good results | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=Theme |
Example 1
The fields were fruitful and the farmers were rich.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fields | det |
| 2 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 fruitful | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 fruitful | cop |
| 4 | fruitful | fruitful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 rich | cc |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 farmers | det |
| 7 | farmers | farmer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 rich | nsubj |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 rich | cop |
| 9 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 fruitful | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 fruitful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the fields | fruitful property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | past | the farmers | rich property | tree rules |
Example 2
After a wet spring the orchard was fruitful.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 4 spring | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 spring | det |
| 3 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 spring | amod |
| 4 | spring | spring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fruitful | obl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 orchard | det |
| 6 | orchard | orchard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fruitful | nsubj |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 fruitful | cop |
| 8 | fruitful | fruitful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 fruitful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the orchard | spring | fruitful property | tree rules |
Example 3
They had a fruitful talk and solved the problem.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 talk | det |
| 4 | fruitful | fruitful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 talk | amod |
| 5 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 solved | cc |
| 7 | solved | solve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 had | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 problem | det |
| 9 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 solved | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | They | a fruitful talk | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Patient | ||||
| 2 | solve | past | They not said here | the problem | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |
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