germination Who acts: Germination, seed, process, We, seeds, Warmth · What happens: be, start, grow, put out, begin, take · To what, where: process, new plant, root, water, germination, first stage
«germination» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: germination in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Germination is the process in which a seed starts to grow into a new plant, putting out a root and then a shoot.
The tree, 23 words nsubj cop det case obl det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp case det amod obl punct acl compound:prt det obj cc advmod det conj punct root Germination NOUN is AUX the DET process NOUN in ADP which PRON a DET seed NOUN starts VERB to PART grow VERB into ADP a DET new ADJ plant NOUN , PUNCT putting VERB out ADP a DET root NOUN and CCONJ then ADV a DET shoot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Germination germination NOUN Number=Sing 4 process nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 process cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 process det 4 process process NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 which case 6 which which PRON PronType=Rel 9 starts obl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 seed det 8 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 9 starts nsubj 9 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 process acl:relcl 10 to to PART _ 11 grow mark 11 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 starts xcomp 12 into into ADP _ 15 plant case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 plant det 14 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 15 plant amod 15 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 11 grow obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 putting punct 17 putting put VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 process acl 18 out out ADP _ 17 putting compound:prt 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 root det 20 root root NOUN Number=Sing 17 putting obj 21 and and CCONJ _ 24 shoot cc 22 then then ADV PronType=Dem 24 shoot advmod 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 shoot det 24 shoot shoot NOUN Number=Sing 4 process conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 process punct
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1 is a present Germination the process and a shoot tree rules 2 start present a seed the process and a shoot vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 grow to-infinitive a seed not said here into a new plant result vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into plant=Result 4 put out gerund the process and a shoot not said here a root vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent root=Goal
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.
Example 1 Germination begins when the seed takes in water.
nsubj mark det nsubj ccomp case obl punct root Germination NOUN begins VERB when SCONJ the DET seed NOUN takes VERB in ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Germination germination NOUN Number=Sing 2 begins nsubj 2 begins begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 6 takes mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 seed det 5 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 6 takes nsubj 6 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 begins ccomp 7 in in ADP _ 8 water case 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 takes obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 begins punct
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1 begin present Germination vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 take present the seed water vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location
Example 2 We tested what seeds need for germination.
nsubj obj nsubj ccomp case obl punct root We PRON tested VERB what PRON seeds NOUN need VERB for ADP germination 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 tested nsubj 2 tested test VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 need obj 4 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 5 need nsubj 5 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 tested ccomp 6 for for ADP _ 7 germination case 7 germination germination NOUN Number=Sing 5 need obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 tested punct
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1 test past We tree rules 2 need present seeds for germination vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme
Example 3 Warmth speeds up germination.
nsubj compound:prt obj punct root Warmth NOUN speeds VERB up ADP germination NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Warmth warmth NOUN Number=Sing 2 speeds nsubj 2 speeds speed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 speeds compound:prt 4 germination germination NOUN Number=Sing 2 speeds obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 speeds punct
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1 speed up present Warmth germination vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germination=Agent
Example 4 Germination is the first stage of a plant's life cycle.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod:poss case compound nmod punct root Germination NOUN is AUX the DET first ADJ stage NOUN of ADP a DET plant NOUN 's PART life NOUN cycle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Germination germination NOUN Number=Sing 5 stage nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stage cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 stage det 4 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 stage amod 5 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 11 cycle case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 plant det 8 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 11 cycle nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 plant case 10 life life NOUN Number=Sing 11 cycle compound 11 cycle cycle NOUN Number=Sing 5 stage nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 stage punct
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1 is a present Germination the first stage of a plant's life cycle tree rules
Example 5 After germination, the shoot grows towards the light.
case obl punct det nsubj case det obl punct root After ADP germination NOUN , PUNCT the DET shoot NOUN grows VERB towards ADP the DET light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 germination case 2 germination germination NOUN Number=Sing 6 grows obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 germination punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shoot det 5 shoot shoot NOUN Number=Sing 6 grows nsubj 6 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 towards towards ADP _ 9 light case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 light det 9 light light NOUN Number=Sing 6 grows obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 grows punct
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1 grow present the shoot after germination towards the light vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Our beans showed germination after four days.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case nummod obl punct root Our PRON beans NOUN showed VERB germination NOUN after ADP four NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 beans nmod:poss 2 beans bean NOUN Number=Plur 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 germination germination NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 5 after after ADP _ 7 days case 6 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 days nummod 7 days day NOUN Number=Plur 3 showed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past Our beans germination day vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent germination=Recipient
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