herb Who acts: herb, Mum, you, Mint, We, Grandma · What happens: be, use, add, make, grow, smell · To what, where: plant, leaves, flavour, medicine, small plant, herbs
«herb» 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: herb in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A herb is a plant whose leaves, seeds or flowers are used to add flavour to food, such as basil, mint, parsley, rosemary and thyme.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj:pass punct conj cc conj aux:pass acl:relcl mark xcomp obj case obl punct case fixed conj punct conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET herb NOUN is AUX a DET plant NOUN whose PRON leaves NOUN , PUNCT seeds NOUN or CCONJ flowers NOUN are AUX used VERB to PART add VERB flavour NOUN to ADP food NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP basil NOUN , PUNCT mint NOUN , PUNCT parsley NOUN , PUNCT rosemary NOUN and CCONJ thyme NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 herb det 2 herb herb NOUN Number=Sing 5 plant nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 plant cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 plant det 5 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 leaves nmod:poss 7 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 13 used nsubj:pass 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 seeds punct 9 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 7 leaves conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 flowers cc 11 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 7 leaves conj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 used aux:pass 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 plant acl:relcl 14 to to PART _ 15 add mark 15 add add VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 used xcomp 16 flavour flavour NOUN Number=Sing 15 add obj 17 to to ADP _ 18 food case 18 food food NOUN Number=Sing 15 add obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 basil punct 20 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 22 basil case 21 as as ADP _ 20 such fixed 22 basil basil NOUN Number=Sing 18 food conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 mint punct 24 mint mint NOUN Number=Sing 22 basil conj 25 , , PUNCT _ 26 parsley punct 26 parsley parsley NOUN Number=Sing 22 basil conj 27 , , PUNCT _ 28 rosemary punct 28 rosemary rosemary NOUN Number=Sing 18 food conj 29 and and CCONJ _ 30 thyme cc 30 thyme thyme NOUN Number=Sing 18 food conj 31 . . PUNCT _ 5 plant punct
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1 is a present a herb a plant tree rules 2 use present · passive leaves and seeds or flowers vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality 3 add speech: assert to-infinitive flavour to food and basil and mint and parsley and rosemary and thyme vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient to food=Co-Patient
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 A herb is a plant used to make medicine or tea, such as chamomile or lavender.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det acl mark advcl obj cc conj punct case fixed conj cc conj punct root A DET herb NOUN is AUX a DET plant NOUN used VERB to PART make VERB medicine NOUN or CCONJ tea NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP chamomile NOUN or CCONJ lavender NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 herb det 2 herb herb NOUN Number=Sing 5 plant nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 plant cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 plant det 5 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 plant acl 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 used advcl 9 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 8 make obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 tea cc 11 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 9 medicine conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 chamomile punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 15 chamomile case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 chamomile chamomile NOUN Number=Sing 9 medicine conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 lavender cc 17 lavender lavender NOUN Number=Sing 15 chamomile conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 plant punct
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1 is a present a herb a plant tree rules 2 use participle a plant not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 make to-infinitive medicine or tea and chamomile or lavender vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset medicine=Product
Meaning 3 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
A herb is any small plant with a soft stem, not woody like a tree or bush.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod case det amod nmod punct advmod parataxis case det obl cc conj punct root A DET herb NOUN is AUX any DET small ADJ plant NOUN with ADP a DET soft ADJ stem NOUN , PUNCT not PART woody ADJ like ADP a DET tree NOUN or CCONJ bush NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 herb det 2 herb herb NOUN Number=Sing 6 plant nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 plant cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 plant det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plant amod 6 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 10 stem case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 stem det 9 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 10 stem amod 10 stem stem NOUN Number=Sing 6 plant nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 woody punct 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 woody advmod 13 woody woody ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plant parataxis 14 like like ADP _ 16 tree case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 tree det 16 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 13 woody obl 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 bush cc 18 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing 16 tree conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 plant punct
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1 is a present a herb any small plant with a soft stem tree rules
Example 1 Mum grows herbs on the kitchen windowsill.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root Mum NOUN grows VERB herbs NOUN on ADP the DET kitchen NOUN windowsill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 grows nsubj 2 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 herbs herb NOUN Number=Plur 2 grows obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 windowsill case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 windowsill det 6 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 7 windowsill compound 7 windowsill windowsill NOUN Number=Sing 2 grows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 grows punct
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1 grow present Mum herbs the kitchen windowsill vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location herb=Theme
Example 2 Add some fresh herbs to the soup.
det amod obj case det obl punct root Add VERB some DET fresh ADJ herbs NOUN to ADP the DET soup NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 herbs det 3 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 4 herbs amod 4 herbs herb NOUN Number=Plur 1 Add obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 soup case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 soup det 7 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 1 Add obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Add punct
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1 add speech: assert imperative you not said here some fresh herbs to the soup vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent herb=Patient to soup=Co-Patient
Example 3 Mint is a herb that smells fresh.
nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl xcomp punct root Mint NOUN is AUX a DET herb NOUN that PRON smells VERB fresh ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mint mint NOUN Number=Sing 4 herb nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 herb cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 herb det 4 herb herb NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 smells nsubj 6 smells smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 herb acl:relcl 7 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 6 smells xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 herb punct
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1 is a present Mint a herb tree rules 2 smell present a herb fresh property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 We planted a herb garden at school.
nsubj det compound obj case obl punct root We PRON planted VERB a DET herb NOUN garden NOUN at ADP school 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 planted nsubj 2 planted plant VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 garden det 4 herb herb NOUN Number=Sing 5 garden compound 5 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 2 planted obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 school case 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 planted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 planted punct
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1 plant past We a herb garden school vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent garden=Theme at school=Destination
Example 5 Grandma makes tea from dried herbs.
nsubj obj case amod obl punct root Grandma NOUN makes VERB tea NOUN from ADP dried VERB herbs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 4 from from ADP _ 6 herbs case 5 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 herbs amod 6 herbs herb NOUN Number=Plur 2 makes obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Grandma tea dried herbs vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent tea=Product from herb=Material 2 dry participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Basil is a herb used in pizza sauce.
nsubj cop det acl case compound obl punct root Basil NOUN is AUX a DET herb NOUN used VERB in ADP pizza NOUN sauce NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Basil basil NOUN Number=Sing 4 herb nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 herb cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 herb det 4 herb herb NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 herb acl 6 in in ADP _ 8 sauce case 7 pizza pizza NOUN Number=Sing 8 sauce compound 8 sauce sauce NOUN Number=Sing 5 used obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 herb punct
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1 is a present Basil a herb tree rules 2 use participle a herb not said here pizza sauce vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 See these lovely cabbages and these fresh herbs!
det amod obj cc det amod conj punct root See VERB these DET lovely ADJ cabbages NOUN and CCONJ these DET fresh ADJ herbs NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 See see VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 4 cabbages det 3 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 4 cabbages amod 4 cabbages cabbage NOUN Number=Plur 1 See obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 herbs cc 6 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 8 herbs det 7 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 8 herbs amod 8 herbs herb NOUN Number=Plur 4 cabbages conj 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 See punct
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1 see imperative you not said here this lovely cabbages and this fresh herbs vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cabbage=Stimulus
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