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interbreed

Who acts: Lions, Horses, Wolves, Neanderthals, Farmers, Two species · What happens: interbreed, mean, have, produce, get, not interbreed · To what, where: zoos, mules, cattle, better milk, Two species · Speech: someone speaks here

«interbreed» 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: interbreed in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To interbreed means for animals or plants of different kinds, breeds or groups to mate and have young together.

The tree, 19 words
markcsubjcaseoblccconjcaseamodnmodpunctconjccconjmarkapposccconjxcompadvmodpunctrootToPARTinterbreedVERBmeansVERBforADPanimalsNOUNorCCONJplantsNOUNofADPdifferentADJkindsNOUN,PUNCTbreedsNOUNorCCONJgroupsNOUNtoPARTmateNOUNandCCONJhaveVERByoungADJtogetherADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 interbreedmark
2interbreedinterbreedVERBVerbForm=Inf3 meanscsubj
3meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4forforADP_5 animalscase
5animalsanimalNOUNNumber=Plur3 meansobl
6ororCCONJ_7 plantscc
7plantsplantNOUNNumber=Plur5 animalsconj
8ofofADP_10 kindscase
9differentdifferentADJDegree=Pos10 kindsamod
10kindskindNOUNNumber=Plur7 plantsnmod
11,,PUNCT_12 breedspunct
12breedsbreedNOUNNumber=Plur5 animalsconj
13ororCCONJ_14 groupscc
14groupsgroupNOUNNumber=Plur12 breedsconj
15totoPART_16 matemark
16matemateNOUNNumber=Sing14 groupsappos
17andandCCONJ_18 havecc
18havehaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 meansconj
19youngyoungADJDegree=Pos18 havexcomp
20togethertogetherADV_18 haveadvmod
21..PUNCT_3 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1interbreedto-infinitivetree rules
2meanpresentfor animals or plants of different kinds and breeds or groupsvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for animal=Attribute
3havepresenttogether, young propertyvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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

Lions and tigers can interbreed in zoos, but not in the wild.

nsubjccconjauxcaseoblpunctccadvmodcasedetoblpunctrootLionsNOUNandCCONJtigersNOUNcanAUXinterbreedVERBinADPzoosNOUN,PUNCTbutCCONJnotPARTinADPtheDETwildNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LionslionNOUNNumber=Plur5 interbreednsubj
2andandCCONJ_3 tigerscc
3tigerstigerNOUNNumber=Plur1 Lionsconj
4cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin5 interbreedaux
5interbreedinterbreedVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6ininADP_7 zooscase
7zooszooNOUNNumber=Plur5 interbreedobl
8,,PUNCT_13 wildpunct
9butbutCCONJ_13 wildcc
10notnotPARTPolarity=Neg13 wildadvmod
11ininADP_13 wildcase
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 wilddet
13wildwildNOUNNumber=Sing5 interbreedobl
14..PUNCT_5 interbreedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1interbreedcanLions and tigerszoosin the wildtree rules

Example 2

Horses and donkeys interbreed to produce mules.

nsubjccconjmarkxcompobjpunctrootHorsesNOUNandCCONJdonkeysNOUNinterbreedVERBtoPARTproduceVERBmulesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HorseshorseNOUNNumber=Plur4 interbreednsubj
2andandCCONJ_3 donkeyscc
3donkeysdonkeyNOUNNumber=Plur1 Horsesconj
4interbreedinterbreedVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5totoPART_6 producemark
6produceproduceVERBVerbForm=Inf4 interbreedxcomp
7mulesmuleNOUNNumber=Plur6 produceobj
8..PUNCT_4 interbreedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1interbreedpresentHorses and donkeystree rules
2produceto-infinitiveHorses and donkeys not said heremulesvn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mule=Result

Example 3

Wolves and dogs can interbreed.

nsubjccconjauxpunctrootWolvesNOUNandCCONJdogsNOUNcanAUXinterbreedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WolveswolfNOUNNumber=Plur5 interbreednsubj
2andandCCONJ_3 dogscc
3dogsdogNOUNNumber=Plur1 Wolvesconj
4cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin5 interbreedaux
5interbreedinterbreedVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6..PUNCT_5 interbreedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1interbreedcanWolves and dogstree rules

Example 4

Neanderthals and modern humans interbred long ago.

nsubjccamodconjadvmodadvmodpunctrootNeanderthalsNOUNandCCONJmodernADJhumansNOUNinterbredVERBlongADVagoADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NeanderthalsneanderthalNOUNNumber=Plur5 interbrednsubj
2andandCCONJ_4 humanscc
3modernmodernADJDegree=Pos4 humansamod
4humanshumanNOUNNumber=Plur1 Neanderthalsconj
5interbredinterbreedVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6longlongADVDegree=Pos7 agoadvmod
7agoagoADV_5 interbredadvmod
8..PUNCT_5 interbredpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1interbreedpastNeanderthals and modern humansago propertytree rules

Example 5

Farmers interbred cattle to get better milk.

nsubjobjmarkadvclamodobjpunctrootFarmersNOUNinterbredVERBcattleNOUNtoPARTgetVERBbetterADJmilkNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FarmersfarmerNOUNNumber=Plur2 interbrednsubj
2interbredinterbreedVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3cattlecattleNOUNNumber=Plur2 interbredobj
4totoPART_5 getmark
5getgetVERBVerbForm=Inf2 interbredadvcl
6bettergoodADJDegree=Cmp7 milkamod
7milkmilkNOUNNumber=Sing5 getobj
8..PUNCT_2 interbredpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1interbreedpastFarmerscattletree rules
2getto-infinitiveFarmers not said herebetter milkvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer milk=Stimulus

Example 6

Two species that cannot interbreed are kept apart by nature.

nummodnsubj:passnsubjauxadvmodacl:relclaux:passadvmodcaseoblpunctrootTwoNUMspeciesNOUNthatPRONcanAUXnotPARTinterbreedVERBareAUXkeptVERBapartADVbyADPnatureNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TwotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 speciesnummod
2speciesspeciesNOUNNumber=Plur8 keptnsubj:pass
3thatthatPRONPronType=Rel6 interbreednsubj
4cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin6 interbreedaux
5notnotPARTPolarity=Neg6 interbreedadvmod
6interbreedinterbreedVERBVerbForm=Inf2 speciesacl:relcl
7arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 keptaux:pass
8keptkeepVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
9apartapartADV_8 keptadvmod
10bybyADP_11 naturecase
11naturenatureNOUNNumber=Sing8 keptobl
12..PUNCT_8 keptpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not interbreedcanTwo speciestree rules
2keeppresent · passivenatureTwo speciesapart propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

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