intertidal

Who acts: Intertidal, seashore, Intertidal plants, We, our, Limpets · What happens: describe, be, live, survive, study, trip · To what, where: strip, water, intertidal zone, school trip, intertidal area, intertidal animals

«intertidal» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: intertidal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Intertidal describes the strip of seashore that is under water at high tide and out in the air at low tide.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Intertidal	Intertidal	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 describes	nsubj
2	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 strip	det
4	strip	strip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 describes	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 seashore	case
6	seashore	seashore	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 strip	nmod
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 water	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 water	cop
9	under	under	ADP	_	10 water	case
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 seashore	acl:relcl
11	at	at	ADP	_	13 tide	case
12	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 tide	amod
13	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 water	nmod
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 air	cc
15	out	out	ADV	_	18 air	advmod
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 air	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 air	det
18	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 tide	conj
19	at	at	ADP	_	21 tide	case
20	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 tide	amod
21	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 air	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	present	Intertidal	the strip of seashore					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent strip=Theme
2	is	present	seashore			water		at high tide and the air at low tide	tree rules

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

Intertidal plants and animals live in that strip and can survive both wet and dry times.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Intertidal	intertidal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 plants	amod
2	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 live	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 animals	cc
4	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 plants	conj
5	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 strip	case
7	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 strip	det
8	strip	strip	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 live	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 survive	cc
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 survive	aux
11	survive	survive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 live	conj
12	both	both	ADV	_	11 survive	advmod
13	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 times	amod
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 dry	cc
15	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 wet	conj
16	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 survive	obl:unmarked
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Intertidal plants and animals			that strip			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in strip=Location
2	survive	can	Intertidal plants and animals not said here				time	both property	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

We studied the intertidal zone on our school trip to the beach.

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 studied	nsubj
2	studied	study	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 zone	det
4	intertidal	intertidal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 zone	amod
5	zone	zone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 studied	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 trip	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 trip	nmod:poss
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trip	compound
9	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 studied	obl
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 beach	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 beach	det
12	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trip	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 studied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	study	past	We	the intertidal zone		our school trip to the beach			vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zone=Topic
2	trip		our					to the beach	nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl

Example 2

Limpets cling to rocks in the intertidal area.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Limpets	limpet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cling	nsubj
2	cling	cling	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 rocks	case
4	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cling	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 area	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 area	det
7	intertidal	intertidal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 area	amod
8	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cling	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cling	present	Limpets			the intertidal area		to rocks	vn cling-22.5 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to rock=Co-Theme

Example 3

The intertidal zone is covered twice a day by the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 zone	det
2	intertidal	intertidal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 zone	amod
3	zone	zone	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 covered	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 covered	aux:pass
5	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	twice	twice	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	5 covered	advmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 day	det
8	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 covered	obl:unmarked
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 sea	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sea	det
11	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 covered	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 covered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	present · passive	the sea	the intertidal zone			day	twice property	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Destination

Example 4

Barnacles are intertidal animals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Barnacles	barnacle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 animals	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 animals	cop
3	intertidal	intertidal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 animals	amod
4	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 animals	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Barnacles	intertidal animals					tree rules

Example 5

Rock pools form in the intertidal zone at low tide.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pools	compound
2	pools	pool	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 form	nsubj
3	form	form	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 zone	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 zone	det
6	intertidal	intertidal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 zone	amod
7	zone	zone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 form	obl
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 tide	case
9	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 tide	amod
10	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 zone	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	form	present	Rock pools			the intertidal zone at low tide			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in zone=Location

Example 6

Intertidal creatures must survive heat, cold and waves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Intertidal	intertidal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 creatures	amod
2	creatures	creature	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 survive	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 survive	aux
4	survive	survive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 survive	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 cold	punct
7	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 heat	amod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 waves	cc
9	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 cold	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 survive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	survive	must	Intertidal creatures	heat					vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme heat=Circumstance

Example 7

Always check the tide before exploring intertidal rocks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	2 check	advmod
2	check	check	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 tide	det
4	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 check	obj
5	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 exploring	mark
6	exploring	explore	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 check	advcl
7	intertidal	intertidal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rocks	amod
8	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 exploring	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 check	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	imperative	you not said here	the tide				always property	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tide=Theme
2	explore	gerund	you not said here	intertidal rocks					vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent rock=Location

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