lagoon

Who acts: lagoon, children, coral reef, sandbank, We, Peter · What happens: be, separate, shape, make, hold, swim · To what, where: stretch, salty water, calm water, shaped coral island, pond, pool

«lagoon» 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: lagoon in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A lagoon is a stretch of salty or brackish water separated from the sea by a sandbank, a reef or a strip of land.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 lagoon	det
2	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stretch	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 stretch	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 stretch	det
5	stretch	stretch	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	10 water	case
7	salty	salty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 water	amod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 brackish	cc
9	brackish	brackish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 salty	conj
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stretch	nmod
11	separated	separate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 water	acl
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 sea	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sea	det
14	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 separated	obl
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 sandbank	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 sandbank	det
17	sandbank	sandbank	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 separated	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 reef	punct
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 reef	det
20	reef	reef	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stretch	parataxis
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 strip	cc
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 strip	det
23	strip	strip	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 reef	conj
24	of	of	ADP	_	25 land	case
25	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 strip	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 stretch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a lagoon	a stretch				of salty water	tree rules
2	separate	participle		salty water not said here				by a sandbank; from the sea	vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient from sea=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 lagoon can also be the calm water inside a ring-shaped coral island (an atoll).

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 lagoon	det
2	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 water	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 water	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	8 water	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 water	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 water	det
7	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 water	amod
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	inside	inside	ADP	_	15 island	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 island	det
11	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 shaped	compound
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 ring	punct
13	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 island	amod
14	coral	coral	NOUN	_	15 island	compound
15	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 water	nmod
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 atoll	punct
17	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 atoll	det
18	atoll	atoll	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 island	appos
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 atoll	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 water	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a lagoon	the calm water		a shaped coral island			tree rules
2	shape	participle							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Meaning 3

A lagoon can be a pond or pool made by people, for example to hold waste water.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 lagoon	det
2	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pond	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 pond	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 pond	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pond	det
6	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 pool	cc
8	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pond	conj
9	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 pool	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 people	case
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 made	obl:agent
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 example	punct
13	for	for	ADP	_	14 example	case
14	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 made	obl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 hold	mark
16	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 example	acl
17	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 water	compound
18	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 hold	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 pond	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a lagoon	a pond or pool		tree rules
2	make	participle		pool not said here	for example	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for example=Asset
3	hold	to-infinitive		waste water		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme

Example 1

The children swam in the calm lagoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 swam	nsubj
3	swam	swim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 lagoon	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lagoon	det
6	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 lagoon	amod
7	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 swam	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 swam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swim	past	the children			the calm lagoon			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lagoon=Trajectory

Example 2

A coral reef protects the lagoon from big waves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 reef	det
2	coral	coral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 reef	amod
3	reef	reef	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 protects	nsubj
4	protects	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lagoon	det
6	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 protects	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 waves	case
8	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 waves	amod
9	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 protects	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 protects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protect	present	a coral reef	the lagoon				from big waves	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent lagoon=Beneficiary from wave=Theme

Example 3

Venice is built on islands in a lagoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Venice	Venice	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 built	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 built	aux:pass
3	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 islands	case
5	islands	island	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 built	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 lagoon	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 lagoon	det
8	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 islands	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	present · passive		Venice		islands in a lagoon			vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on island=Source

Example 4

Flamingos fed in the shallow lagoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Flamingos	flamingo	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	fed	feed	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Flamingos	acl
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 lagoon	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lagoon	det
5	shallow	shallow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 lagoon	amod
6	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Flamingos	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feed	participle		Flamingos not said here		the shallow lagoon			vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in lagoon=Location

Example 5

The lagoon is separated from the sea by a sandbank.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lagoon	det
2	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 separated	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 separated	aux:pass
4	separated	separate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 sea	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sea	det
7	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 separated	obl
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 sandbank	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 sandbank	det
10	sandbank	sandbank	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 separated	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 separated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	separate	present · passive	a sandbank	the lagoon				from the sea	vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient from sea=Co-Patient

Example 6

We paddled a canoe across the lagoon.

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 paddled	nsubj
2	paddled	paddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 canoe	det
4	canoe	canoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 paddled	obj
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 lagoon	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lagoon	det
7	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 paddled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 paddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paddle	past	We	a canoe		the lagoon			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent canoe=Theme across lagoon=Trajectory

Example 7

Peter was alone on the lagoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 lagoon	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 lagoon	cop
3	alone	alone	ADV	_	6 lagoon	advmod
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 lagoon	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lagoon	det
6	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 lagoon	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Peter			the lagoon		alone property	tree rules

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