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microbial

Who acts: Mould, microbial action, Antimicrobial soap, Scientists, Compost heaps, gut · What happens: do, see, cause, find, be, make · To what, where: tiny living things, Microbial life, Earth, kind, Yogurt, germs

«microbial» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: microbial in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with microbes: tiny living things like bacteria, fungi and some algae that can only be seen with a microscope.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 microbes	case
4	microbes	microbe	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 do	obl
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 things	punct
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 things	amod
7	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 things	amod
8	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 microbes	conj
9	like	like	ADP	_	10 bacteria	case
10	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 things	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 fungi	punct
12	fungi	fungus	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 things	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 algae	cc
14	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	15 algae	det
15	algae	alga	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 things	conj
16	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 seen	nsubj
17	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 seen	aux
18	only	only	ADV	_	20 seen	advmod
19	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	20 seen	aux:pass
20	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 things	acl:relcl
21	with	with	ADP	_	23 microscope	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 microscope	det
23	microscope	microscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 seen	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with microbes and tiny living things like bacteria and fungi and some algae	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	see	can · passive		tiny living things like bacteria and fungi and some algae				with a microscope	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus

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

Caused by microbes: «a microbial infection».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Caused	cause	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 infection	advcl
2	by	by	ADP	_	3 microbes	case
3	microbes	microbe	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Caused	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Caused	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 infection	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 infection	det
7	microbial	microbial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 infection	amod
8	infection	infection	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 infection	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 infection	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	participle						by microbes	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition

Example 1

Microbial life is found almost everywhere on Earth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Microbial	Microbial	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 life	compound
2	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 found	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 found	aux:pass
4	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	almost	almost	ADV	_	6 everywhere	advmod
6	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	PronType=Tot	4 found	advmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 Earth	case
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 found	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	present · passive		Microbial life		Earth		everywhere property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic

Example 2

Mould on bread is a kind of microbial growth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mould	mould	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nsubj
2	on	on	ADP	_	3 bread	case
3	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Mould	nmod
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 kind	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 kind	det
6	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 growth	case
8	microbial	microbial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 growth	amod
9	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mould on bread	a kind				of microbial growth	tree rules

Example 3

Yogurt is made by microbial action on milk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yogurt	yogurt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux:pass
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 action	case
5	microbial	microbial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 action	amod
6	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 milk	case
8	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 action	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive	microbial action on milk	Yogurt					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product

Example 4

Antimicrobial soap helps kill germs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Antimicrobial	antimicrobial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 soap	amod
2	soap	soap	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helps	nsubj
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helps	xcomp
5	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 kill	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Antimicrobial soap						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	kill	infinitive	Antimicrobial soap not said here	germs					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme

Example 5

Scientists look for signs of microbial life on Mars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	nsubj
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 signs	case
4	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 life	case
6	microbial	microbial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 life	amod
7	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signs	nmod
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 Mars	case
9	Mars	Mars	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 life	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	Scientists					for signs of microbial life on Mars	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for sign=Theme
2	sign			microbial life on Mars					nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

Compost heaps are full of microbial activity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Compost	compost	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heaps	compound
2	heaps	heap	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 full	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 full	cop
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 activity	case
6	microbial	microbial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 activity	amod
7	activity	activity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Compost heaps					of microbial activity; full property	tree rules

Example 7

Our gut has trillions of helpful microbial cells.

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 gut	nmod:poss
2	gut	gut	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	trillions	trillion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 cells	case
6	helpful	helpful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cells	amod
7	microbial	microbial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cells	amod
8	cells	cell	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 trillions	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our gut	trillions of helpful microbial cells					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trillion=Patient

Example 8

Cooking food properly kills most harmful microbial life.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cooking	cook	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 kills	csubj
2	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cooking	obj
3	properly	properly	ADV	_	4 kills	advmod
4	kills	kill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	6 harmful	advmod
6	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 life	amod
7	microbial	microbial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 life	amod
8	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kills	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kills	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cook	gerund		food					vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient
2	kill	present	Cooking	harmful microbial life				properly property	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme

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