mineral Who acts: bodies, Mineral water, natural spring, minerals, Quartz, Milk · What happens: find, need, stay, be, have, dissolve · To what, where: natural non-living solid substance, rocks, substance, small amounts, water, minerals
«mineral» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: mineral in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A natural, non-living solid substance found in rocks and the ground, like quartz, salt, gold or iron ore.
The tree, 18 words det amod punct amod amod acl case obl cc det conj punct case conj punct conj punct conj cc compound conj punct root A DET natural ADJ , PUNCT non-living ADJ solid ADJ substance NOUN found VERB in ADP rocks NOUN and CCONJ the DET ground NOUN , PUNCT like ADP quartz NOUN , PUNCT salt NOUN , PUNCT gold NOUN or CCONJ iron NOUN ore NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 substance det 2 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 6 substance amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 natural punct 4 non-living non-living ADJ Degree=Pos 6 substance amod 5 solid solid ADJ Degree=Pos 6 substance amod 6 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 substance acl 8 in in ADP _ 9 rocks case 9 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 7 found obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 ground cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 ground det 12 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 9 rocks conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 quartz punct 14 like like ADP _ 15 quartz case 15 quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 9 rocks conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 salt punct 17 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 15 quartz conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 gold punct 19 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 15 quartz conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 ore cc 21 iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 22 ore compound 22 ore ore NOUN Number=Sing 19 gold conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 substance punct
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1 find participle a natural non-living solid substance not said here rocks and the ground and quartz and salt and gold or iron ore vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: 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.
Meaning 2 A substance that our bodies need in small amounts to stay healthy, like calcium for bones and iron for blood.
The tree, 20 words det obj nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl mark advcl xcomp punct case obl case nmod cc conj case nmod punct root A DET substance NOUN that PRON our PRON bodies NOUN need VERB in ADP small ADJ amounts NOUN to PART stay VERB healthy ADJ , PUNCT like ADP calcium NOUN for ADP bones NOUN and CCONJ iron NOUN for ADP blood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 substance det 2 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 need obj 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 bodies nmod:poss 5 bodies body NOUN Number=Plur 6 need nsubj 6 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 substance acl:relcl 7 in in ADP _ 9 amounts case 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 amounts amod 9 amounts amount NOUN Number=Plur 6 need obl 10 to to PART _ 11 stay mark 11 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 need advcl 12 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 11 stay xcomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 calcium punct 14 like like ADP _ 15 calcium case 15 calcium calcium NOUN Number=Sing 12 healthy obl 16 for for ADP _ 17 bones case 17 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 15 calcium nmod 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 iron cc 19 iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 17 bones conj 20 for for ADP _ 21 blood case 21 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 19 iron nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 substance punct
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1 need present our bodies a substance small amounts vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot that=Theme 2 stay to-infinitive our bodies not said here healthy property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Mineral water is water from a natural spring that has minerals dissolved in it.
The tree, 14 words compound nsubj cop case det amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj acl case obl punct root Mineral PROPN water NOUN is AUX water NOUN from ADP a DET natural ADJ spring NOUN that PRON has VERB minerals NOUN dissolved VERB in ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mineral Mineral PROPN Number=Sing 2 water compound 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 water nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 water cop 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 from from ADP _ 8 spring case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 spring det 7 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 8 spring amod 8 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 4 water nmod 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 has nsubj 10 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 spring acl:relcl 11 minerals mineral NOUN Number=Plur 10 has obj 12 dissolved dissolve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 minerals acl 13 in in ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 dissolved obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 water punct
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1 is a present Mineral water water spring tree rules 2 have present a natural spring minerals vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mineral=Patient 3 dissolve participle minerals not said here water vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Meaning 4 In British and Irish English, "minerals" can mean fizzy soft drinks.
The tree, 11 words case amod cc conj obl punct punct nsubj punct aux amod amod obj punct root In ADP British ADJ and CCONJ Irish ADJ English PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT minerals NOUN " PUNCT can AUX mean VERB fizzy ADJ soft ADJ drinks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 5 English case 2 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 5 English amod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 Irish cc 4 Irish Irish ADJ Degree=Pos 2 British conj 5 English English PROPN Number=Sing 11 mean obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 English punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 8 minerals punct 8 minerals mineral NOUN Number=Plur 11 mean nsubj 9 " " PUNCT _ 8 minerals punct 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 mean aux 11 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 12 fizzy fizzy ADJ Degree=Pos 14 drinks amod 13 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 14 drinks amod 14 drinks drink NOUN Number=Plur 11 mean obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 mean punct
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1 mean can minerals fizzy soft drinks in British English vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot drink=Theme in english=Attribute
Example 1 Quartz is a common mineral.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Quartz NOUN is AUX a DET common ADJ mineral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 5 mineral nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mineral cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mineral det 4 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mineral amod 5 mineral mineral NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 mineral punct
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1 is a present Quartz a common mineral tree rules
Example 2 Milk contains the mineral calcium, which helps build strong bones.
nsubj det compound obj punct nsubj acl:relcl xcomp amod obj punct root Milk NOUN contains VERB the DET mineral NOUN calcium NOUN , PUNCT which PRON helps VERB build VERB strong ADJ bones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 2 contains nsubj 2 contains contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 calcium det 4 mineral mineral NOUN Number=Sing 5 calcium compound 5 calcium calcium NOUN Number=Sing 2 contains obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 helps punct 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 8 helps nsubj 8 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 calcium acl:relcl 9 build build VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 helps xcomp 10 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 11 bones amod 11 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 9 build obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 contains punct
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1 contain present Milk the mineral calcium vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot calcium=Theme 2 help present the mineral calcium vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 build infinitive the mineral calcium not said here strong bones vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bone=Product
Example 3 Plants take water and minerals from the soil.
nsubj obj cc conj case det obl punct root Plants NOUN take VERB water NOUN and CCONJ minerals NOUN from ADP the DET soil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 take nsubj 2 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 take obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 minerals cc 5 minerals mineral NOUN Number=Plur 3 water conj 6 from from ADP _ 8 soil case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 soil det 8 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 2 take obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 take punct
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1 take present Plants water and minerals the soil vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent water=Theme from soil=Initial_Location
Example 4 Granite is a rock made of several minerals.
nsubj cop det acl case amod obl punct root Granite NOUN is AUX a DET rock NOUN made VERB of ADP several ADJ minerals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Granite granite NOUN Number=Sing 4 rock nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 rock cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 rock det 4 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 rock acl 6 of of ADP _ 8 minerals case 7 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 8 minerals amod 8 minerals mineral NOUN Number=Plur 5 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 rock punct
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1 is a present Granite a rock tree rules 2 make participle a rock not said here of several minerals vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 5 Would you like still or sparkling mineral water?
aux nsubj advmod cc conj compound obj punct root Would AUX you PRON like VERB still ADV or CCONJ sparkling VERB mineral NOUN water NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 like aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 like nsubj 3 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 still still ADV _ 3 like advmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 sparkling cc 6 sparkling sparkle VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 like conj 7 mineral mineral NOUN Number=Sing 8 water compound 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 sparkling obj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 like punct
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1 like would you still vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 sparkle gerund you not said here mineral water vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent water=Theme
Example 6 Diamond is the hardest mineral.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Diamond NOUN is AUX the DET hardest ADJ mineral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Diamond diamond NOUN Number=Sing 5 mineral nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mineral cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mineral det 4 hardest hard ADJ Degree=Sup 5 mineral amod 5 mineral mineral NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 mineral punct
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1 is a present Diamond the hardest mineral tree rules
Example 7 Our class made a rock and mineral collection.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj cc compound conj punct root Our PRON class NOUN made VERB a DET rock NOUN and CCONJ mineral NOUN collection NOUN . PUNCT 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 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 rock det 5 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 collection cc 7 mineral mineral NOUN Number=Sing 8 collection compound 8 collection collection NOUN Number=Sing 5 rock conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Our class a rock and mineral collection vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rock=Product
Example 8 Iron is a mineral that helps your blood carry oxygen.
nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj xcomp obj punct root Iron NOUN is AUX a DET mineral NOUN that PRON helps VERB your PRON blood NOUN carry VERB oxygen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 4 mineral nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 mineral cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mineral det 4 mineral mineral NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 helps nsubj 6 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 mineral acl:relcl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 blood nmod:poss 8 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 6 helps obj 9 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 helps xcomp 10 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing 9 carry obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 mineral punct
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1 is a present Iron a mineral tree rules 2 help present a mineral your blood vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent blood=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 carry infinitive your blood not said here oxygen vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oxygen=Theme
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