mulch

Who acts: We, Mulch, soil, Grandma, Worms, you · What happens: spread, put, help, stay, mulch, love · To what, where: straw, soil, mulch, layer, hot weather, school garden

«mulch» 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: mulch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A layer of material such as bark, leaves, straw or compost spread on soil around plants.

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 layer	det
2	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 material	case
4	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 layer	nmod
5	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	7 bark	case
6	as	as	ADP	_	5 such	fixed
7	bark	bark	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 material	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 leaves	punct
9	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 bark	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 straw	punct
11	straw	straw	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bark	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 compost	cc
13	compost	compost	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 straw	conj
14	spread	spread	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 straw	acl
15	on	on	ADP	_	16 soil	case
16	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 spread	obl
17	around	around	ADP	_	18 plants	case
18	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 soil	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 layer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	participle		straw or compost not said here		soil around plants			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on soil=Location

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

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To spread mulch on soil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 spread	mark
2	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	mulch	mulch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spread	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 soil	case
5	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spread	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	to-infinitive		mulch		soil			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mulch=Theme on soil=Destination

Example 1

We put a layer of mulch round the tomato plants.

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 put	nsubj
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 layer	det
4	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 mulch	case
6	mulch	mulch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 layer	nmod
7	round	round	ADP	_	10 plants	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 plants	det
9	tomato	tomato	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 plants	compound
10	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	We	a layer of mulch				round the tomato plants	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent layer=Goal

Example 2

Mulch helps the soil stay damp in hot weather.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mulch	mulch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 helps	nsubj
2	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 soil	det
4	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 helps	obj
5	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 helps	xcomp
6	damp	damp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stay	xcomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 weather	case
8	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 weather	amod
9	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stay	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Mulch	the soil					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent soil=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	stay	infinitive	the soil not said here			hot weather		damp property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in weather=Location

Example 3

The school garden is mulched with wood chips.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 garden	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 garden	compound
3	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mulched	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 mulched	aux:pass
5	mulched	mulch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 chips	case
7	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 chips	compound
8	chips	chip	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 mulched	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mulched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mulch	present · passive		the school garden				with wood chips	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with chip=Theme

Example 4

Grandma mulched her roses with compost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 mulched	nsubj
2	mulched	mulch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 roses	nmod:poss
4	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 mulched	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 compost	case
6	compost	compost	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mulched	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mulched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mulch	past	Grandma	Grandma's roses				with compost	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent rose=Destination with compost=Theme

Example 5

Worms love the leaves we use as mulch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Worms	worm	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 love	nsubj
2	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 leaves	det
4	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 love	obj
5	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 use	nsubj
6	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 leaves	acl:relcl
7	as	as	ADP	_	8 mulch	case
8	mulch	mulch	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 use	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	Worms	the leaves					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leaf=Stimulus
2	use	present	we	the leaves not said here				as mulch	vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent leaf=Duration as mulch=Attribute

Example 6

Mulch stops weeds from growing so fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mulch	mulch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stops	nsubj
2	stops	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	weeds	weed	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 stops	obj
4	from	from	SCONJ	_	5 growing	mark
5	growing	grow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stops	advcl
6	so	so	ADV	_	7 fast	advmod
7	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 growing	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stops	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	present	Mulch	weeds					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality weed=Eventuality
2	grow	gerund	Mulch not said here					fast property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

Spread the mulch, but don't pile it against the stems.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mulch	det
3	mulch	mulch	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Spread	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 pile	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 pile	cc
6	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	8 pile	aux
7	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 pile	advmod
8	pile	pile	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Spread	parataxis
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 pile	obj
10	against	against	ADP	_	12 stems	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 stems	det
12	stems	stem	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 pile	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	imperative	you not said here	the mulch					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mulch=Theme
2	not pile	infinitive · do-support		mulch		the stems			vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme against stem=Destination

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