phosphorus Who acts: Phosphorus, living things, it, plants, DNA, Pure white phosphorus · What happens: be, need, live, grow, glow, catch · To what, where: chemical element, It, bones, DNA, dark, fire
«phosphorus» 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: phosphorus in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Phosphorus is a chemical element, a non-metal with the symbol P and atomic number 15.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det amod punct det appos case det compound nmod cc amod conj flat punct root Phosphorus NOUN is AUX a DET chemical ADJ element NOUN , PUNCT a DET non-metal NOUN with ADP the DET symbol NOUN P PROPN and CCONJ atomic ADJ number NOUN 15 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 5 element nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 element cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 element det 4 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 element amod 5 element element NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 non-metal punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 non-metal det 8 non-metal non-metal NOUN Number=Sing 5 element appos 9 with with ADP _ 12 P case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 P det 11 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 12 P compound 12 P P PROPN Number=Sing 8 non-metal nmod 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 number cc 14 atomic atomic ADJ Degree=Pos 15 number amod 15 number number NOUN Number=Sing 12 P conj 16 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 number flat 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 element punct
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1 is a present Phosphorus a chemical element 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 It is needed by all living things: it is in our bones, teeth and DNA, and plants need it to grow.
The tree, 21 words nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct nsubj cop case nmod:poss nmod punct conj cc conj punct cc nsubj parataxis obj mark xcomp punct root It PRON is AUX needed VERB by ADP all DET living VERB things NOUN : PUNCT it PRON is AUX in ADP our PRON bones NOUN , PUNCT teeth NOUN and CCONJ DNA NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ plants NOUN need VERB it PRON to PART grow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 needed nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 needed aux:pass 3 needed need VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 7 things case 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 things det 6 living live VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 things amod 7 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 needed obl 8 : : PUNCT _ 13 bones punct 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 bones nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 bones cop 11 in in ADP _ 13 bones case 12 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 bones nmod:poss 13 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 7 things nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 teeth punct 15 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 13 bones conj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 DNA cc 17 DNA DNA NOUN Number=Sing 13 bones conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 need punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 need cc 20 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 21 need nsubj 21 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 needed parataxis 22 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 need obj 23 to to PART _ 24 grow mark 24 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 need xcomp 25 . . PUNCT _ 3 needed punct
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1 need present · passive all living things It vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme 2 live gerund vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is present it our bones and teeth and DNA tree rules 4 need present plants DNA tree rules 5 grow not said to happen to-infinitive DNA not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Pure white phosphorus glows in the dark and catches fire by itself in air, so it is very dangerous; red phosphorus is safer and is used on matchboxes.
The tree, 28 words amod amod nsubj case det obl cc conj obj case obl case obl punct advmod nsubj cop advmod parataxis punct amod nsubj cop parataxis cc aux:pass conj case obl punct root Pure ADJ white ADJ phosphorus NOUN glows VERB in ADP the DET dark NOUN and CCONJ catches VERB fire NOUN by ADP itself PRON in ADP air NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON is AUX very ADV dangerous ADJ ; PUNCT red ADJ phosphorus NOUN is AUX safer ADJ and CCONJ is AUX used VERB on ADP matchboxes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pure pure ADJ Degree=Pos 3 phosphorus amod 2 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 3 phosphorus amod 3 phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 4 glows nsubj 4 glows glow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 dark case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dark det 7 dark dark NOUN Number=Sing 4 glows obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 catches cc 9 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 glows conj 10 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 9 catches obj 11 by by ADP _ 12 itself case 12 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 9 catches obl 13 in in ADP _ 14 air case 14 air air NOUN Number=Sing 9 catches obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 dangerous punct 16 so so ADV _ 20 dangerous advmod 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 dangerous nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 dangerous cop 19 very very ADV _ 20 dangerous advmod 20 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 4 glows parataxis 21 ; ; PUNCT _ 25 safer punct 22 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 23 phosphorus amod 23 phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 25 safer nsubj 24 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 safer cop 25 safer safe ADJ Degree=Cmp 20 dangerous parataxis 26 and and CCONJ _ 28 used cc 27 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 28 used aux:pass 28 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 25 safer conj 29 on on ADP _ 30 matchboxes case 30 matchboxes matchbox NOUN Number=Plur 28 used obl 31 . . PUNCT _ 4 glows punct
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1 glow present Pure white phosphorus the dark vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location 2 catch present Pure white phosphorus not said here fire air by phosphorus vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme 3 is present phosphorus dangerous property tree rules 4 is present red phosphorus safe property tree rules 5 use present · passive red phosphorus not said here matchboxes vn eat-39.1 «NP V»
Example 1 Phosphorus is element number 15 in the periodic table.
nsubj cop compound flat case det amod nmod punct root Phosphorus NOUN is AUX element NOUN number NOUN 15 NUM in ADP the DET periodic ADJ table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 4 number nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 number cop 3 element element NOUN Number=Sing 4 number compound 4 number number NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 number flat 6 in in ADP _ 9 table case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 table det 8 periodic periodic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 table amod 9 table table NOUN Number=Sing 4 number nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 number punct
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1 is a present Phosphorus element number the periodic table tree rules
Example 2 Our bones and teeth contain calcium and phosphorus.
nmod:poss nsubj cc conj obj cc conj punct root Our PRON bones NOUN and CCONJ teeth NOUN contain VERB calcium NOUN and CCONJ phosphorus 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 bones nmod:poss 2 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 5 contain nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 teeth cc 4 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 2 bones conj 5 contain contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 calcium calcium NOUN Number=Sing 5 contain obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 phosphorus cc 8 phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 6 calcium conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 contain punct
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1 contain present Our bones and teeth calcium and phosphorus vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot calcium=Theme
Example 3 Farmers add phosphorus to the soil so crops grow well.
nsubj obj case det obl advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root Farmers NOUN add VERB phosphorus NOUN to ADP the DET soil NOUN so ADV crops NOUN grow VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 2 add nsubj 2 add add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 2 add obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 soil case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 soil det 6 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 2 add obl 7 so so ADV _ 9 grow advmod 8 crops crop NOUN Number=Plur 9 grow nsubj 9 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 add advcl 10 well well ADV Degree=Pos 9 grow advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 add punct
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1 add speech: assert present Farmers phosphorus to the soil vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent phosphorus=Patient to soil=Co-Patient 2 grow present crops well property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The strip on the side of a matchbox has red phosphorus in it.
det nsubj case det nmod case det nmod amod obj case nmod punct root The DET strip NOUN on ADP the DET side NOUN of ADP a DET matchbox NOUN has VERB red ADJ phosphorus NOUN in ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 strip det 2 strip strip NOUN Number=Sing 9 has nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 side case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 side det 5 side side NOUN Number=Sing 2 strip nmod 6 of of ADP _ 8 matchbox case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 matchbox det 8 matchbox matchbox NOUN Number=Sing 5 side nmod 9 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 11 phosphorus amod 11 phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 9 has obj 12 in in ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 phosphorus nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 has punct
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1 have present the strip on the side of a matchbox red phosphorus phosphorus vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phosphorus=Patient
Example 5 White phosphorus glows faintly in the dark.
amod nsubj advmod case det obl punct root White ADJ phosphorus NOUN glows VERB faintly ADV in ADP the DET dark NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 White white ADJ Degree=Pos 2 phosphorus amod 2 phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 3 glows nsubj 3 glows glow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 faintly faintly ADV _ 3 glows advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 dark case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dark det 7 dark dark NOUN Number=Sing 3 glows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 glows punct
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1 glow present White phosphorus the dark faintly property vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location
Example 6 Never touch white phosphorus; it can burn your skin.
advmod amod obj punct nsubj aux conj nmod:poss obj punct root Never ADV touch VERB white ADJ phosphorus NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON can AUX burn VERB your PRON skin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 touch advmod 2 touch touch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 4 phosphorus amod 4 phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 2 touch obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 burn punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 burn nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 burn aux 8 burn burn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 touch conj 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 skin nmod:poss 10 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 8 burn obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 touch punct
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1 not touch imperative you not said here white phosphorus vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme phosphorus=Co-Theme 2 burn can phosphorus your skin vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme
Example 7 Milk, eggs and fish give us phosphorus.
nsubj punct conj cc conj iobj obj punct root Milk NOUN , PUNCT eggs NOUN and CCONJ fish NOUN give VERB us PRON phosphorus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 6 give nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 eggs punct 3 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 1 Milk conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 fish cc 5 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 3 eggs conj 6 give give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 give iobj 8 phosphorus phosphorus NOUN Number=Sing 6 give obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 give punct
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1 give present Milk and eggs and fish phosphorus us vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient phosphorus=Theme
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