photosynthesis Who acts: Photosynthesis, green plants, Plants, Leaves, chlorophyll, plant · What happens: be, make, use, give out, need, trap · To what, where: way, own food, sunlight, air, oxygen, food
«photosynthesis» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: photosynthesis in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Photosynthesis is the way green plants make their own food using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide from the air, giving out oxygen.
The tree, 22 words nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss amod obj advcl obj punct conj cc compound conj case det obl punct advcl compound:prt obj punct root Photosynthesis NOUN is AUX the DET way NOUN green ADJ plants NOUN make VERB their PRON own ADJ food NOUN using VERB sunlight NOUN , PUNCT water NOUN and CCONJ carbon NOUN dioxide NOUN from ADP the DET air NOUN , PUNCT giving VERB out ADP oxygen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Photosynthesis photosynthesis NOUN Number=Sing 4 way nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 way det 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plants amod 6 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 7 make nsubj 7 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way acl:relcl 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 food nmod:poss 9 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 10 food amod 10 food food NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obj 11 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 make advcl 12 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 11 using obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 water punct 14 water water NOUN Number=Sing 12 sunlight conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 dioxide cc 16 carbon carbon NOUN Number=Sing 17 dioxide compound 17 dioxide dioxide NOUN Number=Sing 12 sunlight conj 18 from from ADP _ 20 air case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 air det 20 air air NOUN Number=Sing 11 using obl 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 giving punct 22 giving give VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 using advcl 23 out out ADP _ 22 giving compound:prt 24 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing 22 giving obj 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 way punct
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1 is a present Photosynthesis the way tree rules 2 make present green plants plants's own food vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset food=Product 3 use gerund green plants not said here sunlight and water and carbon dioxide the air vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sunlight=Patient 4 give out gerund green plants not said here oxygen vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent oxygen=Theme
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.
Example 1 Plants make food by photosynthesis.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Plants NOUN make VERB food NOUN by ADP photosynthesis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 make nsubj 2 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 make obj 4 by by ADP _ 5 photosynthesis case 5 photosynthesis photosynthesis NOUN Number=Sing 2 make obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make present Plants food by photosynthesis vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset food=Product
Example 2 Photosynthesis needs sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
nsubj obj punct conj cc compound conj punct root Photosynthesis NOUN needs VERB sunlight NOUN , PUNCT water NOUN and CCONJ carbon NOUN dioxide NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Photosynthesis photosynthesis NOUN Number=Sing 2 needs nsubj 2 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 2 needs obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 water punct 5 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 sunlight conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 dioxide cc 7 carbon carbon NOUN Number=Sing 8 dioxide compound 8 dioxide dioxide NOUN Number=Sing 3 sunlight conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 needs punct
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1 need present Photosynthesis sunlight and water and carbon dioxide vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sunlight=Theme
Example 3 Leaves are green because of chlorophyll, which traps light for photosynthesis.
nsubj cop case fixed obl punct nsubj acl:relcl obj case obl punct root Leaves NOUN are AUX green ADJ because ADP of ADP chlorophyll NOUN , PUNCT which PRON traps VERB light NOUN for ADP photosynthesis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 3 green nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 green cop 3 green green ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 6 chlorophyll case 5 of of ADP _ 4 because fixed 6 chlorophyll chlorophyll NOUN Number=Sing 3 green obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 traps punct 8 which which PRON PronType=Rel 9 traps nsubj 9 traps trap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 chlorophyll acl:relcl 10 light light NOUN Number=Sing 9 traps obj 11 for for ADP _ 12 photosynthesis case 12 photosynthesis photosynthesis NOUN Number=Sing 9 traps obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 green punct
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1 is present Leaves because chlorophyll; green property tree rules 2 trap present chlorophyll light for photosynthesis vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Patient
Example 4 Photosynthesis gives out oxygen.
nsubj compound:prt obj punct root Photosynthesis NOUN gives VERB out ADP oxygen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Photosynthesis photosynthesis NOUN Number=Sing 2 gives nsubj 2 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 gives compound:prt 4 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing 2 gives obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 gives punct
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1 give out present Photosynthesis oxygen vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent oxygen=Theme
Example 5 A plant in a dark cupboard cannot carry out photosynthesis.
det nsubj case det amod nmod aux advmod compound:prt obj punct root A DET plant NOUN in ADP a DET dark ADJ cupboard NOUN can AUX not PART carry VERB out ADP photosynthesis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 plant det 2 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 9 carry nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 6 cupboard case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cupboard det 5 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cupboard amod 6 cupboard cupboard NOUN Number=Sing 2 plant nmod 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 carry aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 carry advmod 9 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 out out ADP _ 9 carry compound:prt 11 photosynthesis photosynthesis NOUN Number=Sing 9 carry obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 carry punct
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1 not carry out can a plant in a dark cupboard photosynthesis vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photosynthesis=Eventuality
Example 6 Almost all food chains start with photosynthesis.
advmod det compound nsubj case obl punct root Almost ADV all DET food NOUN chains NOUN start VERB with ADP photosynthesis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Almost almost ADV _ 2 all advmod 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 chains det 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 4 chains compound 4 chains chain NOUN Number=Plur 5 start nsubj 5 start start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 photosynthesis case 7 photosynthesis photosynthesis NOUN Number=Sing 5 start obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 start punct
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1 start present all food chains with photosynthesis vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with photosynthesis=Subeventuality
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