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phytoplankton

Who acts: Phytoplankton, that, plants, Tiny animals, Ocean phytoplankton, phytoplankton bloom · What happens: be, see, float, make, do, use · To what, where: tiny living things, surface, own food, sunlight, food, zooplankton · Speech: someone speaks here

«phytoplankton» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: phytoplankton in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Phytoplankton are tiny living things, mostly too small to see, that float near the surface of seas and lakes and make their own food from sunlight, like plants do.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Phytoplankton	phytoplankton	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 things	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 things	cop
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
4	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 small	punct
7	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	9 small	advmod
8	too	too	ADV	_	9 small	advmod
9	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 see	mark
11	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 small	advcl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 float	punct
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 float	nsubj
14	float	float	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 things	parataxis
15	near	near	ADP	_	17 surface	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 surface	det
17	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 float	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 seas	case
19	seas	sea	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 surface	nmod
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 lakes	cc
21	lakes	lake	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 seas	conj
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 make	cc
23	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 float	conj
24	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 food	nmod:poss
25	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 food	amod
26	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 make	obj
27	from	from	ADP	_	28 sunlight	case
28	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 make	obl
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 do	punct
30	like	like	SCONJ	_	32 do	mark
31	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	32 do	nsubj
32	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 float	conj
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 things	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Phytoplankton	tiny living things					tree rules
2	see	to-infinitive	Phytoplankton not said here						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	float	present	that			the surface of seas and lakes			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near surface=Trajectory
4	make	present	that not said here	lakes's own food		sunlight			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset food=Product from sunlight=Material
5	do	present	plants						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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.

Example 1

Phytoplankton float near the surface of the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Phytoplankton	Phytoplankton	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 float	nsubj
2	float	float	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	near	near	ADP	_	5 surface	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 surface	det
5	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 float	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 sea	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sea	det
8	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 surface	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 float	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	float	present	Phytoplankton			the surface of the sea			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near surface=Trajectory

Example 2

Phytoplankton use sunlight to make food, just like plants.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Phytoplankton	phytoplankton	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 use	nsubj
2	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
3	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 use	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 use	advcl
6	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 plants	punct
8	just	just	ADV	_	10 plants	advmod
9	like	like	ADP	_	10 plants	case
10	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 make	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	infinitive	Phytoplankton	sunlight					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sunlight=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	Phytoplankton not said here	food				like plants	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset food=Product

Example 3

Tiny animals called zooplankton eat phytoplankton.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 animals	amod
2	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 eat	nsubj
3	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 animals	acl
4	zooplankton	zooplankton	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	xcomp
5	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	phytoplankton	phytoplankton	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eat	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	Tiny animals not said here	zooplankton					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	eat	present	Tiny animals	phytoplankton					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phytoplankton=Patient

Example 4

Ocean phytoplankton make about half of the Earth's oxygen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 phytoplankton	compound
2	phytoplankton	phytoplankton	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 make	nsubj
3	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	about	about	ADV	_	5 half	advmod
5	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	3 make	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	10 oxygen	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Earth	det
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 oxygen	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Earth	case
10	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 half	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Ocean phytoplankton	half of the Earth's oxygen					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset half=Product

Example 5

A phytoplankton bloom turned the sea green.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bloom	det
2	phytoplankton	phytoplankton	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bloom	compound
3	bloom	bloom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turned	nsubj
4	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 green	det
6	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 green	compound
7	green	green	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turned	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	a phytoplankton bloom	the sea green					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent green=Theme

Example 6

Krill feed on phytoplankton, and whales eat krill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Krill	Krill	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 feed	nsubj
2	feed	feed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 phytoplankton	case
4	phytoplankton	phytoplankton	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feed	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 eat	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 eat	cc
7	whales	whale	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 eat	nsubj
8	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 feed	conj
9	krill	krill	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 eat	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feed	present	Krill					on phytoplankton	vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on phytoplankton=Patient
2	eat	present	whales	krill					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent krill=Patient

Example 7

Without phytoplankton, ocean food chains would collapse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Without	without	ADP	_	2 phytoplankton	case
2	phytoplankton	phytoplankton	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 collapse	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 phytoplankton	punct
4	ocean	ocean	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 food	compound
5	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chains	compound
6	chains	chain	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 collapse	nsubj
7	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 collapse	aux
8	collapse	collapse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 collapse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	collapse	would	food chains					without phytoplankton	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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