plasticity

Who acts: Clay, we, Brain plasticity, you, plasticity, brains · What happens: be, shape, mould, keep, change, adapt · To what, where: new shape, something, great plasticity, pots, Clay, wax · Speech: someone speaks here

«plasticity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: plasticity in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Being able to be shaped or moulded easily and keep the new shape, like clay.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 able	cop
2	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	5 shaped	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 shaped	aux:pass
5	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 able	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 moulded	cc
7	moulded	mould	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 shaped	conj
8	easily	easily	ADV	_	7 moulded	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 keep	cc
10	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 moulded	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 shape	det
12	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 shape	amod
13	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 keep	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 clay	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 clay	case
16	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 keep	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	gerund		able property	tree rules
2	shape	to-infinitive · passive			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»
3	mould	participle		easily property	tree rules
4	keep	infinitive	the new shape		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

The ability of the brain or a living thing to change and adapt, e.g. when learning something new.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ability	det
2	ability	ability	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 brain	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 brain	det
5	brain	brain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ability	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 thing	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 thing	det
8	living	living	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 thing	compound
9	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ability	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 change	mark
11	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 thing	acl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 adapt	cc
13	adapt	adapt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 change	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 learning	punct
15	e.g.	e.g.	ADV	_	17 learning	advmod
16	when	when	SCONJ	_	17 learning	mark
17	learning	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 ability	conj
18	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	17 learning	obj
19	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 something	amod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ability	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	change	to-infinitive			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	adapt	infinitive			vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	learn	gerund	something	e.g. property	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic

Example 1

Clay has great plasticity, so we can make pots from it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 plasticity	amod
4	plasticity	plasticity	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 make	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 make	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 make	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 make	aux
9	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 has	parataxis
10	pots	pot	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 make	obj
11	from	from	ADP	_	12 it	case
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 make	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Clay	great plasticity					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plasticity=Patient
2	make	can	we	pots		Clay			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent pot=Product from it=Material

Example 2

Brain plasticity means you can get better with practice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brain	brain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plasticity	compound
2	plasticity	plasticity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 get	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 get	aux
6	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	ccomp
7	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 get	xcomp
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 practice	case
9	practice	practice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 get	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Brain plasticity						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	get	can	you					with practice; good property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

The plasticity of warm wax makes it easy to model.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 plasticity	det
2	plasticity	plasticity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 makes	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 wax	case
4	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wax	amod
5	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plasticity	nmod
6	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 makes	obj
8	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 makes	xcomp
9	to	to	PART	_	10 model	mark
10	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 easy	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	the plasticity of warm wax	wax				easy property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

Example 4

Children's brains have a lot of plasticity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 brains	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Children	case
3	brains	brain	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 have	nsubj
4	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lot	det
6	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 have	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 plasticity	case
8	plasticity	plasticity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lot	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Children's brains	a lot of plasticity					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient

Example 5

Metals like gold have plasticity and can be hammered thin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Metals	metal	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 have	nsubj
2	like	like	ADP	_	3 gold	case
3	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Metals	nmod
4	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	plasticity	plasticity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 have	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 hammered	cc
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 hammered	aux
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 hammered	aux:pass
9	hammered	hammer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 have	conj
10	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 hammered	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Metals like gold	plasticity					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plasticity=Patient
2	hammer	can · passive	Metals like gold not said here					thin property	vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»

Example 6

The plasticity of the dough let us shape it into animals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 plasticity	det
2	plasticity	plasticity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 let	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 dough	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 dough	det
5	dough	dough	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plasticity	nmod
6	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 let	obj
8	shape	shape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 let	xcomp
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 shape	obj
10	into	into	ADP	_	11 animals	case
11	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 shape	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	infinitive	the plasticity of the dough	us					tree rules
2	shape	infinitive	us not said here	plasticity				into animals	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent it=Material into animal=Product

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