precipitation Who acts: Water, amount, solid forms, Rain, Precipitation, forecast · What happens: fall, amount, separate out, be, say, chance · To what, where: clouds, place, rain, kinds, part, little precipitation · Speech: someone speaks here
«precipitation» 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: precipitation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Water that falls from clouds to the ground in any form: rain, snow, sleet or hail.
The tree, 16 words nsubj acl:relcl case obl case det obl case det obl punct appos punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root Water NOUN that PRON falls VERB from ADP clouds NOUN to ADP the DET ground NOUN in ADP any DET form NOUN : PUNCT rain NOUN , PUNCT snow NOUN , PUNCT sleet NOUN or CCONJ hail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 falls nsubj 3 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Water acl:relcl 4 from from ADP _ 5 clouds case 5 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 3 falls obl 6 to to ADP _ 8 ground case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ground det 8 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 3 falls obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 form case 10 any any DET PronType=Ind 11 form det 11 form form NOUN Number=Sing 3 falls obl 12 : : PUNCT _ 13 rain punct 13 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 11 form appos 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 snow punct 15 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 13 rain conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 sleet punct 17 sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 13 rain conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 hail cc 19 hail hail NOUN Number=Sing 17 sleet conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 1 Water punct
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1 fall present Water clouds to the ground result ; in any form vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from cloud=Initial_State to ground=Result in form=Attribute
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 The amount of rain or snow that falls in a place over a time.
The tree, 14 words det case nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case det obl case det obl punct root The DET amount NOUN of ADP rain NOUN or CCONJ snow NOUN that PRON falls VERB in ADP a DET place NOUN over ADP a DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 amount det 2 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 rain case 4 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 amount nmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 snow cc 6 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 2 amount conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 falls nsubj 8 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 amount acl:relcl 9 in in ADP _ 11 place case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 place det 11 place place NOUN Number=Sing 8 falls obl 12 over over ADP _ 14 time case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 time det 14 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 falls obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 amount punct
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1 fall present the amount of rain or snow a place time vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in place=Location 2 amount rain nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 Usage: chemistry — kept apart, not parsed.
When a solid forms in a liquid and separates out.
mark det amod nsubj case det nmod cc compound:prt punct root When SCONJ a DET solid ADJ forms NOUN in ADP a DET liquid NOUN and CCONJ separates VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 9 separates mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 forms det 3 solid solid ADJ Degree=Pos 4 forms amod 4 forms form NOUN Number=Plur 9 separates nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 liquid case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 liquid det 7 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 4 forms nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 separates cc 9 separates separate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 out out ADP _ 9 separates compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 separates punct
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1 separate out present a solid forms in a liquid vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all kinds of precipitation.
nsubj punct conj punct conj cc conj cop advmod case nmod punct root Rain NOUN , PUNCT snow NOUN , PUNCT sleet NOUN and CCONJ hail NOUN are AUX all ADV kinds NOUN of ADP precipitation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 10 kinds nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 snow punct 3 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rain conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 sleet punct 5 sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rain conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 hail cc 7 hail hail NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rain conj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 kinds cop 9 all all ADV _ 10 kinds advmod 10 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 of of ADP _ 12 precipitation case 12 precipitation precipitation NOUN Number=Sing 10 kinds nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 kinds punct
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1 is a present Rain and snow and sleet and hail kinds of precipitation; all property tree rules
Example 2 Precipitation is part of the water cycle.
nsubj cop case det compound nmod punct root Precipitation NOUN is AUX part NOUN of ADP the DET water NOUN cycle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Precipitation precipitation NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 part cop 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 7 cycle case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cycle det 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 cycle compound 7 cycle cycle NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 part punct
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1 is a present Precipitation part of the water cycle tree rules
Example 3 The forecast says there is a 70% chance of precipitation.
det nsubj expl ccomp det nummod compound nsubj case nmod punct root The DET forecast NOUN says VERB there PRON is VERB a DET 70 NUM % SYM chance NOUN of ADP precipitation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 forecast det 2 forecast forecast NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 there there PRON PronType=Dem 5 is expl 5 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 says ccomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 chance det 7 70 70 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 % nummod 8 % % SYM Number=Sing 9 chance compound 9 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 5 is nsubj 10 of of ADP _ 11 precipitation case 11 precipitation precipitation NOUN Number=Sing 9 chance nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present the forecast vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 be present a % chance of precipitation there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 chance precipitation nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent
Example 4 Deserts get very little precipitation.
nsubj advmod amod obj punct root Deserts NOUN get VERB very ADV little ADJ precipitation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Deserts desert NOUN Number=Plur 2 get nsubj 2 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 little advmod 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 precipitation amod 5 precipitation precipitation NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 get punct
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1 get present Deserts little precipitation vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer precipitation=Stimulus
Example 5 We measured precipitation with a rain gauge on the school field.
nsubj obj case det compound obl case det compound nmod punct root We PRON measured VERB precipitation NOUN with ADP a DET rain NOUN gauge NOUN on ADP the DET school NOUN field NOUN . PUNCT 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 measured nsubj 2 measured measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 precipitation precipitation NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obj 4 with with ADP _ 7 gauge case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 gauge det 6 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 gauge compound 7 gauge gauge NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obl 8 on on ADP _ 11 field case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 field det 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 11 field compound 11 field field NOUN Number=Sing 7 gauge nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 measured punct
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1 measure past We precipitation with a rain gauge on the school field vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme precipitation=Value
Example 6 Clouds make precipitation when the water droplets get too heavy.
nsubj obj advmod det compound nsubj advcl advmod xcomp punct root Clouds NOUN make VERB precipitation NOUN when ADV the DET water NOUN droplets NOUN get VERB too ADV heavy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 2 make nsubj 2 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 precipitation precipitation NOUN Number=Sing 2 make obj 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 get advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 droplets det 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 droplets compound 7 droplets droplet NOUN Number=Plur 8 get nsubj 8 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 make advcl 9 too too ADV _ 10 heavy advmod 10 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 get xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make present Clouds precipitation vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset precipitation=Product 2 get present the water droplets heavy property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 The bar chart shows how much precipitation fell each month.
det compound nsubj advmod amod nsubj ccomp det obl:unmarked punct root The DET bar NOUN chart NOUN shows VERB how ADV much ADJ precipitation NOUN fell VERB each DET month NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 chart det 2 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing 3 chart compound 3 chart chart NOUN Number=Sing 4 shows nsubj 4 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 much advmod 6 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 7 precipitation amod 7 precipitation precipitation NOUN Number=Sing 8 fell nsubj 8 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 shows ccomp 9 each each DET PronType=Tot 10 month det 10 month month NOUN Number=Sing 8 fell obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 shows punct
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1 show present the bar chart vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 fall past much precipitation month vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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