quartz Who acts: mineral, watch, We, Quartz, Amethyst, Granite · What happens: find, form, vibrate, keep, make, be · To what, where: many rocks, beautiful crystals, steady rate, Most beach sand, shiny quartz crystal, hike
«quartz» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: quartz in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A hard, common mineral, often clear or white, found in many rocks and in sand; it can form beautiful crystals.
The tree, 20 words det amod punct amod nsubj punct advmod cc conj punct conj case amod obl cc case conj punct nsubj aux parataxis amod obj punct root A DET hard ADJ , PUNCT common ADJ mineral NOUN , PUNCT often ADV clear ADJ or CCONJ white ADJ , PUNCT found VERB in ADP many ADJ rocks NOUN and CCONJ in ADP sand NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON can AUX form VERB beautiful ADJ crystals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mineral det 2 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mineral amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 hard punct 4 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mineral amod 5 mineral mineral NOUN Number=Sing 8 clear nsubj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 clear punct 7 often often ADV _ 8 clear advmod 8 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 white cc 10 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 8 clear conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 found punct 12 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 clear conj 13 in in ADP _ 15 rocks case 14 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 15 rocks amod 15 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 12 found obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 18 sand cc 17 in in ADP _ 18 sand case 18 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 15 rocks conj 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 22 form punct 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 form nsubj 21 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 22 form aux 22 form form VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 clear parataxis 23 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 24 crystals amod 24 crystals crystal NOUN Number=Plur 22 form obj 25 . . PUNCT _ 8 clear punct
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1 find participle many rocks and sand vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 form can mineral beautiful crystals vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crystal=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 A tiny piece of quartz crystal in a watch or clock that vibrates at a steady rate to keep accurate time.
The tree, 21 words det amod case compound nmod case det nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case det amod obl mark advcl amod obj punct root A DET tiny ADJ piece NOUN of ADP quartz NOUN crystal NOUN in ADP a DET watch NOUN or CCONJ clock NOUN that PRON vibrates VERB at ADP a DET steady ADJ rate NOUN to PART keep VERB accurate ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 piece det 2 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 3 piece amod 3 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 crystal case 5 quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 6 crystal compound 6 crystal crystal NOUN Number=Sing 3 piece nmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 watch case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 watch det 9 watch watch NOUN Number=Sing 6 crystal nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 clock cc 11 clock clock NOUN Number=Sing 9 watch conj 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 vibrates nsubj 13 vibrates vibrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 watch acl:relcl 14 at at ADP _ 17 rate case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 rate det 16 steady steady ADJ Degree=Pos 17 rate amod 17 rate rate NOUN Number=Sing 13 vibrates obl 18 to to PART _ 19 keep mark 19 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 vibrates advcl 20 accurate accurate ADJ Degree=Pos 21 time amod 21 time time NOUN Number=Sing 19 keep obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 piece punct
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1 vibrate present a watch or clock a steady rate vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at rate=Location 2 keep to-infinitive a watch or clock not said here time vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Most beach sand is made of tiny bits of quartz.
amod compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl case nmod punct root Most ADJ beach NOUN sand NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP tiny ADJ bits NOUN of ADP quartz NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Most most ADJ Degree=Sup 3 sand amod 2 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 3 sand compound 3 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 bits case 7 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bits amod 8 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 5 made obl 9 of of ADP _ 10 quartz case 10 quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 8 bits nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive Most beach sand of tiny bits of quartz vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 2 We found a shiny quartz crystal on the hike.
nsubj det amod compound obj case det nmod punct root We PRON found VERB a DET shiny ADJ quartz NOUN crystal NOUN on ADP the DET hike 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 crystal det 4 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 crystal amod 5 quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 6 crystal compound 6 crystal crystal NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 hike case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hike det 9 hike hike NOUN Number=Sing 6 crystal nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We a shiny quartz crystal the hike vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crystal=Topic
Example 3 Quartz is harder than glass.
nsubj cop case obl punct root Quartz NOUN is AUX harder ADJ than ADP glass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 3 harder nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 harder cop 3 harder hard ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 than than ADP _ 5 glass case 5 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 3 harder obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 harder punct
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1 is present Quartz than glass; hard property tree rules
Example 4 My watch is a quartz watch.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det compound punct root My PRON watch NOUN is AUX a DET quartz NOUN watch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 watch nmod:poss 2 watch watch NOUN Number=Sing 6 watch nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 watch cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 watch det 5 quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 6 watch compound 6 watch watch NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 watch punct
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1 is a present My watch a quartz watch tree rules
Example 5 Amethyst is a purple kind of quartz.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Amethyst NOUN is AUX a DET purple ADJ kind NOUN of ADP quartz NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Amethyst amethyst NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kind cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kind det 4 purple purple ADJ Degree=Pos 5 kind amod 5 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 quartz case 7 quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
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1 is a present Amethyst a purple kind of quartz tree rules
Example 6 Granite contains quartz, feldspar and mica.
nsubj obj punct conj cc conj punct root Granite NOUN contains VERB quartz NOUN , PUNCT feldspar NOUN and CCONJ mica NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Granite granite NOUN Number=Sing 2 contains nsubj 2 contains contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 2 contains obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 feldspar punct 5 feldspar feldspar NOUN Number=Sing 3 quartz conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 mica cc 7 mica mica NOUN Number=Sing 3 quartz conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 contains punct
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1 contain present Granite quartz and feldspar and mica vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot quartz=Theme
Example 7 Rose quartz is pink.
compound nsubj cop punct root Rose NOUN quartz NOUN is AUX pink ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rose rose NOUN Number=Sing 2 quartz compound 2 quartz quartz NOUN Number=Sing 4 pink nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 pink cop 4 pink pink ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 pink punct
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1 is present Rose quartz pink property tree rules
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