saline Who acts: Saline, Seawater, you, nurse, He, Dead Sea · What happens: mean, contain, be, use, wash, rinse · To what, where: salt, clean salty water, medicine, wounds, eyes, drip
«saline» 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: saline in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Saline means containing salt or salty.
nsubj xcomp obj cc conj punct root Saline NOUN means VERB containing VERB salt NOUN or CCONJ salty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saline saline NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 containing contain VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 3 containing obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 salty cc 6 salty salty NOUN Number=Sing 4 salt conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Saline vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 contain not said to happen gerund Saline not said here salt or salty vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot salt=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 Saline (noun), or saline solution, is clean salty water used in medicine, for example to wash wounds, rinse eyes or contact lenses, or in a drip in hospital.
The tree, 28 words nsubj punct appos punct punct cc amod conj punct cop amod amod acl case obl punct case obl mark advcl obj punct conj obj cc compound conj punct cc case det obl case nmod punct root Saline NOUN ( PUNCT noun NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT or CCONJ saline ADJ solution NOUN , PUNCT is AUX clean ADJ salty ADJ water NOUN used VERB in ADP medicine NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN to PART wash VERB wounds NOUN , PUNCT rinse VERB eyes NOUN or CCONJ contact NOUN lenses NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ in ADP a DET drip NOUN in ADP hospital NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saline saline NOUN Number=Sing 13 water nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 noun punct 3 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 1 Saline appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 noun punct 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 solution punct 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 solution cc 7 saline saline ADJ Degree=Pos 8 solution amod 8 solution solution NOUN Number=Sing 1 Saline conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 1 Saline punct 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 water cop 11 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 13 water amod 12 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 13 water amod 13 water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 water acl 15 in in ADP _ 16 medicine case 16 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 14 used obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 example punct 18 for for ADP _ 19 example case 19 example example NOUN Number=Sing 14 used obl 20 to to PART _ 21 wash mark 21 wash wash VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 used advcl 22 wounds wound NOUN Number=Plur 21 wash obj 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 rinse punct 24 rinse rinse VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 wash conj 25 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 24 rinse obj 26 or or CCONJ _ 28 lenses cc 27 contact contact NOUN Number=Sing 28 lenses compound 28 lenses lens NOUN Number=Plur 25 eyes conj 29 , , PUNCT _ 33 drip punct 30 or or CCONJ _ 33 drip cc 31 in in ADP _ 33 drip case 32 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 33 drip det 33 drip drip NOUN Number=Sing 24 rinse obl 34 in in ADP _ 35 hospital case 35 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 33 drip nmod 36 . . PUNCT _ 13 water punct
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1 is a present Saline or saline solution clean salty water tree rules 2 use participle clean salty water not said here medicine for example vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 wash to-infinitive wounds vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient 4 rinse infinitive eyes or contact lenses a drip in hospital vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent eye=Source
Example 1 Seawater is saline, so you cannot drink it.
nsubj cop punct advmod nsubj aux advmod conj obj punct root Seawater NOUN is AUX saline ADJ , PUNCT so ADV you PRON can AUX not PART drink VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seawater seawater NOUN Number=Sing 3 saline nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 saline cop 3 saline saline ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 drink punct 5 so so ADV _ 9 drink advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 drink nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 drink aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 drink advmod 9 drink drink VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 saline conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 drink obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 saline punct
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1 is present Seawater saline property tree rules 2 not drink can you Seawater vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 2 The nurse cleaned the cut with saline.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET nurse NOUN cleaned VERB the DET cut NOUN with ADP saline NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nurse det 2 nurse nurse NOUN Number=Sing 3 cleaned nsubj 3 cleaned clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cut det 5 cut cut NOUN Number=Sing 3 cleaned obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 saline case 7 saline saline NOUN Number=Sing 3 cleaned obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 cleaned punct
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1 clean past the nurse the cut with saline vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent cut=Patient with saline=Instrument
Example 3 He rinses his contact lenses in saline solution.
nsubj nmod:poss compound obj case amod obl punct root He PRON rinses VERB his PRON contact NOUN lenses NOUN in ADP saline ADJ solution NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 rinses nsubj 2 rinses rinse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 lenses nmod:poss 4 contact contact NOUN Number=Sing 5 lenses compound 5 lenses lens NOUN Number=Plur 2 rinses obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 solution case 7 saline saline ADJ Degree=Pos 8 solution amod 8 solution solution NOUN Number=Sing 2 rinses obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 rinses punct
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1 rinse present He his contact lenses saline solution vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent lens=Source
Example 4 In hospital she was given a saline drip.
case obl nsubj aux:pass det amod obj punct root In ADP hospital NOUN she PRON was AUX given VERB a DET saline ADJ drip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 hospital case 2 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 5 given obl 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 given nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 given aux:pass 5 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 drip det 7 saline saline ADJ Degree=Pos 8 drip amod 8 drip drip NOUN Number=Sing 5 given obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 given punct
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1 give past · passive she hospital vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient drip=Theme
Example 5 The Dead Sea is a very saline lake.
det compound nsubj cop det advmod amod punct root The DET Dead PROPN Sea PROPN is AUX a DET very ADV saline ADJ lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Sea det 2 Dead Dead PROPN Number=Sing 3 Sea compound 3 Sea Sea PROPN Number=Sing 8 lake nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 lake cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 lake det 6 very very ADV _ 7 saline advmod 7 saline saline ADJ Degree=Pos 8 lake amod 8 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 lake punct
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1 is a present the Dead Sea a saline lake tree rules
Example 6 We made a saline solution by dissolving salt in water.
nsubj det amod obj mark advcl obj case nmod punct root We PRON made VERB a DET saline ADJ solution NOUN by SCONJ dissolving VERB salt NOUN in ADP water 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 solution det 4 saline saline ADJ Degree=Pos 5 solution amod 5 solution solution NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 by by SCONJ _ 7 dissolving mark 7 dissolving dissolve VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 made advcl 8 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 7 dissolving obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 water case 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 salt nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We a saline solution vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent solution=Product 2 dissolve gerund We not said here salt water vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salt=Patient
Example 7 Saline nose spray helps clear a blocked nose.
compound compound nsubj xcomp det amod obj punct root Saline NOUN nose NOUN spray NOUN helps VERB clear VERB a DET blocked VERB nose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saline saline NOUN Number=Sing 2 nose compound 2 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 3 spray compound 3 spray spray NOUN Number=Sing 4 helps nsubj 4 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 clear clear VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 helps xcomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 nose det 7 blocked block VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 nose amod 8 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 5 clear obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 helps punct
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1 help present nose spray vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 clear infinitive nose spray not said here a blocked nose vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent nose=Source 3 block participle vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
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