salt Who acts: Salt, white grains, food, acid, table salt, recipe · What happens: be, make, taste, come, melt, react · To what, where: white grains, food, sea, ice, roads, chemical · Speech: someone speaks here
«salt» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: salt in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Salt is white grains that make food taste salty. It comes from the sea or from rock in the ground.
Sentence 1: Salt is white grains that make food taste salty.
nsubj cop amod nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp xcomp punct root Salt NOUN is AUX white ADJ grains NOUN that PRON make VERB food NOUN taste VERB salty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 4 grains nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 grains cop 3 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 4 grains amod 4 grains grain NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 make nsubj 6 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 grains acl:relcl 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 make obj 8 taste taste VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 8 taste xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 grains punct
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1 is a present Salt white grains tree rules 2 make present white grains food tree rules 3 taste infinitive food not said here salty property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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.
Sentence 2: It comes from the sea or from rock in the ground.
nsubj case det obl cc case conj case det nmod punct root It PRON comes VERB from ADP the DET sea NOUN or CCONJ from ADP rock NOUN in ADP the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 comes nsubj 2 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 5 sea case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sea det 5 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 rock cc 7 from from ADP _ 8 rock case 8 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 5 sea conj 9 in in ADP _ 11 ground case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 ground det 11 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 8 rock nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 comes punct
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1 come present Salt the sea or rock in the ground vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from sea=Initial_Location
Meaning 2 To salt is to put salt on food, or on roads to melt ice.
The tree, 14 words mark advcl cop mark obj case obl punct cc case obl mark conj obj punct root To PART salt NOUN is AUX to PART put VERB salt NOUN on ADP food NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ on ADP roads NOUN to PART melt VERB ice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 salt mark 2 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 5 put advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 put cop 4 to to PART _ 5 put mark 5 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 5 put obj 7 on on ADP _ 8 food case 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 put obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 melt punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 14 melt cc 11 on on ADP _ 12 roads case 12 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 14 melt obl 13 to to PART _ 14 melt mark 14 melt melt VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 put conj 15 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 14 melt obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 put punct
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1 is present food put property tree rules 2 melt to-infinitive ice roads vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient ice=Result
Meaning 3 In science, a salt is a chemical made when an acid and a base react; table salt is sodium chloride.
The tree, 20 words case obl punct det nsubj cop det acl advmod det nsubj cc det conj advcl punct compound nsubj cop compound conj punct root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT a DET salt NOUN is AUX a DET chemical NOUN made VERB when ADV an DET acid NOUN and CCONJ a DET base NOUN react VERB ; PUNCT table NOUN salt NOUN is AUX sodium NOUN chloride NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 8 chemical obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 salt det 5 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 8 chemical nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 chemical cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 chemical det 8 chemical chemical NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 chemical acl 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 16 react advmod 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 acid det 12 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 16 react nsubj 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 base cc 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 base det 15 base base NOUN Number=Sing 12 acid conj 16 react react VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 made advcl 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 22 chloride punct 18 table table NOUN Number=Sing 19 salt compound 19 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 22 chloride nsubj 20 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 chloride cop 21 sodium sodium NOUN Number=Sing 22 chloride compound 22 chloride chloride NOUN Number=Sing 8 chemical conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 8 chemical punct
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1 is a present a salt a chemical and sodium chloride science tree rules 2 make participle a chemical and sodium chloride not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 react infinitive a acid and a base vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is a present table salt sodium chloride tree rules
Meaning 4 «Take it with a pinch of salt» means do not believe it fully.
The tree, 13 words punct nsubj obj case det obl case nmod punct aux advmod ccomp obj advmod punct root « PUNCT Take VERB it PRON with ADP a DET pinch NOUN of ADP salt NOUN » PUNCT means VERB do AUX not PART believe VERB it PRON fully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Take punct 2 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 10 means nsubj 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 Take obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 pinch case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pinch det 6 pinch pinch NOUN Number=Sing 2 Take obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 salt case 8 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 6 pinch nmod 9 » » PUNCT _ 2 Take punct 10 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 13 believe aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 believe advmod 13 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 means ccomp 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 believe obj 15 fully fully ADV _ 13 believe advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 means punct
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1 take in a quote infinitive it with a pinch of salt vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 not believe infinitive · do-support salt fully property vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus 4 pinch in a quote salt nom pinch «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 The recipe needs 2 teaspoons of salt.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root The DET recipe NOUN needs VERB 2 NUM teaspoons NOUN of ADP salt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 recipe det 2 recipe recipe NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 teaspoons nummod 5 teaspoons teaspoon NOUN Number=Plur 3 needs obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 salt case 7 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 5 teaspoons nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present the recipe 2 teaspoons of salt vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot teaspoon=Theme
Example 2 A bag holds 1 kg of salt.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root A DET bag NOUN holds VERB 1 NUM kg NOUN of ADP salt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bag det 2 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 3 holds nsubj 3 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 kg nummod 5 kg kg NOUN Number=Plur 3 holds obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 salt case 7 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 5 kg nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 holds punct
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1 hold present a bag 1 kg of salt vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kg=Theme
Example 3 How much salt for 3 batches?
advmod amod case nummod nmod punct root How ADV much ADJ salt NOUN for ADP 3 NUM batches NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 salt amod 3 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 batches case 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 batches nummod 6 batches batch NOUN Number=Plur 3 salt nmod 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 salt punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 Seawater has 35 grams of salt in each liter.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod case nmod xcomp punct root Seawater NOUN has VERB 35 NUM grams NOUN of ADP salt NOUN in ADP each DET liter ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seawater seawater NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 35 35 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 grams nummod 4 grams gram NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 salt case 6 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 4 grams nmod 7 in in ADP _ 8 each case 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 salt nmod 9 liter lite ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 each xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Seawater 35 grams of salt in each vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gram=Patient
Example 5 Salt dissolves when you stir it into water.
nsubj advmod nsubj advcl obj case obl punct root Salt NOUN dissolves VERB when ADV you PRON stir VERB it PRON into ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 2 dissolves nsubj 2 dissolves dissolve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 5 stir advmod 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 stir nsubj 5 stir stir VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 dissolves advcl 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 stir obj 7 into into ADP _ 8 water case 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 stir obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 dissolves punct
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1 dissolve present Salt vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 stir present you Salt into water vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient into water=Co-Patient
Example 6 Trucks put salt on the roads to melt the ice.
nsubj obj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root Trucks NOUN put VERB salt NOUN on ADP the DET roads NOUN to PART melt VERB the DET ice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trucks truck NOUN Number=Plur 2 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 roads case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 roads det 6 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 2 put obl 7 to to PART _ 8 melt mark 8 melt melt VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 put advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ice det 10 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 8 melt obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put past Trucks salt the roads vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent salt=Theme on road=Destination 2 melt to-infinitive Trucks not said here the ice vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient ice=Result
Example 7 Leave salty water in the sun and the salt is left behind.
amod obj case det obl cc det nsubj aux:pass conj advmod punct root Leave VERB salty ADJ water NOUN in ADP the DET sun NOUN and CCONJ the DET salt NOUN is AUX left VERB behind ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 water amod 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 sun case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sun det 6 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 11 left cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 salt det 9 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 11 left nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 left aux:pass 11 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Leave conj 12 behind behind ADV _ 11 left advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Leave punct
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1 leave imperative you not said here salty water the sun vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent water=Theme in sun=Location 2 leave behind present · passive the salt behind property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 8 Too much salt is not good for your heart.
advmod amod nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Too ADV much ADJ salt NOUN is AUX not PART good ADJ for ADP your PRON heart NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 salt amod 3 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 6 good nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 good cop 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 good advmod 6 good good ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 heart case 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 heart nmod:poss 9 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 6 good obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 good punct
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1 not is present much salt for your heart; good property tree rules
Example 9 Take what you read online with a pinch of salt.
obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod case det obl case nmod punct root Take VERB what PRON you PRON read VERB online ADV with ADP a DET pinch NOUN of ADP salt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 what what PRON PronType=Int 1 Take obj 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 read nsubj 4 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 what acl:relcl 5 online online ADV _ 4 read advmod 6 with with ADP _ 8 pinch case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pinch det 8 pinch pinch NOUN Number=Sing 4 read obl 9 of of ADP _ 10 salt case 10 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 8 pinch nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Take punct
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1 take imperative you not said here vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme 2 read present you with a pinch of salt; online property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 pinch salt nom pinch «state transitive»: of=patient
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