savanna Who acts: savanna, Lions, Giraffes, Zebras, Acacia trees · What happens: be, find, hunt, turn, eat, cross · To what, where: large flat area, hot places, African savanna, leaves, few trees, savanna
«savanna» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: savanna in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A savanna is a large, flat area of grassland with only a few scattered trees, found in hot places with a wet season and a dry season.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod case advmod det amod amod nmod punct acl case amod obl case det amod nmod cc det amod conj punct root A DET savanna NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ area NOUN of ADP grassland NOUN with ADP only ADV a DET few ADJ scattered ADJ trees NOUN , PUNCT found VERB in ADP hot ADJ places NOUN with ADP a DET wet ADJ season NOUN and CCONJ a DET dry ADJ season NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 savanna det 2 savanna savanna NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 area cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 area det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 area amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 large punct 7 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 8 area amod 8 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 grassland case 10 grassland grassland NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nmod 11 with with ADP _ 16 trees case 12 only only ADV _ 16 trees advmod 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 trees det 14 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 16 trees amod 15 scattered scatter ADJ _ 16 trees amod 16 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 10 grassland nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 found punct 18 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 area acl 19 in in ADP _ 21 places case 20 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 21 places amod 21 places place NOUN Number=Plur 18 found obl 22 with with ADP _ 25 season case 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 season det 24 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 25 season amod 25 season season NOUN Number=Sing 21 places nmod 26 and and CCONJ _ 29 season cc 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 29 season det 28 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 29 season amod 29 season season NOUN Number=Sing 25 season conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 8 area punct
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1 is a present a savanna a large flat area of grassland with a few scattered trees tree rules 2 find participle a large flat area not said here hot places with a wet season and a dry season vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
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.
Example 1 Lions hunt on the African savanna.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root Lions NOUN hunt VERB on ADP the DET African ADJ savanna NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lions lion NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt nsubj 2 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 6 savanna case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 savanna det 5 African African ADJ Degree=Pos 6 savanna amod 6 savanna savanna NOUN Number=Sing 2 hunt obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 hunt punct
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1 hunt present Lions the African savanna vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent on savanna=Location
Example 2 The savanna turns green in the wet season.
det nsubj xcomp case det amod obl punct root The DET savanna NOUN turns VERB green ADJ in ADP the DET wet ADJ season NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 savanna det 2 savanna savanna NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns nsubj 3 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 3 turns xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 8 season case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 season det 7 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 8 season amod 8 season season NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 turns punct
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1 turn present the savanna season green property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Giraffes eat leaves from the few trees on the savanna.
nsubj obj case det amod obl case det obl punct root Giraffes NOUN eat VERB leaves NOUN from ADP the DET few ADJ trees NOUN on ADP the DET savanna NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Giraffes giraffe NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat obj 4 from from ADP _ 7 trees case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 trees det 6 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 7 trees amod 7 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat obl 8 on on ADP _ 10 savanna case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 savanna det 10 savanna savanna NOUN Number=Sing 2 eat obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present Giraffes leaves the few trees on the savanna vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient
Example 4 Zebras and wildebeest cross the savanna in huge herds.
nsubj cc conj det obj case amod obl punct root Zebras NOUN and CCONJ wildebeest NOUN cross VERB the DET savanna NOUN in ADP huge ADJ herds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Zebras zebra NOUN Number=Plur 4 cross nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 wildebeest cc 3 wildebeest wildebeest NOUN Number=Plur 1 Zebras conj 4 cross cross VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 savanna det 6 savanna savanna NOUN Number=Sing 4 cross obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 herds case 8 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 9 herds amod 9 herds herd NOUN Number=Plur 4 cross obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 cross punct
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1 cross present Zebras and wildebeest the savanna in huge herds vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent savanna=Patient in herd=Topic
Example 5 Acacia trees grow on the savanna.
compound nsubj case det obl punct root Acacia NOUN trees NOUN grow VERB on ADP the DET savanna NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acacia acacia NOUN Number=Sing 2 trees compound 2 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 3 grow nsubj 3 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 savanna case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 savanna det 6 savanna savanna NOUN Number=Sing 3 grow obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 grow punct
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1 grow present Acacia trees the savanna vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on savanna=Location
Example 6 The savanna is a grassland biome.
det nsubj cop det compound punct root The DET savanna NOUN is AUX a DET grassland NOUN biome NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 savanna det 2 savanna savanna NOUN Number=Sing 6 biome nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 biome cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 biome det 5 grassland grassland NOUN Number=Sing 6 biome compound 6 biome biome NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 biome punct
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1 is a present the savanna a grassland biome tree rules
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