scarcity Who acts: Scarcity, people, basic idea, Water scarcity, price · What happens: not be, need, want, be, limit, choose · To what, where: basic idea, resources, big problem, dry countries, crops · Speech: someone speaks here
«scarcity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: scarcity in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Scarcity is when there is not enough of something that people need or want.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop advmod expl cop advmod case obl obj nsubj acl:relcl cc conj punct root Scarcity NOUN is AUX when ADV there PRON is AUX not PART enough ADJ of ADP something PRON that PRON people NOUN need VERB or CCONJ want VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scarcity scarcity NOUN Number=Sing 7 enough nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 enough cop 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 5 is advmod 4 there there PRON PronType=Dem 5 is expl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 enough cop 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 enough advmod 7 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 enough obl 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 need obj 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 need nsubj 12 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 something acl:relcl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 want cc 14 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 need conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 enough punct
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1 not is present Scarcity of something; enough property tree rules 2 need present people vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot that=Theme 3 want present people not said here vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
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 Usage: economics — kept apart, not parsed.
Scarcity is the basic idea that resources are limited, so people must choose.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det amod mark nsubj:pass aux:pass acl punct advmod nsubj aux parataxis punct root Scarcity NOUN is AUX the DET basic ADJ idea NOUN that SCONJ resources NOUN are AUX limited VERB , PUNCT so ADV people NOUN must AUX choose VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scarcity scarcity NOUN Number=Sing 5 idea nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 idea cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 idea det 4 basic basic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 idea amod 5 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 9 limited mark 7 resources resource NOUN Number=Plur 9 limited nsubj:pass 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 limited aux:pass 9 limited limit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 idea acl 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 choose punct 11 so so ADV _ 14 choose advmod 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 14 choose nsubj 13 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 choose aux 14 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 idea parataxis 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 idea punct
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1 is a present Scarcity the basic idea tree rules 2 limit present · passive the basic idea not said here resources vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 choose must people vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Water scarcity is a big problem in dry countries.
compound nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod punct root Water NOUN scarcity NOUN is AUX a DET big ADJ problem NOUN in ADP dry ADJ countries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 scarcity compound 2 scarcity scarcity NOUN Number=Sing 6 problem nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 problem cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 problem det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 problem amod 6 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 countries case 8 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 9 countries amod 9 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 6 problem nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 problem punct
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1 is a present Water scarcity a big problem dry countries tree rules
Example 2 The scarcity of rain killed the crops.
det nsubj case nmod det obj punct root The DET scarcity NOUN of ADP rain NOUN killed VERB the DET crops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 scarcity det 2 scarcity scarcity NOUN Number=Sing 5 killed nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 rain case 4 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 scarcity nmod 5 killed kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 crops det 7 crops crop NOUN Number=Plur 5 killed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 killed punct
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1 kill past the scarcity of rain the crops vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Theme
Example 3 Because of the scarcity of eggs, the price went up.
case fixed det obl case nmod punct det nsubj compound:prt punct root Because ADP of ADP the DET scarcity NOUN of ADP eggs NOUN , PUNCT the DET price NOUN went VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 4 scarcity case 2 of of ADP _ 1 Because fixed 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 scarcity det 4 scarcity scarcity NOUN Number=Sing 10 went obl 5 of of ADP _ 6 eggs case 6 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 4 scarcity nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 scarcity punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 price det 9 price price NOUN Number=Sing 10 went nsubj 10 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 up up ADP _ 10 went compound:prt 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 went punct
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1 go up past the price because the scarcity of eggs vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 4 Scarcity means people must choose what to buy.
nsubj nsubj aux ccomp obj mark xcomp punct root Scarcity NOUN means VERB people NOUN must AUX choose VERB what PRON to PART buy VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scarcity scarcity NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 choose nsubj 4 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 choose aux 5 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 6 what what PRON PronType=Int 8 buy obj 7 to to PART _ 8 buy mark 8 buy buy VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 choose xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Scarcity vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 choose must people tree rules 3 buy to-infinitive people not said here vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme
Example 5 During the war there was a scarcity of sugar.
case det obl expl det nsubj case nmod punct root During ADP the DET war NOUN there PRON was VERB a DET scarcity NOUN of ADP sugar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 During during ADP _ 3 war case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 war det 3 war war NOUN Number=Sing 5 was obl 4 there there PRON PronType=Dem 5 was expl 5 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 scarcity det 7 scarcity scarcity NOUN Number=Sing 5 was nsubj 8 of of ADP _ 9 sugar case 9 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 7 scarcity nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 was punct
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1 be past a scarcity of sugar there during the war vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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