science

Who acts: world, that, We, Science, us, ice · What happens: find out, work, watch, ask, test, study · To what, where: questions, ideas, experiment, science, us, prize · Speech: someone speaks here

«science» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: science in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Finding out how the world works by watching carefully, asking questions, testing ideas and measuring.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Finding	find	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 works	csubj
2	out	out	ADP	_	1 Finding	compound:prt
3	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 works	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 world	det
5	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 works	nsubj
6	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	8 watching	mark
8	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 works	advcl
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	8 watching	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 asking	punct
11	asking	ask	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 watching	conj
12	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 asking	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 testing	punct
14	testing	test	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 asking	conj
15	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 testing	obj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 measuring	cc
17	measuring	measuring	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 ideas	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 works	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	find out	gerund				vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
2	work	present	the world			vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	watch	gerund	the world not said here		carefully property	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
4	ask speech: ask	gerund	the world not said here	questions		vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient
5	test	gerund	the world not said here	ideas and measuring		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=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 school subject that studies living things, materials, forces, the Earth and space.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 subject	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 subject	compound
3	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 studies	nsubj
5	studies	study	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 subject	conj
6	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 things	amod
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 studies	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 materials	punct
9	materials	material	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 studies	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 forces	punct
11	forces	force	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 studies	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 Earth	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Earth	det
14	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 forces	nmod
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 space	cc
16	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 Earth	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 subject	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	study		that						tree rules
2	live	gerund							vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

A particular branch of knowledge, such as physics, chemistry or biology.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 branch	det
2	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 branch	amod
3	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 knowledge	case
5	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 branch	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 physics	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	9 physics	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	physics	physics	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 knowledge	appos
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 chemistry	punct
11	chemistry	chemistry	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 physics	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 biology	cc
13	biology	biology	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 chemistry	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 branch	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We did an experiment in science today.

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 did	nsubj
2	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 experiment	det
4	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 science	case
6	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 experiment	nmod
7	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	We	a experiment		science	today		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experiment=Eventuality

Example 2

Science helps us understand why ice melts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 helps	nsubj
2	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 helps	obj
4	understand	understand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 helps	xcomp
5	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	7 melts	advmod
6	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 melts	nsubj
7	melts	melt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 understand	ccomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	help	present	Science	us	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	understand	infinitive	us not said here		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	melt	present	ice		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

Lily won a prize at the science fair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 prize	det
4	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 science	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 science	det
7	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obl
8	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 won	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	Lily	a prize		the science			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent prize=Theme at science=Asset

Example 4

Biology is the science of living things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Biology	biology	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 science	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 science	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 science	det
4	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 things	case
6	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 things	amod
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 science	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 science	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Biology	the science				of living things	tree rules

Example 5

My favourite school subject is science.

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	4 subject	nmod:poss
2	favourite	favourite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 subject	amod
3	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 subject	compound
4	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 science	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 science	cop
6	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 science	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My favourite school subject	science					tree rules

Example 6

In a fair test you change only one thing at a time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 test	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 test	det
3	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 test	amod
4	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 change	obl
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 change	nsubj
6	change	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	only	only	ADV	_	8 one	advmod
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 thing	nummod
9	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 change	obj
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 time	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 time	det
12	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 change	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 change	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present	you	one thing		a fair test	time		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient

Example 7

Science fiction stories often take place in space.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fiction	compound
2	fiction	fiction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stories	compound
3	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 take	nsubj
4	often	often	ADV	_	5 take	advmod
5	take	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 take	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 space	case
8	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 take	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	present	fiction stories	place		space		often property	vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in space=Location

Example 8

Great names shine there, in science and in art, names that are unknown to us.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 names	amod
2	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 shine	nsubj
3	shine	shine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 shine	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 science	punct
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 science	case
7	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shine	parataxis
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 art	cc
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 art	case
10	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 science	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 names	punct
12	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 science	conj
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 unknown	nsubj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 unknown	cop
15	unknown	unknown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 names	acl:relcl
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 us	case
17	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 unknown	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shine	present	Great names			there			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	names		us			unknown property	tree rules

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