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sedge

Who acts: like plant, stems, plant, Sedge, Sedges, sedge warbler · What happens: grow, be, stem, have, sing, find · To what, where: wet places, pond, three sided stems, reeds, frogspawn, sedge

«sedge» 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: sedge in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks. Its stems are often triangular.

Sentence 1: A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks.

The tree, 15 words
detcompoundpunctamodnsubjacl:relclcaseamodoblcasefixednmodpunctconjccconjpunctrootADETgrassNOUN-PUNCTlikeADJplantNOUNthatPRONgrowsVERBinADPwetADJplacesNOUNsuchADJasADPmarshesNOUN,PUNCTpondsNOUNandCCONJriverbanksNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 plantdet
2grassgrassNOUNNumber=Sing4 likecompound
3--PUNCT_2 grasspunct
4likelikeADJDegree=Pos5 plantamod
5plantplantNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6thatthatPRONPronType=Rel7 growsnsubj
7growsgrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 plantacl:relcl
8ininADP_10 placescase
9wetwetADJDegree=Pos10 placesamod
10placesplaceNOUNNumber=Plur7 growsobl
11suchsuchADJDegree=Pos ExtPos=ADP13 marshescase
12asasADP_11 suchfixed
13marshesmarshNOUNNumber=Plur10 placesnmod
14,,PUNCT_15 pondspunct
15pondspondNOUNNumber=Plur13 marshesconj
16andandCCONJ_17 riverbankscc
17riverbanksriverbankNOUNNumber=Plur13 marshesconj
18..PUNCT_5 plantpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1growpresenta like plantwet places such marshes and ponds and riverbanksvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location

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: Its stems are often triangular.

nmod:possnsubjcopadvmodpunctrootItsPRONstemsNOUNareAUXoftenADVtriangularADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 stemsnmod:poss
2stemsstemNOUNNumber=Plur5 triangularnsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 triangularcop
4oftenoftenADV_5 triangularadvmod
5triangulartriangularADJDegree=Posrootroot
6..PUNCT_5 triangularpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentplant's stemsoften, triangular propertytree rules
2stemplantnom stem «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

Sedge grows thickly around the pond.

nsubjxcompcasedetoblpunctrootSedgeNOUNgrowsVERBthicklyADJaroundADPtheDETpondNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SedgesedgeNOUNNumber=Sing2 growsnsubj
2growsgrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thicklythicklyADJDegree=Pos2 growsxcomp
4aroundaroundADP_6 pondcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 ponddet
6pondpondNOUNNumber=Sing2 growsobl
7..PUNCT_2 growspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1growpresentSedgethe pondthickly propertyvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around pond=Location

Example 2

Sedges have three-sided stems.

nsubjnummodpunctamodobjpunctrootSedgesNOUNhaveVERBthreeNUM-PUNCTsidedADJstemsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SedgessedgeNOUNNumber=Plur2 havensubj
2havehaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card6 stemsnummod
4--PUNCT_3 threepunct
5sidedsidedADJDegree=Pos6 stemsamod
6stemsstemNOUNNumber=Plur2 haveobj
7..PUNCT_2 havepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentSedgesthree sided stemsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stem=Patient

Example 3

A sedge warbler sang from the reeds.

detcompoundnsubjcasedetoblpunctrootADETsedgeNOUNwarblerNOUNsangVERBfromADPtheDETreedsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 warblerdet
2sedgesedgeNOUNNumber=Sing3 warblercompound
3warblerwarblerNOUNNumber=Sing4 sangnsubj
4sangsingVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5fromfromADP_7 reedscase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 reedsdet
7reedsreedNOUNNumber=Plur4 sangobl
8..PUNCT_4 sangpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sing speech: expresspasta sedge warblerthe reedsvn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

We found frogspawn among the sedge.

nsubjobjcasedetoblpunctrootWePRONfoundVERBfrogspawnNOUNamongADPtheDETsedgeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 foundnsubj
2foundfindVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3frogspawnfrogspawnNOUNNumber=Sing2 foundobj
4amongamongADP_6 sedgecase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 sedgedet
6sedgesedgeNOUNNumber=Sing2 foundobl
7..PUNCT_2 foundpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1findpastWefrogspawnamong the sedgevn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frogspawn=Topic

Example 5

Ducks nest in the sedge by the river.

nsubjcasedetoblcasedetoblpunctrootDucksNOUNnestVERBinADPtheDETsedgeNOUNbyADPtheDETriverNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DucksduckNOUNNumber=Plur2 nestnsubj
2nestnestVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_5 sedgecase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 sedgedet
5sedgesedgeNOUNNumber=Sing2 nestobl
6bybyADP_8 rivercase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 riverdet
8riverriverNOUNNumber=Sing2 nestobl
9..PUNCT_2 nestpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1nestpresentDucksthe sedgeby the rivervn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Feel the stem: if it has edges, it is a sedge.

detobjpunctmarknsubjparataxisobjpunctnsubjcopdetoblpunctrootFeelVERBtheDETstemNOUN:PUNCTifSCONJitPRONhasVERBedgesNOUN,PUNCTitPRONisAUXaDETsedgeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FeelfeelVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 stemdet
3stemstemNOUNNumber=Sing1 Feelobj
4::PUNCT_7 haspunct
5ififSCONJ_7 hasmark
6ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 hasnsubj
7hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Feelparataxis
8edgesedgeNOUNNumber=Plur7 hasobj
9,,PUNCT_13 sedgepunct
10ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs13 sedgensubj
11isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 sedgecop
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 sedgedet
13sedgesedgeNOUNNumber=Sing7 hasobl
14..PUNCT_1 Feelpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1feelimperativeyou not said herethe stemvn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stem=Theme
2have a condition, not said to happenpresentstemedgesvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent edge=Patient
3is apresentstema sedgetree rules

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