sediment Who acts: water, Sediment, that, river, Layers, you · What happens: be, carry, settle, sink, carry down, turn · To what, where: Sediment sand, other bits, bottom, layer, bits, sediment
«sediment» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: sediment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sediment is sand, mud, stones and other bits that are carried by water, wind or ice and then settle in a layer, for example at the bottom of a river, lake or sea.
The tree, 33 words compound cop punct conj punct conj cc amod conj nsubj:pass aux:pass acl case obl punct conj cc conj cc advmod conj case det obl punct case obl case det obl case det nmod punct conj cc conj punct root Sediment NOUN is AUX sand NOUN , PUNCT mud NOUN , PUNCT stones NOUN and CCONJ other ADJ bits NOUN that PRON are AUX carried VERB by ADP water NOUN , PUNCT wind NOUN or CCONJ ice NOUN and CCONJ then ADV settle VERB in ADP a DET layer NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN at ADP the DET bottom NOUN of ADP a DET river NOUN , PUNCT lake NOUN or CCONJ sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 3 sand compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sand cop 3 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 mud punct 5 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 3 sand conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 stones punct 7 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 3 sand conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 bits cc 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 10 bits amod 10 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 7 stones conj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 carried nsubj:pass 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 carried aux:pass 13 carried carry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 bits acl 14 by by ADP _ 15 water case 15 water water NOUN Number=Sing 13 carried obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 wind punct 17 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 15 water conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 ice cc 19 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 15 water conj 20 and and CCONJ _ 22 settle cc 21 then then ADV PronType=Dem 22 settle advmod 22 settle settle VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 carried conj 23 in in ADP _ 25 layer case 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 layer det 25 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing 22 settle obl 26 , , PUNCT _ 28 example punct 27 for for ADP _ 28 example case 28 example example NOUN Number=Sing 13 carried obl 29 at at ADP _ 31 bottom case 30 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 31 bottom det 31 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 13 carried obl 32 of of ADP _ 34 river case 33 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 34 river det 34 river river NOUN Number=Sing 31 bottom nmod 35 , , PUNCT _ 36 lake punct 36 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 34 river conj 37 or or CCONJ _ 38 sea cc 38 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 34 river conj 39 . . PUNCT _ 3 sand punct
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1 is a present Sediment sand and mud and stones and other bits tree rules 2 carry present · passive water and wind or ice other bits the bottom of a river and lake or sea for example vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme 3 settle infinitive water and wind or ice not said here a layer then vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in layer=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.
Meaning 2 Sediment is also the bits that sink to the bottom of a liquid, like in a glass of juice or a bottle of medicine.
The tree, 24 words nsubj cop advmod det nsubj parataxis case det obl case det nmod punct case case det conj case nmod cc det conj case nmod punct root Sediment NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET bits NOUN that PRON sink VERB to ADP the DET bottom NOUN of ADP a DET liquid NOUN , PUNCT like ADP in ADP a DET glass NOUN of ADP juice NOUN or CCONJ a DET bottle NOUN of ADP medicine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 5 bits nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bits cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 bits advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bits det 5 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 sink nsubj 7 sink sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bits parataxis 8 to to ADP _ 10 bottom case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bottom det 10 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 7 sink obl 11 of of ADP _ 13 liquid case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 liquid det 13 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 10 bottom nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 glass punct 15 like like ADP _ 18 glass case 16 in in ADP _ 18 glass case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 glass det 18 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 7 sink conj 19 of of ADP _ 20 juice case 20 juice juice NOUN Number=Sing 18 glass nmod 21 or or CCONJ _ 23 bottle cc 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 bottle det 23 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 20 juice conj 24 of of ADP _ 25 medicine case 25 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 23 bottle nmod 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 bits punct
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1 is a present Sediment the bits tree rules 2 sink present that to the bottom of a liquid vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The river carried sediment down to the sea.
det nsubj obj advmod case det obl punct root The DET river NOUN carried VERB sediment NOUN down ADV to ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obj 5 down down ADV _ 3 carried advmod 6 to to ADP _ 8 sea case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sea det 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry down past the river sediment the sea down property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sediment=Theme to sea=Destination
Example 2 Layers of sediment slowly turned into rock.
nsubj case nmod advmod case obl punct root Layers NOUN of ADP sediment NOUN slowly ADV turned VERB into ADP rock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Layers layer NOUN Number=Plur 5 turned nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 sediment case 3 sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 1 Layers nmod 4 slowly slowly ADV _ 5 turned advmod 5 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 into into ADP _ 7 rock case 7 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 5 turned obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 turned punct
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1 turn past Layers of sediment rock slowly property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into rock=Trajectory
Example 3 Fossils are found in sedimentary rock.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root Fossils NOUN are AUX found VERB in ADP sedimentary ADJ rock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fossils fossil NOUN Number=Plur 3 found nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 found aux:pass 3 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 rock case 5 sedimentary sedimentary ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rock amod 6 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find present · passive Fossils sedimentary rock vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
Example 4 Leave the muddy water to stand and the sediment will sink.
det amod obj mark advcl cc det nsubj aux conj punct root Leave VERB the DET muddy ADJ water NOUN to PART stand VERB and CCONJ the DET sediment NOUN will AUX sink VERB . 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 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 water det 3 muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 water amod 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obj 5 to to PART _ 6 stand mark 6 stand stand VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Leave advcl 7 and and CCONJ _ 11 sink cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sediment det 9 sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 11 sink nsubj 10 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 sink aux 11 sink sink VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 stand conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Leave punct
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1 leave imperative you not said here the muddy water vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme 2 stand to-infinitive you not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 sink future the sediment vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 There was a brown sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
expl det amod nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root There PRON was VERB a DET brown ADJ sediment NOUN at ADP the DET bottom NOUN of ADP the DET bottle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sediment det 4 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sediment amod 5 sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 at at ADP _ 8 bottom case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bottom det 8 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 2 was obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 bottle case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 bottle det 11 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 8 bottom nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a brown sediment the bottom of the bottle; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bottom=Location
Example 6 The delta is made of sediment dropped by the river.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl acl case det obl punct root The DET delta NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP sediment NOUN dropped VERB by ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 delta det 2 delta delta NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 sediment case 6 sediment sediment NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obl 7 dropped drop VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 sediment acl 8 by by ADP _ 10 river case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 river det 10 river river NOUN Number=Sing 7 dropped obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make present · passive the delta of sediment vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 2 drop participle sediment not said here by the river vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by river=Trajectory
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