sepal
Who acts: sepal, flower, sepals, you, rose, bud · What happens: be, protect, open, label, have, fold back · To what, where: one, bud, flower bud, petals, diagram, five green sepals
«sepal» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: sepal in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
A sepal is one of the small, usually green, leaf-like parts under the petals of a flower that protect the bud before it opens.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 sepal | det |
| 2 | sepal | sepal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 one | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 one | cop |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 parts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 parts | det |
| 7 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 parts | amod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 green | punct |
| 9 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 10 green | advmod |
| 10 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 small | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 small | punct |
| 12 | leaf | leaf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 like | compound |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 leaf | punct |
| 14 | like | like | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 parts | amod |
| 15 | parts | part | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 one | nmod |
| 16 | under | under | ADP | _ | 18 petals | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 petals | det |
| 18 | petals | petal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 parts | nmod |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 flower | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 flower | det |
| 21 | flower | flower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 petals | nmod |
| 22 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 23 protect | nsubj |
| 23 | protect | protect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 flower | acl:relcl |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 bud | det |
| 25 | bud | bud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 protect | obj |
| 26 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 28 opens | mark |
| 27 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 28 opens | nsubj |
| 28 | opens | open | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 23 protect | advcl |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 one | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a sepal | one | of the small like parts under the petals of a flower | tree rules | |||
| 2 | protect | present | a flower | the bud | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bud=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | open | present | sepal | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Example 1
The sepals protect the flower bud.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sepals | det |
| 2 | sepals | sepal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 protect | nsubj |
| 3 | protect | protect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bud | det |
| 5 | flower | flower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bud | compound |
| 6 | bud | bud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 protect | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 protect | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | protect | present | the sepals | the flower bud | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bud=Beneficiary |
Example 2
Label the petals and sepals on the diagram.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Label | label | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 petals | det |
| 3 | petals | petal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Label | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 sepals | cc |
| 5 | sepals | sepal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 petals | conj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 diagram | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 diagram | det |
| 8 | diagram | diagram | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Label | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Label | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | label | imperative | you not said here | the petals and sepals | the diagram | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent petal=Destination |
Example 3
A rose has five green sepals.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 rose | det |
| 2 | rose | rose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 sepals | nummod |
| 5 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 sepals | amod |
| 6 | sepals | sepal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | a rose | five green sepals | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sepal=Patient |
Example 4
When the bud opens, the sepals fold back.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When | when | SCONJ | _ | 4 opens | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bud | det |
| 3 | bud | bud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 opens | nsubj |
| 4 | opens | open | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 fold | advcl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 opens | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sepals | det |
| 7 | sepals | sepal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 fold | nsubj |
| 8 | fold | fold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 fold | advmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 fold | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | open | present | the bud | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | fold back | present | the sepals | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Example 5
Count the sepals: there are 5.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Count | count | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sepals | det |
| 3 | sepals | sepal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Count | obj |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 are | punct |
| 5 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 6 are | expl |
| 6 | are | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Count | parataxis |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 are | nsubj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Count | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | count | imperative | you not said here | the sepals | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sepal=Theme | ||||
| 2 | be | present | 5 | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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