silicate

Who acts: Most, Quartz, glues, Mica, silicate · What happens: make, be, find, cover, contain, split · To what, where: compound, mineral, material, such compounds, silicates, silicate mineral

«silicate» 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: silicate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

A mineral or compound made of silicon and oxygen, often with metals; most rocks, sand and clay are made of silicates.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 mineral	det
2	mineral	mineral	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 made	nsubj:pass
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 compound	cc
4	compound	compound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mineral	conj
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 compound	acl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 silicon	case
7	silicon	silicon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 oxygen	cc
9	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 silicon	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 metals	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	13 metals	advmod
12	with	with	ADP	_	13 metals	case
13	metals	metal	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obl
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 rocks	punct
15	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	16 rocks	amod
16	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 made	nsubj:pass
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 sand	punct
18	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 rocks	conj
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 clay	cc
20	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sand	conj
21	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 made	aux:pass
22	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
23	of	of	ADP	_	24 silicates	case
24	silicates	silicate	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 made	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	22 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		compound not said here				of silicon and oxygen; with metals	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	make	present · passive		a mineral or compound				of silicates	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

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 material made from such compounds, as in some glass, cement and paint.

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	2 material	det
2	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 material	acl
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 compounds	case
5	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 compounds	amod
6	compounds	compound	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 glass	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	11 glass	case
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 glass	case
10	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	11 glass	det
11	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 cement	punct
13	cement	cement	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 glass	appos
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 paint	cc
15	paint	paint	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cement	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 material	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a material not said here		such compounds		as some glass	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from compound=Material

Example 1

Most of the rocks in the Earth's crust are silicates.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	11 silicates	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 rocks	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 rocks	det
4	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Most	nmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 crust	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Earth	det
7	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 crust	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 Earth	case
9	crust	crust	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rocks	nmod
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 silicates	cop
11	silicates	silicate	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 silicates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Most of the rocks in the Earth's crust	silicates					tree rules

Example 2

Quartz is a silicate mineral found in sand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Quartz	quartz	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mineral	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 mineral	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mineral	det
4	silicate	silicate	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mineral	compound
5	mineral	mineral	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 mineral	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 sand	case
8	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 found	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mineral	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Quartz	a silicate mineral					tree rules
2	find	participle		a silicate mineral not said here		sand			vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Clay is made of tiny silicate grains.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux:pass
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 grains	case
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 grains	amod
6	silicate	silicate	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 grains	compound
7	grains	grain	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		Clay				of tiny silicate grains	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 4

The Moon's surface is covered in grey silicate dust.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Moon	det
2	Moon	Moon	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 surface	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 Moon	case
4	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 covered	nsubj:pass
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 covered	aux:pass
6	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 dust	case
8	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 dust	amod
9	silicate	silicate	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 dust	compound
10	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 covered	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 covered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	present · passive		the Moon's surface				in grey silicate dust	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in dust=Theme

Example 5

Some glues and paints contain silicates.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 glues	det
2	glues	glue	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 contain	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 paints	cc
4	paints	paint	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 glues	conj
5	contain	contain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	silicates	silicate	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 contain	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 contain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contain	present	some glues and paints	silicates					vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot silicate=Theme

Example 6

Mica is a silicate that splits into thin shiny sheets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mica	mica	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 silicate	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 silicate	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 silicate	det
4	silicate	silicate	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 splits	nsubj
6	splits	split	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 silicate	acl:relcl
7	into	into	ADP	_	10 sheets	case
8	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sheets	amod
9	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sheets	amod
10	sheets	sheet	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 splits	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 silicate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mica	a silicate					tree rules
2	split	present	a silicate					into thin shiny sheets result	vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into sheet=Result

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