silicon Who acts: Silicon, that, Sand, Silicon Valley, Solar panels, symbol · What happens: be, use, make, contain, turn, melt · To what, where: chemical element, main part, Silicon, computer chips, lot, sunlight
«silicon» 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: silicon in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Silicon is a chemical element (symbol Si), a grey shiny solid that is the main part of sand and many rocks.
The tree, 21 words nsubj cop det amod punct appos appos punct punct det amod amod parataxis nsubj cop det amod parataxis case nmod cc amod conj punct root Silicon NOUN is AUX a DET chemical ADJ element NOUN ( PUNCT symbol NOUN Si PROPN ) PUNCT , PUNCT a DET grey ADJ shiny ADJ solid NOUN that PRON is AUX the DET main ADJ part NOUN of ADP sand NOUN and CCONJ many ADJ rocks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 5 element nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 element cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 element det 4 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 element amod 5 element element NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 symbol punct 7 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 5 element appos 8 Si Si PROPN Number=Sing 7 symbol appos 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 symbol punct 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 solid punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 solid det 12 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 14 solid amod 13 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 14 solid amod 14 solid solid NOUN Number=Sing 5 element parataxis 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 19 part nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 part cop 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 part det 18 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 19 part amod 19 part part NOUN Number=Sing 14 solid parataxis 20 of of ADP _ 21 sand case 21 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 19 part nmod 22 and and CCONJ _ 24 rocks cc 23 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 24 rocks amod 24 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 19 part conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 element punct
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1 is a present Silicon a chemical element tree rules 2 is a present that the main part and many rocks of sand tree rules
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 Silicon is used to make computer chips and solar panels.
nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl compound obj cc amod conj punct root Silicon NOUN is AUX used VERB to PART make VERB computer NOUN chips NOUN and CCONJ solar ADJ panels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 used aux:pass 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 used advcl 6 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 7 chips compound 7 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 5 make obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 panels cc 9 solar solar ADJ Degree=Pos 10 panels amod 10 panels panel NOUN Number=Plur 7 chips conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use present · passive Silicon vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 make to-infinitive computer chips and solar panels vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset chip=Product
Example 1 Computer chips are made of silicon.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root Computer NOUN chips NOUN are AUX made VERB of ADP silicon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 2 chips compound 2 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 4 made nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur 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 silicon case 6 silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make present · passive Computer chips of silicon vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 2 Sand contains a lot of silicon.
nsubj det obj case nmod punct root Sand NOUN contains VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP silicon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 2 contains nsubj 2 contains contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 lot det 4 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 2 contains obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 silicon case 6 silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 4 lot nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 contains punct
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1 contain present Sand a lot of silicon vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme
Example 3 Silicon Valley is home to big tech companies.
compound nsubj cop case amod compound obl punct root Silicon PROPN Valley PROPN is AUX home ADV to ADP big ADJ tech NOUN companies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Silicon Silicon PROPN Number=Sing 2 Valley compound 2 Valley Valley PROPN Number=Sing 4 home nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 home cop 4 home home ADV _ root root 5 to to ADP _ 8 companies case 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 companies amod 7 tech tech NOUN Number=Sing 8 companies compound 8 companies company NOUN Number=Plur 4 home obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 home punct
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1 is present Silicon Valley to big tech companies; home property tree rules
Example 4 Solar panels use silicon to turn sunlight into electricity.
amod nsubj obj mark advcl obj case obl punct root Solar ADJ panels NOUN use VERB silicon NOUN to PART turn VERB sunlight NOUN into ADP electricity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Solar solar ADJ Degree=Pos 2 panels amod 2 panels panel NOUN Number=Plur 3 use nsubj 3 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 3 use obj 5 to to PART _ 6 turn mark 6 turn turn VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 use advcl 7 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 6 turn obj 8 into into ADP _ 9 electricity case 9 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 6 turn obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 use present Solar panels silicon vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silicon=Patient 2 turn to-infinitive Solar panels not said here sunlight electricity vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent sunlight=Theme into electricity=Trajectory
Example 5 Silicon's symbol is Si.
nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct root Silicon NOUN 's PART symbol NOUN is AUX Si PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 3 symbol nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Silicon case 3 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 5 Si nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 Si cop 5 Si Si PROPN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 Si punct
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1 is a present Silicon's symbol Si tree rules
Example 6 Glass is made by melting sand rich in silicon.
nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl obj xcomp case obl punct root Glass NOUN is AUX made VERB by SCONJ melting VERB sand NOUN rich ADJ in ADP silicon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Glass glass 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 by by SCONJ _ 5 melting mark 5 melting melt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 made advcl 6 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 5 melting obj 7 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 5 melting xcomp 8 in in ADP _ 9 silicon case 9 silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 7 rich obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make present · passive Glass vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 2 melt gerund sand rich property vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient sand=Result
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