sperm Who acts: sperm, male cells, baby, sperm cell, tail, Half · What happens: be, make, join, start, grow, carry · To what, where: tiny male cell, male cells, plants, long tail, tail, sperm
«sperm» 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: sperm in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sperm is a tiny male cell made by male animals and men; when a sperm joins with an egg cell from a female, a new baby animal or baby human can start to grow.
The tree, 35 words det nsubj cop det amod compound acl case amod obl cc conj punct mark det nsubj advcl case det compound obl case det nmod punct det amod compound appos cc compound conj aux parataxis mark xcomp punct root A DET sperm NOUN is AUX a DET tiny ADJ male NOUN cell NOUN made VERB by ADP male ADJ animals NOUN and CCONJ men NOUN ; PUNCT when SCONJ a DET sperm NOUN joins VERB with ADP an DET egg NOUN cell NOUN from ADP a DET female NOUN , PUNCT a DET new ADJ baby NOUN animal NOUN or CCONJ baby NOUN human NOUN can AUX start VERB to PART grow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sperm det 2 sperm sperm NOUN Number=Sing 7 cell nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 cell cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 cell det 5 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 cell amod 6 male male NOUN Number=Sing 7 cell compound 7 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 cell acl 9 by by ADP _ 11 animals case 10 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 11 animals amod 11 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 made obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 men cc 13 men man NOUN Number=Plur 11 animals conj 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 joins punct 15 when when SCONJ _ 18 joins mark 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 sperm det 17 sperm sperm NOUN Number=Sing 18 joins nsubj 18 joins join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 35 start advcl 19 with with ADP _ 22 cell case 20 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 cell det 21 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 22 cell compound 22 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing 18 joins obl 23 from from ADP _ 25 female case 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 female det 25 female female NOUN Number=Sing 22 cell nmod 26 , , PUNCT _ 30 animal punct 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 animal det 28 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 30 animal amod 29 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 30 animal compound 30 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 22 cell appos 31 or or CCONJ _ 33 human cc 32 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 33 human compound 33 human human NOUN Number=Sing 30 animal conj 34 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 35 start aux 35 start start VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 cell parataxis 36 to to PART _ 37 grow mark 37 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 35 start xcomp 38 . . PUNCT _ 7 cell punct
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1 is a present a sperm a tiny male cell tree rules 2 make participle a tiny male cell not said here by male animals and men vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 join present a sperm with a egg cell from a female vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with cell=Co-Patient 4 start can vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 5 grow to-infinitive vn appear-48.1.1 «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.
Meaning 2 In plants, the male cells that join with egg cells are carried in pollen.
The tree, 14 words case obl punct det amod nsubj:pass nsubj acl:relcl case compound obl aux:pass case obl punct root In ADP plants NOUN , PUNCT the DET male ADJ cells NOUN that PRON join VERB with ADP egg NOUN cells NOUN are AUX carried VERB in ADP pollen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 plants case 2 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 13 carried obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 plants punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cells det 5 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cells amod 6 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 13 carried nsubj:pass 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 join nsubj 8 join join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cells acl:relcl 9 with with ADP _ 11 cells case 10 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 11 cells compound 11 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 8 join obl 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 root root 14 in in ADP _ 15 pollen case 15 pollen pollen NOUN Number=Sing 13 carried obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 13 carried punct
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1 join present the male cells with egg cells vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with cell=Co-Patient 2 carry present · passive the male cells plants in pollen vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in plant=Location
Example 1 A baby starts when a sperm and an egg join.
det nsubj advmod det nsubj cc det compound conj punct root A DET baby NOUN starts VERB when ADV a DET sperm NOUN and CCONJ an DET egg NOUN join NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 starts nsubj 3 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 3 starts advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sperm det 6 sperm sperm NOUN Number=Sing 4 when nsubj 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 join cc 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 join det 9 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 10 join compound 10 join join NOUN Number=Sing 6 sperm conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 starts punct
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1 start present a baby vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 A sperm cell has a long tail to help it swim.
det compound nsubj det amod obj mark acl obj xcomp punct root A DET sperm NOUN cell NOUN has VERB a DET long ADJ tail NOUN to PART help VERB it PRON swim VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 cell det 2 sperm sperm NOUN Number=Sing 3 cell compound 3 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tail det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tail amod 7 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 to to PART _ 9 help mark 9 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 tail acl 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 help obj 11 swim swim VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 help xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a sperm cell a long tail vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient 2 help to-infinitive a sperm cell not said here tail vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 swim infinitive tail not said here vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Half of your DNA came from the sperm and half from the egg.
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod case det obl cc conj case det nmod punct root Half NOUN of ADP your PRON DNA NOUN came VERB from ADP the DET sperm NOUN and CCONJ half NOUN from ADP the DET egg NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 5 came nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 4 DNA case 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 DNA nmod:poss 4 DNA DNA NOUN Number=Sing 1 Half nmod 5 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 from from ADP _ 8 sperm case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sperm det 8 sperm sperm NOUN Number=Sing 5 came obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 half cc 10 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 8 sperm conj 11 from from ADP _ 13 egg case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 egg det 13 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 10 half nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 came punct
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1 come past Half of your DNA the sperm and half from the egg vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from sperm=Initial_Location
Example 4 Frogs release eggs and sperm into the pond.
nsubj obj cc conj case det obl punct root Frogs NOUN release VERB eggs NOUN and CCONJ sperm NOUN into ADP the DET pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 2 release nsubj 2 release release VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 release obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 sperm cc 5 sperm sperm NOUN Number=Sing 3 eggs conj 6 into into ADP _ 8 pond case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pond det 8 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 2 release obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 release punct
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1 release present Frogs eggs and sperm the pond vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Causer egg=Source
Example 5 Sperm are much too small to see without a microscope.
nsubj cop advmod advmod mark advcl case det obl punct root Sperm NOUN are AUX much ADV too ADV small ADJ to PART see VERB without ADP a DET microscope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sperm sperm NOUN Number=Sing 5 small nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 small cop 3 much much ADV _ 5 small advmod 4 too too ADV _ 5 small advmod 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 to to PART _ 7 see mark 7 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 small advcl 8 without without ADP _ 10 microscope case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 microscope det 10 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 7 see obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 small punct
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1 is present Sperm small property tree rules 2 see to-infinitive Sperm not said here without a microscope vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale.
det compound nsubj cop det amod amod punct root The DET sperm NOUN whale NOUN is AUX the DET largest ADJ toothed ADJ whale NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 whale det 2 sperm sperm NOUN Number=Sing 3 whale compound 3 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 8 whale nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 whale cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 whale det 6 largest large ADJ Degree=Sup 8 whale amod 7 toothed toothed ADJ Degree=Pos 8 whale amod 8 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 whale punct
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1 is a present the sperm whale the largest toothed whale tree rules
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