stratum Who acts: stratum, soil, Grand Canyon, lowest stratum, thin stratum, formal book · What happens: be, lie, find, show, come, form · To what, where: one layer, top, layer, level, different colour, fossil
«stratum» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: stratum in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
A stratum is one layer of rock or soil lying on top of another.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop nummod case nmod cc conj acl case obl case nmod punct root A DET stratum NOUN is AUX one NUM layer NOUN of ADP rock NOUN or CCONJ soil NOUN lying VERB on ADP top NOUN of ADP another DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stratum det 2 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 5 layer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 layer cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 layer nummod 5 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 rock case 7 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 5 layer nmod 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 soil cc 9 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 7 rock conj 10 lying lie VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 soil acl 11 on on ADP _ 12 top case 12 top top NOUN Number=Sing 10 lying obl 13 of of ADP _ 14 another case 14 another another DET PronType=Ind 12 top nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 layer punct
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1 is a present a stratum one layer of rock or soil tree rules 2 lie gerund soil not said here top of another vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on top=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 A stratum is a layer of anything, such as the air or the sea.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det case nmod punct case fixed det conj cc det conj punct root A DET stratum NOUN is AUX a DET layer NOUN of ADP anything PRON , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP the DET air NOUN or CCONJ the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stratum det 2 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 5 layer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 layer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 layer det 5 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 anything case 7 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 layer nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 air punct 9 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 12 air case 10 as as ADP _ 9 such fixed 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 air det 12 air air NOUN Number=Sing 5 layer conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 sea cc 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 sea det 15 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 12 air conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 layer punct
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1 is a present a stratum a layer and the air or the sea of anything tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A stratum is a level or class of people in a society.
det nsubj cop det cc conj case nmod case det nmod punct root A DET stratum NOUN is AUX a DET level NOUN or CCONJ class NOUN of ADP people NOUN in ADP a DET society NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stratum det 2 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 5 level nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 level cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 level det 5 level level NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 class cc 7 class class NOUN Number=Sing 5 level conj 8 of of ADP _ 9 people case 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 class nmod 10 in in ADP _ 12 society case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 society det 12 society society NOUN Number=Sing 9 people nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 level punct
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1 is a present a stratum a level or class of people in a society tree rules
Example 1 Each stratum of rock in the cliff was a different colour.
det nsubj case nmod case det nmod cop det amod punct root Each DET stratum NOUN of ADP rock NOUN in ADP the DET cliff NOUN was AUX a DET different ADJ colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 stratum det 2 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 11 colour nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 rock case 4 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 2 stratum nmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 cliff case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cliff det 7 cliff cliff NOUN Number=Sing 2 stratum nmod 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 colour cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 colour det 10 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 11 colour amod 11 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 colour punct
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1 is a past each stratum of rock in the cliff a different colour tree rules
Example 2 The fossil was found in a stratum of limestone.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case nmod punct root The DET fossil NOUN was AUX found VERB in ADP a DET stratum NOUN of ADP limestone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fossil det 2 fossil fossil NOUN Number=Sing 4 found nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 found aux:pass 4 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 stratum case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 stratum det 7 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 4 found obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 limestone case 9 limestone limestone NOUN Number=Sing 7 stratum nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 found punct
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1 find past · passive the fossil a stratum of limestone vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
Example 3 The Grand Canyon shows hundreds of strata.
det compound nsubj obj case nmod punct root The DET Grand PROPN Canyon PROPN shows VERB hundreds NOUN of ADP strata NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Canyon det 2 Grand Grand PROPN _ 3 Canyon compound 3 Canyon Canyon PROPN Number=Sing 4 shows nsubj 4 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 4 shows obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 strata case 7 strata strata NOUN Number=Sing 5 hundreds nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 shows punct
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1 show present the Grand Canyon hundreds of strata vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent hundred=Recipient
Example 4 The lowest stratum of rock is usually the oldest.
det amod nsubj case nmod cop advmod det punct root The DET lowest ADJ stratum NOUN of ADP rock NOUN is AUX usually ADV the DET oldest ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 stratum det 2 lowest low ADJ Degree=Sup 3 stratum amod 3 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 9 oldest nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 rock case 5 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 3 stratum nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 oldest cop 7 usually usually ADV _ 9 oldest advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 oldest det 9 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 oldest punct
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1 is present the lowest stratum of rock old, usually property tree rules
Example 5 A thin stratum of ash came from an ancient volcano.
det amod nsubj case nmod case det amod obl punct root A DET thin ADJ stratum NOUN of ADP ash NOUN came VERB from ADP an DET ancient ADJ volcano NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 stratum det 2 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stratum amod 3 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 6 came nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 ash case 5 ash ash NOUN Number=Sing 3 stratum nmod 6 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 from from ADP _ 10 volcano case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 volcano det 9 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 10 volcano amod 10 volcano volcano NOUN Number=Sing 6 came obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 came punct
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1 come past a thin stratum of ash a ancient volcano vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from volcano=Initial_Location
Example 6 (formal) The book is about people from every stratum of society.
punct amod punct det nsubj cop case case det nmod case nmod punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET book NOUN is AUX about ADP people NOUN from ADP every DET stratum NOUN of ADP society NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 book amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 book det 5 book book NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 people cop 7 about about ADP _ 8 people case 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 from from ADP _ 11 stratum case 10 every every DET PronType=Tot 11 stratum det 11 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 12 of of ADP _ 13 society case 13 society society NOUN Number=Sing 11 stratum nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 people punct
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1 is present the formal book every stratum of society about people tree rules
Example 7 Clouds can form in a stratum of cold air.
nsubj aux case det obl case amod nmod punct root Clouds NOUN can AUX form VERB in ADP a DET stratum NOUN of ADP cold ADJ air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 3 form nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 form aux 3 form form VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 stratum case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stratum det 6 stratum stratum NOUN Number=Sing 3 form obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 air case 8 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 9 air amod 9 air air NOUN Number=Sing 6 stratum nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 form punct
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1 form can Clouds a stratum of cold air vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in stratum=Location
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