subduction Who acts: Subduction, subduction zone, this, one plate, Japan, Volcanoes · What happens: be, sink, happen, have, make, form · To what, where: hot mantle, place, another, many earthquakes, Mariana Trench, subduction zones
«subduction» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: subduction in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Subduction is when one of the Earth's tectonic plates slides down underneath another plate and sinks into the hot mantle.
The tree, 21 words nsubj:outer cop mark nsubj case det nmod:poss case compound nmod advmod advmod det obj cc conj case det amod obl punct root Subduction NOUN is AUX when SCONJ one NUM of ADP the DET Earth PROPN 's PART tectonic NOUN plates NOUN slides VERB down ADV underneath ADV another DET plate NOUN and CCONJ sinks VERB into ADP the DET hot ADJ mantle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 11 slides nsubj:outer 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 slides cop 3 when when SCONJ _ 11 slides mark 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 slides nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 10 plates case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Earth det 7 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 10 plates nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 Earth case 9 tectonic tectonic NOUN Number=Sing 10 plates compound 10 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 11 slides slide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 down down ADV _ 11 slides advmod 13 underneath underneath ADV _ 11 slides advmod 14 another another DET PronType=Ind 15 plate det 15 plate plate NOUN Number=Sing 11 slides obj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 sinks cc 17 sinks sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 slides conj 18 into into ADP _ 21 mantle case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 mantle det 20 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 21 mantle amod 21 mantle mantle NOUN Number=Sing 17 sinks obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 11 slides punct
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1 is present Subduction down, slide, underneath property tree rules 2 sink present Subduction not said here the hot mantle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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 subduction zone is the place where this happens.
det compound nsubj cop det advmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET subduction NOUN zone NOUN is AUX the DET place NOUN where ADV this PRON happens VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 zone det 2 subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 3 zone compound 3 zone zone NOUN Number=Sing 6 place nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 place cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 place det 6 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 9 happens advmod 8 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 happens nsubj 9 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 place acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 place punct
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1 is a present a subduction zone the place tree rules 2 happen present this vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Subduction happens when one plate sinks under another.
nsubj mark nummod nsubj advcl case obl punct root Subduction NOUN happens VERB when SCONJ one NUM plate NOUN sinks VERB under ADP another DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 2 happens nsubj 2 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 6 sinks mark 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 plate nummod 5 plate plate NOUN Number=Sing 6 sinks nsubj 6 sinks sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 happens advcl 7 under under ADP _ 8 another case 8 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 sinks obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 happens punct
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1 happen present Subduction vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 sink present one plate another vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Japan has many earthquakes because of subduction.
nsubj amod obj case fixed obl punct root Japan PROPN has VERB many ADJ earthquakes NOUN because ADP of ADP subduction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 earthquakes amod 4 earthquakes earthquake NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 7 subduction case 6 of of ADP _ 5 because fixed 7 subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Japan many earthquakes because subduction vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earthquake=Patient
Example 3 The Mariana Trench was made by subduction.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET Mariana PROPN Trench PROPN was AUX made VERB by ADP subduction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Trench det 2 Mariana Mariana PROPN Number=Sing 3 Trench compound 3 Trench Trench PROPN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 by by ADP _ 7 subduction case 7 subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make past · passive subduction the Mariana Trench vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product
Example 4 Volcanoes often form above subduction zones.
nsubj advmod case compound obl punct root Volcanoes NOUN often ADV form VERB above ADP subduction NOUN zones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Volcanoes volcano NOUN Number=Plur 3 form nsubj 2 often often ADV _ 3 form advmod 3 form form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 above above ADP _ 6 zones case 5 subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 6 zones compound 6 zones zone NOUN Number=Plur 3 form obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 form punct
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1 form present Volcanoes subduction zones often property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above zone=Location
Example 5 The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake in a subduction zone.
The tree, 14 words det compound amod compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case det compound nmod punct root The DET 2004 NUM Indian ADJ Ocean PROPN tsunami NOUN was AUX caused VERB by ADP an DET earthquake NOUN in ADP a DET subduction NOUN zone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 tsunami det 2 2004 2004 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 tsunami compound 3 Indian Indian ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tsunami amod 4 Ocean Ocean PROPN Number=Sing 5 tsunami compound 5 tsunami tsunami NOUN Number=Sing 7 caused nsubj:pass 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 caused aux:pass 7 caused cause VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 by by ADP _ 10 earthquake case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 earthquake det 10 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 7 caused obl 11 in in ADP _ 14 zone case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 zone det 13 subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 14 zone compound 14 zone zone NOUN Number=Sing 10 earthquake nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 caused punct
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1 cause past · passive a earthquake in a subduction zone the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient
Example 6 Ocean plates are heavier, so they sink in subduction.
compound nsubj cop punct advmod nsubj parataxis case obl punct root Ocean PROPN plates NOUN are AUX heavier ADJ , PUNCT so ADV they PRON sink VERB in ADP subduction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ocean Ocean PROPN Number=Sing 2 plates compound 2 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 4 heavier nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 heavier cop 4 heavier heavy ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 sink punct 6 so so ADV _ 8 sink advmod 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 sink nsubj 8 sink sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 heavier parataxis 9 in in ADP _ 10 subduction case 10 subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 8 sink obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 heavier punct
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1 is present Ocean plates heavy property tree rules 2 sink present plates = plate subduction vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 Draw a diagram of a subduction zone with arrows.
det obj case det compound nmod case nmod punct root Draw VERB a DET diagram NOUN of ADP a DET subduction NOUN zone NOUN with ADP arrows NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Draw draw VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 diagram det 3 diagram diagram NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obj 4 of of ADP _ 7 zone case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 zone det 6 subduction subduction NOUN Number=Sing 7 zone compound 7 zone zone NOUN Number=Sing 3 diagram nmod 8 with with ADP _ 9 arrows case 9 arrows arrow NOUN Number=Plur 7 zone nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Draw punct
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1 draw imperative you not said here a diagram of a subduction zone with arrows vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diagram=Theme
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