subsidence

Who acts: Subsidence, ground, Old coal mines, Dry summers, surveyor, Pumping · What happens: be, sink, crack, mean, feel, die down · To what, where: buildings, thing, big cracks, wall, road, subsidence

«subsidence» 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: subsidence in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Subsidence is when the ground slowly sinks lower, which can crack buildings, roads and walls.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 when	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 when	cop
3	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ground	det
5	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sinks	nsubj
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	7 sinks	advmod
7	sinks	sink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 when	advcl:relcl
8	lower	low	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	7 sinks	xcomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 crack	punct
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 crack	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 crack	aux
12	crack	crack	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 sinks	conj
13	buildings	building	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 crack	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 roads	punct
15	roads	road	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 buildings	conj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 walls	cc
17	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 buildings	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 when	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Subsidence		when property	tree rules
2	sink	present	the ground		low, slowly property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	crack	can		buildings and roads and walls		vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location building=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

Subsidence can also mean a thing such as a flood, storm or feeling dying down.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 thing	det
6	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obj
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 flood	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 flood	det
10	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 thing	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 storm	punct
12	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 flood	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 feeling	cc
14	feeling	feel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 flood	conj
15	dying	die	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 feeling	ccomp
16	down	down	ADP	_	15 dying	compound:prt
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Subsidence	a thing	such a flood and storm	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic
2	feel	gerund	Subsidence not said here			vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	die down	gerund	Subsidence not said here			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 1

Subsidence caused big cracks in the wall of the old house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caused	nsubj
2	caused	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cracks	amod
4	cracks	crack	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 caused	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 wall	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caused	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 house	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 house	det
10	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 house	amod
11	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wall	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	past	Subsidence	big cracks		the wall of the old house			vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition crack=Patient

Example 2

The road was closed because of subsidence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 road	det
2	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 closed	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 closed	aux:pass
4	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	7 subsidence	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 because	fixed
7	subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 closed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 closed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	past · passive		the road				because subsidence	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 3

Old coal mines can cause subsidence above them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mines	amod
2	coal	coal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mines	compound
3	mines	mine	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cause	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 cause	aux
5	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cause	obj
7	above	above	ADP	_	8 them	case
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 subsidence	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	can	Old coal mines	subsidence				above them = they	vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subsidence=Patient

Example 4

Dry summers can shrink clay soil and lead to subsidence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 summers	amod
2	summers	summer	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shrink	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 shrink	aux
4	shrink	shrink	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 soil	compound
6	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shrink	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 lead	cc
8	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 soil	conj
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 subsidence	case
10	subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shrink	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shrink	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shrink	can	Dry summers	clay soil and lead				to subsidence result	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent soil=Patient to subsidence=Result

Example 5

The surveyor checked the house for subsidence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 surveyor	det
2	surveyor	surveyor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 checked	nsubj
3	checked	check	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 house	det
5	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 checked	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 subsidence	case
7	subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 house	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 checked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	past	the surveyor	the house				for subsidence	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent house=Theme for subsidence=Attribute

Example 6

Pumping out too much groundwater can cause subsidence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pumping	pump	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 cause	csubj
2	out	out	ADP	_	1 Pumping	compound:prt
3	too	too	ADV	_	4 much	advmod
4	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 groundwater	amod
5	groundwater	groundwater	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pumping	obj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 cause	aux
7	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cause	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pump out	gerund		much groundwater					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent groundwater=Theme
2	cause	can	Pumping	subsidence					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subsidence=Patient

Example 7

After the subsidence of the floodwater, people went home.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 subsidence	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 subsidence	det
3	subsidence	subsidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 went	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 floodwater	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 floodwater	det
6	floodwater	floodwater	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 subsidence	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 subsidence	punct
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 went	nsubj
9	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	home	home	ADV	_	9 went	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	people				after the subsidence of the floodwater	home property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	subside		the floodwater						nom subsidence «event intransitive»: of=agent

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