sulphur Who acts: Sulphur, solid, symbol, many, Sulphur yellow, Gunpowder · What happens: be, not be, have, burn, compound, find · To what, where: yellow chemical element, metal, S., strong smell, bright pale yellow colour, yellow element
«sulphur» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: sulphur in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sulphur is a yellow chemical element, a solid that is not a metal; its symbol is S.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det amod amod punct det appos nsubj cop advmod det acl:relcl punct nmod:poss nsubj cop obl root Sulphur NOUN is AUX a DET yellow ADJ chemical ADJ element NOUN , PUNCT a DET solid NOUN that PRON is AUX not PART a DET metal NOUN ; PUNCT its PRON symbol NOUN is AUX S. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 6 element nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 element cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 element det 4 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 element amod 5 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 element amod 6 element element NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 solid punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 solid det 9 solid solid NOUN Number=Sing 6 element appos 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 metal nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 metal cop 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 metal advmod 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 metal det 14 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 9 solid acl:relcl 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 S. punct 16 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 symbol nmod:poss 17 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 19 S. nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 S. cop 19 S. S. PROPN Number=Sing 6 element obl
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1 is a present Sulphur a yellow chemical element tree rules 2 not is a present a solid a metal tree rules 3 is a present Sulphur's symbol S. 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 Sulphur and many of its compounds have a strong smell, like rotten eggs (really the gas hydrogen sulphide), and sulphur burns with a blue flame.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cc nsubj case nmod:poss nmod conj det amod obj punct case amod conj punct advmod det compound compound appos punct punct cc nsubj case det amod obl punct root Sulphur NOUN and CCONJ many ADJ of ADP its PRON compounds NOUN have VERB a DET strong ADJ smell NOUN , PUNCT like ADP rotten ADJ eggs NOUN ( PUNCT really ADV the DET gas NOUN hydrogen NOUN sulphide NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT and CCONJ sulphur NOUN burns VERB with ADP a DET blue ADJ flame NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 25 burns nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 7 have cc 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 have nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 compounds case 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 compounds nmod:poss 6 compounds compound NOUN Number=Plur 3 many nmod 7 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Sulphur conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 smell det 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 smell amod 10 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 7 have obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 eggs punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 eggs case 13 rotten rotten ADJ Degree=Pos 14 eggs amod 14 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 10 smell conj 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 sulphide punct 16 really really ADV _ 20 sulphide advmod 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 sulphide det 18 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 19 hydrogen compound 19 hydrogen hydrogen NOUN Number=Sing 20 sulphide compound 20 sulphide sulphide NOUN Number=Sing 14 eggs appos 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 sulphide punct 22 , , PUNCT _ 25 burns punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 25 burns cc 24 sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 25 burns nsubj 25 burns burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 26 with with ADP _ 29 flame case 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 29 flame det 28 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 29 flame amod 29 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 25 burns obl 30 . . PUNCT _ 25 burns punct
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1 have present many of Sulphur's compounds a strong smell and rotten eggs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient 2 burn present Sulphur with a blue flame vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with flame=Theme 3 compound Sulphur nom compound «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Sulphur yellow is a bright pale yellow colour.
compound nsubj cop det amod amod amod punct root Sulphur NOUN yellow NOUN is AUX a DET bright ADJ pale ADJ yellow ADJ colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 2 yellow compound 2 yellow yellow NOUN Number=Sing 8 colour nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 colour cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 colour det 5 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 8 colour amod 6 pale pale ADJ Degree=Pos 8 colour amod 7 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 8 colour amod 8 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 colour punct
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1 is a present Sulphur yellow a bright pale yellow colour tree rules
Example 1 Sulphur is a yellow element found near volcanoes.
nsubj cop det amod acl case obl punct root Sulphur NOUN is AUX a DET yellow ADJ element NOUN found VERB near ADP volcanoes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sulphur sulphur 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 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 5 element amod 5 element element NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 element acl 7 near near ADP _ 8 volcanoes case 8 volcanoes volcano NOUN Number=Plur 6 found obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 element punct
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1 is a present Sulphur a yellow element tree rules 2 find participle a yellow element not said here volcanoes vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The hot springs smelled of sulphur.
det amod acl case obl punct root The DET hot ADJ springs NOUN smelled VERB of ADP sulphur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 springs det 2 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 3 springs amod 3 springs spring NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 smelled smell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 springs acl 5 of of ADP _ 6 sulphur case 6 sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 4 smelled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 springs punct
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1 smell participle the hot springs not said here of sulphur vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of sulphur=Theme
Example 3 The symbol for sulphur is S.
det nsubj case nmod cop root The DET symbol NOUN for ADP sulphur NOUN is AUX S. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 symbol det 2 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 6 S. nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 4 sulphur case 4 sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 2 symbol nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 S. cop 6 S. S. PROPN Number=Sing root root
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1 is a present the symbol for sulphur S. tree rules
Example 4 Gunpowder contains sulphur, charcoal and saltpetre.
nsubj obj punct conj cc conj punct root Gunpowder NOUN contains VERB sulphur NOUN , PUNCT charcoal NOUN and CCONJ saltpetre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gunpowder gunpowder NOUN Number=Sing 2 contains nsubj 2 contains contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 2 contains obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 charcoal punct 5 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 3 sulphur conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 saltpetre cc 7 saltpetre saltpetre NOUN Number=Sing 3 sulphur conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 contains punct
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1 contain present Gunpowder sulphur and charcoal and saltpetre vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sulphur=Theme
Example 5 Sulphur burns with a blue flame.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root Sulphur NOUN burns VERB with ADP a DET blue ADJ flame NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 2 burns nsubj 2 burns burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 6 flame case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 flame det 5 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 6 flame amod 6 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 2 burns obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 burns punct
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1 burn present Sulphur with a blue flame vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with flame=Theme
Example 6 Burning coal can release sulphur, which causes acid rain.
csubj obj aux obj punct nsubj acl:relcl compound obj punct root Burning VERB coal NOUN can AUX release VERB sulphur NOUN , PUNCT which PRON causes VERB acid NOUN rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Burning burn VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 release csubj 2 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 1 Burning obj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 release aux 4 release release VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 4 release obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 causes punct 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 8 causes nsubj 8 causes cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sulphur acl:relcl 9 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 10 rain compound 10 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 8 causes obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 release punct
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1 burn gerund coal vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coal=Theme 2 release can Burning sulphur vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Causer sulphur=Source 3 cause present sulphur acid rain vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition rain=Patient
Example 7 Brimstone is an old word for sulphur.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Brimstone NOUN is AUX an DET old ADJ word NOUN for ADP sulphur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brimstone brimstone NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 word amod 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 sulphur case 7 sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 is a present Brimstone a old word for sulphur tree rules
Example 8 The match head is coated with chemicals that include sulphur.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root The DET match NOUN head NOUN is AUX coated VERB with ADP chemicals NOUN that PRON include VERB sulphur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 head det 2 match match NOUN Number=Sing 3 head compound 3 head head NOUN Number=Sing 5 coated nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 coated aux:pass 5 coated coat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 chemicals case 7 chemicals chemical NOUN Number=Plur 5 coated obl 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 include nsubj 9 include include VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 chemicals acl:relcl 10 sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 9 include obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 coated punct
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1 coat present · passive the match head with chemicals vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with chemical=Theme 2 include present chemicals sulphur vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sulphur=Theme
Example 9 The earth itself was the finest sand, but blue as the flame of burning sulphur.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj nmod:unmarked cop det amod punct cc amod case det obl case amod nmod punct root The DET earth NOUN itself PRON was AUX the DET finest ADJ sand NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ blue ADJ as ADP the DET flame NOUN of ADP burning VERB sulphur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 earth det 2 earth earth NOUN Number=Sing 7 sand nsubj 3 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 2 earth nmod:unmarked 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 sand cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sand det 6 finest fine ADJ Degree=Sup 7 sand amod 7 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 blue punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 10 blue cc 10 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sand amod 11 as as ADP _ 13 flame case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 flame det 13 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 10 blue obl 14 of of ADP _ 16 sulphur case 15 burning burn VERB VerbForm=Ger 16 sulphur amod 16 sulphur sulphur NOUN Number=Sing 13 flame nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 sand punct
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1 is a past the earth earth the finest sand tree rules 2 burn gerund vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 flame burning sulphur nom flame «process intransitive»: of=agent
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