sundew Who acts: small eating plant, sticky shining hairs, sundew, drops, Sundews, insect · What happens: eat, grow, have, cover, shine, trap · To what, where: boggy places, leaves, insects, flies, wet boggy places, sundew
«sundew» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: sundew in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small meat-eating plant that grows in boggy places and has leaves covered in sticky, shining hairs that trap and digest insects.
The tree, 23 words det amod compound punct amod nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl cc conj obj acl case amod punct amod obl nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj punct root A DET small ADJ meat NOUN - PUNCT eating VERB plant NOUN that PRON grows VERB in ADP boggy ADJ places NOUN and CCONJ has VERB leaves NOUN covered VERB in ADP sticky ADJ , PUNCT shining VERB hairs NOUN that PRON trap VERB and CCONJ digest VERB insects NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plant det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plant amod 3 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 5 eating compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 meat punct 5 eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 plant amod 6 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 grows nsubj 8 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 plant acl:relcl 9 in in ADP _ 11 places case 10 boggy boggy ADJ Degree=Pos 11 places amod 11 places place NOUN Number=Plur 8 grows obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 has cc 13 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 grows conj 14 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 13 has obj 15 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 leaves acl 16 in in ADP _ 20 hairs case 17 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 20 hairs amod 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 shining punct 19 shining shine VERB VerbForm=Ger 20 hairs amod 20 hairs hair NOUN Number=Plur 15 covered obl 21 that that PRON PronType=Rel 22 trap nsubj 22 trap trap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 hairs acl:relcl 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 digest cc 24 digest digest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 trap conj 25 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 24 digest obj 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 plant punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 eat gerund vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 grow present a small eating plant boggy places vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location 3 have present a small eating plant not said here leaves vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient 4 cover participle leaves not said here in sticky shining hairs vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in hair=Theme 5 shine gerund vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 trap present sticky shining hairs vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 7 digest present sticky shining hairs not said here insects 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.
Example 1 A sundew catches flies with its sticky leaves.
det nsubj obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root A DET sundew NOUN catches VERB flies NOUN with ADP its PRON sticky ADJ leaves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sundew det 2 sundew sundew NOUN Number=Sing 3 catches nsubj 3 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 flies fly NOUN Number=Plur 3 catches obj 5 with with ADP _ 8 leaves case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 leaves nmod:poss 7 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 8 leaves amod 8 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 3 catches obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 catches punct
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1 catch present a sundew flies with sundew's sticky leaves vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme
Example 2 The drops on a sundew look like dew in the sun.
det nsubj case det nmod case obl case det obl root The DET drops NOUN on ADP a DET sundew NOUN look VERB like ADP dew NOUN in ADP the DET sun. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 drops det 2 drops drop NOUN Number=Plur 6 look nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 sundew case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sundew det 5 sundew sundew NOUN Number=Sing 2 drops nmod 6 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 like like ADP _ 8 dew case 8 dew dew NOUN Number=Sing 6 look obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 sun. case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sun. det 11 sun. sun. NOUN Number=Sing 6 look obl
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1 look infinitive the drops on a sundew like dew; in the sun. vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in sun.=Theme
Example 3 Sundews grow in wet, boggy places.
nsubj case amod punct amod obl punct root Sundews NOUN grow VERB in ADP wet ADJ , PUNCT boggy ADJ places NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sundews sundew NOUN Number=Plur 2 grow nsubj 2 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 7 places case 4 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 7 places amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 wet punct 6 boggy boggy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 places amod 7 places place NOUN Number=Plur 2 grow obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 grow punct
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1 grow present Sundews wet boggy places vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location
Example 4 When an insect lands on a sundew, the leaf curls around it.
advmod det nsubj advcl case det obl punct det nsubj case obl punct root When ADV an DET insect NOUN lands VERB on ADP a DET sundew NOUN , PUNCT the DET leaf NOUN curls VERB around ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 4 lands advmod 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 insect det 3 insect insect NOUN Number=Sing 4 lands nsubj 4 lands land VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 curls advcl 5 on on ADP _ 7 sundew case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sundew det 7 sundew sundew NOUN Number=Sing 4 lands obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 curls punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 leaf det 10 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 11 curls nsubj 11 curls curl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 around around ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 curls obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 curls punct
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1 land present a insect a sundew vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on sundew=Destination 2 curl present the leaf around insect vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around it=Destination
Example 5 We grew a sundew on the classroom windowsill.
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON grew VERB a DET sundew NOUN on ADP the DET classroom NOUN windowsill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 grew nsubj 2 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sundew det 4 sundew sundew NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obj 5 on on ADP _ 8 windowsill case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 windowsill det 7 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 8 windowsill compound 8 windowsill windowsill NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 grew punct
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1 grow past We a sundew the classroom windowsill vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sundew=Theme
Example 6 Sundews and Venus flytraps are both meat-eating plants.
nsubj cc compound conj cop amod compound punct amod punct root Sundews NOUN and CCONJ Venus PROPN flytraps NOUN are AUX both ADJ meat NOUN - PUNCT eating VERB plants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sundews sundew NOUN Number=Plur 10 plants nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 4 flytraps cc 3 Venus Venus PROPN Number=Sing 4 flytraps compound 4 flytraps flytrap NOUN Number=Plur 1 Sundews conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 plants cop 6 both both ADJ Degree=Pos 10 plants amod 7 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 9 eating compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 meat punct 9 eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 plants amod 10 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 plants punct
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1 eat gerund vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present Sundews and Venus flytraps both eating plants tree rules
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