taproot Who acts: taproot, large main root, smaller roots, Carrots, carrot, Dandelions · What happens: be, grow, have, store, pull up, find · To what, where: large main root, ground, taproots, taproot, food, fibrous roots
«taproot» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: taproot in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A taproot is a large main root that grows straight down into the ground, with smaller roots growing off it.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod amod nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod case det obl punct case amod obl acl case obl punct root A DET taproot NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ main ADJ root NOUN that PRON grows VERB straight ADV down ADV into ADP the DET ground NOUN , PUNCT with ADP smaller ADJ roots NOUN growing VERB off ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 taproot det 2 taproot taproot NOUN Number=Sing 7 root nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 root cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 root det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 root amod 6 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 7 root amod 7 root root NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 grows nsubj 9 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 root acl:relcl 10 straight straight ADV _ 11 down advmod 11 down down ADV _ 9 grows advmod 12 into into ADP _ 14 ground case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 ground det 14 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 9 grows obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 roots punct 16 with with ADP _ 18 roots case 17 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 18 roots amod 18 roots root NOUN Number=Plur 9 grows obl 19 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 18 roots acl 20 off off ADP _ 21 it case 21 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 growing obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 root punct
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1 is a present a taproot a large main root tree rules 2 grow present a large main root into the ground result ; with smaller roots; down property vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into ground=Result 3 grow gerund smaller roots not said here off taproot vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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 Carrots, parsnips, radishes and dandelions have taproots.
nsubj punct conj punct conj cc conj obj punct root Carrots NOUN , PUNCT parsnips NOUN , PUNCT radishes NOUN and CCONJ dandelions NOUN have VERB taproots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Carrots carrot NOUN Number=Plur 8 have nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 parsnips punct 3 parsnips parsnip NOUN Number=Plur 1 Carrots conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 radishes punct 5 radishes radish NOUN Number=Plur 1 Carrots conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 dandelions cc 7 dandelions dandelion NOUN Number=Plur 1 Carrots conj 8 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 taproots taproot NOUN Number=Plur 8 have obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 have punct
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1 have present Carrots and parsnips and radishes and dandelions taproots vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taproot=Patient
Example 1 A carrot is a taproot that stores food.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root A DET carrot NOUN is AUX a DET taproot NOUN that PRON stores VERB food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 carrot det 2 carrot carrot NOUN Number=Sing 5 taproot nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 taproot cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 taproot det 5 taproot taproot NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 stores nsubj 7 stores store VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 taproot acl:relcl 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 7 stores obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 taproot punct
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1 is a present a carrot a taproot tree rules 2 store present a taproot food vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme
Example 2 Dandelions are hard to pull up because of their long taproot.
nsubj cop mark xcomp compound:prt case fixed nmod:poss amod obl punct root Dandelions NOUN are AUX hard ADJ to PART pull VERB up ADP because ADP of ADP their PRON long ADJ taproot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dandelions dandelion NOUN Number=Plur 3 hard nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 hard cop 3 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 pull mark 5 pull pull VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 hard xcomp 6 up up ADP _ 5 pull compound:prt 7 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 11 taproot case 8 of of ADP _ 7 because fixed 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 taproot nmod:poss 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 taproot amod 11 taproot taproot NOUN Number=Sing 5 pull obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 hard punct
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1 is present Dandelions hard property tree rules 2 pull up to-infinitive Dandelions not said here because Dandelions's long taproot vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Grass has fibrous roots, but a carrot has a taproot.
nsubj amod obj punct cc det nsubj conj det obj punct root Grass NOUN has VERB fibrous ADJ roots NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ a DET carrot NOUN has VERB a DET taproot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fibrous fibrous ADJ Degree=Pos 4 roots amod 4 roots root NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 has punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 9 has cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 carrot det 8 carrot carrot NOUN Number=Sing 9 has nsubj 9 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 has conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 taproot det 11 taproot taproot NOUN Number=Sing 9 has obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Grass fibrous roots vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent root=Patient 2 have present a carrot a taproot vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taproot=Patient
Example 4 The oak tree's taproot grows deep to find water.
det compound nmod:poss case nsubj xcomp mark advcl obj punct root The DET oak NOUN tree NOUN 's PART taproot NOUN grows VERB deep ADJ to PART find VERB water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tree det 2 oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 3 tree compound 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 5 taproot nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 tree case 5 taproot taproot NOUN Number=Sing 6 grows nsubj 6 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grows xcomp 8 to to PART _ 9 find mark 9 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 deep advcl 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 find obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 grows punct
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1 grow present the oak tree's taproot deep property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 find to-infinitive the oak tree's taproot not said here water vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Topic
Example 5 Draw a taproot and label the side roots.
det obj cc conj det compound obj punct root Draw VERB a DET taproot NOUN and CCONJ label VERB the DET side NOUN roots 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 taproot det 3 taproot taproot NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 label cc 5 label label VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Draw conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 roots det 7 side side NOUN Number=Sing 8 roots compound 8 roots root NOUN Number=Plur 5 label obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Draw punct
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1 draw imperative you not said here a taproot vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taproot=Theme 2 label infinitive you not said here the side roots vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent root=Destination
Example 6 Parsnips and radishes are taproots too.
nsubj cc conj cop advmod punct root Parsnips NOUN and CCONJ radishes NOUN are AUX taproots NOUN too ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parsnips parsnip NOUN Number=Plur 5 taproots nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 radishes cc 3 radishes radish NOUN Number=Plur 1 Parsnips conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 taproots cop 5 taproots taproot NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 too too ADV _ 5 taproots advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 taproots punct
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1 is a present Parsnips and radishes taproots tree rules
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