toxic

Who acts: Toxic, relationships, Bleach, Chocolate, mushrooms, factory · What happens: mean, harm, kill, live, swallow, breathe in · To what, where: living things, Toxic, Bleach, toxic waste, river, toxic fumes

«toxic» 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: toxic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Toxic means poisonous, able to harm or kill living things if swallowed, breathed in or touched.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 able	punct
5	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 poisonous	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 harm	mark
7	harm	harm	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 able	xcomp
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 kill	cc
9	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 harm	conj
10	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 things	amod
11	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 kill	obj
12	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 swallowed	mark
13	swallowed	swallow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 kill	advcl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 breathed	punct
15	breathed	breathe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 swallowed	conj
16	in	in	ADP	_	15 breathed	compound:prt
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 touched	cc
18	touched	touch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 breathed	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Toxic		poisonous property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	harm	to-infinitive	Toxic not said here			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	kill	infinitive	Toxic not said here	living things		vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
4	live	gerund				vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	swallow a condition, not said to happen	participle	Toxic not said here			vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	breathe in	participle	Toxic not said here			vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7	touch	participle	Toxic not said here			vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «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

Toxic is used about behaviour or relationships that are harmful and unkind: «a toxic friendship».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toxic	toxic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 used	aux:pass
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	5 behaviour	case
5	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 relationships	cc
7	relationships	relationship	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 behaviour	conj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 harmful	nsubj
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 harmful	cop
10	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 relationships	acl:relcl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 unkind	cc
12	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 harmful	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 friendship	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 friendship	det
16	toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 friendship	amod
17	friendship	friendship	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	parataxis
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 friendship	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		Toxic	about behaviour or relationships	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality
2	is	present	relationships		harmful property	tree rules
3	be		relationships not said here			tree rules

Example 1

Bleach is toxic, so keep it locked away.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bleach	bleach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 toxic	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 toxic	cop
3	toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 keep	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 keep	advmod
6	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 toxic	conj
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 keep	obj
8	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 keep	xcomp
9	away	away	ADV	_	8 locked	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 toxic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Bleach		toxic property	tree rules
2	keep	infinitive	Bleach not said here	Bleach		tree rules
3	lock away	participle	Bleach not said here		away property	vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 2

Chocolate is toxic to dogs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 toxic	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 toxic	cop
3	toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 dogs	case
5	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 toxic	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 toxic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Chocolate					to dogs; toxic property	tree rules

Example 3

Some mushrooms are toxic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 mushrooms	det
2	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 toxic	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 toxic	cop
4	toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 toxic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	some mushrooms					toxic property	tree rules

Example 4

The factory dumped toxic waste in the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 factory	det
2	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dumped	nsubj
3	dumped	dump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 waste	amod
5	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dumped	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 river	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 river	det
8	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dumped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dumped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dump	past	the factory	toxic waste		the river			vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent waste=Theme in river=Trajectory

Example 5

Don't breathe in toxic fumes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 breathe	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 breathe	advmod
3	breathe	breathe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 fumes	case
5	toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fumes	amod
6	fumes	fume	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 breathe	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 breathe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not breathe	imperative · do-support	you not said here			toxic fumes			vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

That group chat became toxic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 chat	det
2	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chat	compound
3	chat	chat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 became	nsubj
4	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 became	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	that group chat					toxic property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 7

Look for the hazard label on toxic products.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	5 label	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 label	det
4	hazard	hazard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 label	compound
5	label	label	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 products	case
7	toxic	toxic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 products	amod
8	products	product	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 label	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here					for the hazard label on toxic products	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for label=Theme

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