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title: argon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «argon» in the school dictionary: Argon is a gas with no colour, no smell and no taste that is found in small amounts in the air. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# argon

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**Who acts:** Argon, noble gas, Air, Welders, symbol · **What happens:** be, find, mean, react, use, have · **To what, where:** gas, smell, small amounts, chemical element, noble gas, Argon

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«argon» 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: [argon in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/argon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Argon is a gas with no colour, no smell and no taste that is found in small amounts in the air.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argon:m1:1
# text = Argon is a gas with no colour, no smell and no taste that is found in small amounts in the air.
1	Argon	argon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Argon | a gas |  |  |  | with no colour | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present · passive |  | no smell and no taste |  | small amounts |  | in the air | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Argon is a chemical element; it is a noble gas, which means it hardly ever reacts with other substances.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argon:m2:1
# text = Argon is a chemical element; it is a noble gas, which means it hardly ever reacts with other substances.
1	Argon	argon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	18	advmod	_	_
18	reacts	react	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Argon | a chemical element |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Argon | a noble gas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | a noble gas | Argon |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 4 | **react** | present | a noble gas *not said here* |  |  |  | ever | with other substances; hardly *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with substance=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Air is mostly nitrogen and oxygen, with a little argon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argon:x1:1
# text = Air is mostly nitrogen and oxygen, with a little argon.
1	Air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	nitrogen	nitrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	argon	argon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Air | nitrogen and oxygen and a little argon |  |  |  | mostly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Argon is used inside some light bulbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argon:x2:1
# text = Argon is used inside some light bulbs.
1	Argon	argon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Argon |  | some light bulbs |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Argon has no colour and no smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argon:x3:1
# text = Argon has no colour and no smell.
1	Argon	Argon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Argon | no colour and no smell |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Welders use argon to protect hot metal from the air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argon:x4:1
# text = Welders use argon to protect hot metal from the air.
1	Welders	welder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	argon	argon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Welders | argon |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argon=Patient |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Welders *not said here* | hot metal |  |  |  | from the air | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent metal=Beneficiary from air=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Argon is a noble gas, like neon and helium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argon:x5:1
# text = Argon is a noble gas, like neon and helium.
1	Argon	argon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	helium	helium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Argon | a noble gas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The symbol for argon is Ar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argon:x6:1
# text = The symbol for argon is Ar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	argon	argon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Ar	Ar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the symbol for argon | Ar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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