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title: environmental — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «environmental» in the school dictionary: Environmental means about the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — and how people affect it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# environmental

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**Who acts:** Environmental, people, Plastic, school, Cutting, Environmental scientists · **What happens:** mean, affect, be, have, cut down, cause · **To what, where:** land, big environmental problem, environmental club, forests, environmental damage, rivers

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Environmental means about the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — and how people affect it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:m1:1
# text = Environmental means about the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — and how people affect it.
1	Environmental	environmental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
20	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	affect	affect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Environmental |  |  |  |  | about the natural world | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **affect** | present | people | land |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |

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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 -->
Environmental can mean about the surroundings or conditions around someone, like noise or light.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:m2:1
# text = Environmental can mean about the surroundings or conditions around someone, like noise or light.
1	Environmental	Environmental	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	surroundings	surroundings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Environmental |  |  |  |  | about the surroundings around someone or conditions | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plastic in the sea is a big environmental problem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:x1:1
# text = Plastic in the sea is a big environmental problem.
1	Plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	environmental	environmental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Plastic in the sea | a big environmental problem |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school has an environmental club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:x2:1
# text = Our school has an environmental club.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	environmental	environmental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our school | a environmental club |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Cutting down forests causes environmental damage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:x3:1
# text = Cutting down forests causes environmental damage.
1	Cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	environmental	environmental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut down** | gerund |  | forests |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset forest=Product |
| 2 | **cause** | present | Cutting | environmental damage |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Environmental scientists study rivers and soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:x4:1
# text = Environmental scientists study rivers and soil.
1	Environmental	environmental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | Environmental scientists | rivers and soil |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is this packaging environmentally friendly?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:x5:1
# text = Is this packaging environmentally friendly?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	packaging	packaging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	environmentally	environmentally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this packaging |  |  |  |  | environmentally, friendly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new road had an environmental report.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:x6:1
# text = The new road had an environmental report.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	environmental	environmental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the new road | a environmental report |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Greta Thunberg is an environmental campaigner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:environmental:x7:1
# text = Greta Thunberg is an environmental campaigner.
1	Greta	Greta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Thunberg	Thunberg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	environmental	environmental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	campaigner	campaigner	NOUN	NN	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 | Greta | a environmental campaigner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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