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title: ethane — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ethane» in the school dictionary: Ethane is a gas with no colour or smell, made of carbon and hydrogen, found in natural gas. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ethane

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**Who acts:** Ethane, It, Methane, gases, Factories, We · **What happens:** be, make, find, burn, use, have · **To what, where:** gas, natural gas, factories, plastics, Ethane, two carbon atoms

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«ethane» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [ethane in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ethane.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ethane is a gas with no colour or smell, made of carbon and hydrogen, found in natural gas.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:m1:1
# text = Ethane is a gas with no colour or smell, made of carbon and hydrogen, found in natural gas.
1	Ethane	ethane	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	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	hydrogen	hydrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ethane | a gas |  |  |  | with no colour or smell | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a gas *not said here* |  |  |  | of carbon and hydrogen | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **find** | participle |  | a gas *not said here* |  | natural gas |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
It burns easily and is used in factories to make plastics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:m2:1
# text = It burns easily and is used in factories to make plastics.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	plastics	plastic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | present | It |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | present · passive |  |  |  | factories |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | plastics |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset plastic=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ethane is found in natural gas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:x1:1
# text = Ethane is found in natural gas.
1	Ethane	ethane	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	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · passive |  | Ethane |  | natural gas |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ethane has two carbon atoms and six hydrogen atoms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:x2:1
# text = Ethane has two carbon atoms and six hydrogen atoms.
1	Ethane	ethane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	atoms	atom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	hydrogen	hydrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	atoms	atom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ethane | two carbon atoms and six hydrogen atoms |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atom=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Methane, ethane and propane are all gases that burn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:x3:1
# text = Methane, ethane and propane are all gases that burn.
1	Methane	methane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	ethane	ethane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	propane	propane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	all	all	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Methane and ethane and propane | gases |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | present | gases |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Factories turn ethane into the plastic used in bags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:x4:1
# text = Factories turn ethane into the plastic used in bags.
1	Factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ethane	ethane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Factories | ethane |  | the plastic |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent ethane=Theme into plastic=Trajectory |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | the plastic *not said here* |  | bags |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ethane has no smell at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:x5:1
# text = Ethane has no smell at all.
1	Ethane	Ethane	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	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We built a model of ethane with balls and sticks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:x6:1
# text = We built a model of ethane with balls and sticks.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ethane	ethane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | We | a model of ethane with balls and sticks |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent model=Product |
| 2 | **model** |  |  | ethane with balls and sticks |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saturn's moon Titan has lakes containing ethane and methane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:x7:1
# text = Saturn's moon Titan has lakes containing ethane and methane.
1	Saturn	Saturn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Titan	Titan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	ethane	ethane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	methane	methane	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 | **have** | present | Saturn's moon | lakes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lake=Patient |
| 2 | **contain** | gerund | lakes *not said here* | ethane and methane |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot ethane=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never play near gas pipes, because gases like ethane can catch fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethane:x8:1
# text = Never play near gas pipes, because gases like ethane can catch fire.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	near	near	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pipes	pipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ethane	ethane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | gas pipes |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **catch** | can | gases like ethane | fire |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |

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