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title: excrement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «excrement» in the school dictionary: Solid waste that comes out of the body of a person or animal; poo. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# excrement

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**Who acts:** Solid waste, park sign, Owls, pellets, Scientists, Bird excrement · **What happens:** come out, say, clean up, cough up, not be, study · **To what, where:** body, dog excrement, pellets, excrement, bat excrement, cave · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Solid waste that comes out of the body of a person or animal; poo.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excrement:m1:1
# text = Solid waste that comes out of the body of a person or animal; poo.
1	Solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
15	poo	poo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | Solid waste and poo | the body of a person or animal |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient body=Result |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The park sign said to clean up dog excrement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excrement:x1:1
# text = The park sign said to clean up dog excrement.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	excrement	excrement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the park sign |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **clean up** | to-infinitive | the park sign *not said here* | dog excrement |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent excrement=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Owls cough up pellets, which are not excrement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excrement:x2:1
# text = Owls cough up pellets, which are not excrement.
1	Owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cough	cough	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	pellets	pellet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	excrement	excrement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **cough up** | present | Owls | pellets and excrement |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pellet=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | pellets and excrement | excrement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists studied bat excrement in the cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excrement:x3:1
# text = Scientists studied bat excrement in the cave.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	excrement	excrement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | Scientists | bat excrement |  | the cave |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excrement=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bird excrement covered the statue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excrement:x4:1
# text = Bird excrement covered the statue.
1	Bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	excrement	excrement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Bird excrement | the statue |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme statue=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Animal excrement can spread germs, so wash your hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excrement:x5:1
# text = Animal excrement can spread germs, so wash your hands.
1	Animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	excrement	excrement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | can | Animal excrement | germs |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location germ=Theme |
| 2 | **wash** | infinitive | Animal excrement *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dung beetles roll balls of excrement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excrement:x6:1
# text = Dung beetles roll balls of excrement.
1	Dung	dung	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	beetles	beetle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	roll	roll	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	excrement	excrement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | present | Dung beetles | balls of excrement |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

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