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title: fertile — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fertile» in the school dictionary: Fertile land or soil is good for growing plants and crops. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fertile

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**Who acts:** Fertile land, fertile animal, fertile seed, fertile imagination, river, Farmers · **What happens:** be, grow, have, leave, hatch, write · **To what, where:** plants, babies, lots, fertile soil, fields, fertile land

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«fertile» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [fertile in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fertile.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fertile land or soil is good for growing plants and crops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:m1:1
# text = Fertile land or soil is good for growing plants and crops.
1	Fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fertile land or soil |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | Fertile land or soil *not said here* | plants and crops |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plant=Theme |

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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 -->
A fertile animal or person can have babies; a fertile seed or egg can grow.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:m2:1
# text = A fertile animal or person can have babies; a fertile seed or egg can grow.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | a fertile animal or person | babies |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient |
| 2 | **grow** | can | a fertile seed or egg |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fertile imagination or mind has lots of new ideas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:m3:1
# text = A fertile imagination or mind has lots of new ideas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	imagination	imagination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a fertile imagination or mind | lots of new ideas |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river leaves fertile soil on the fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:x1:1
# text = The river leaves fertile soil on the fields.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | the river | fertile soil |  | the fields |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent soil=Theme on field=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers grow lots of wheat on fertile land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:x2:1
# text = Farmers grow lots of wheat on fertile land.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Farmers | lots of wheat |  | fertile land |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lot=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Volcanic soil is very fertile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:x3:1
# text = Volcanic soil is very fertile.
1	Volcanic	volcanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fertile	fertile	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 | Volcanic soil |  |  |  |  | fertile *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only fertile eggs can hatch into chicks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:x4:1
# text = Only fertile eggs can hatch into chicks.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	hatch	hatch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | can | fertile eggs |  |  |  |  | into chicks | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient into chick=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has a fertile imagination and writes great stories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:x5:1
# text = She has a fertile imagination and writes great stories.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	imagination	imagination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	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 | She | a fertile imagination |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent imagination=Patient |
| 2 | **write** | present | She *not said here* | great stories |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deserts are not fertile because of little water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:x6:1
# text = Deserts are not fertile because of little water.
1	Deserts	desert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Deserts |  |  |  |  | because little water; fertile *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They soon came to a magnificent marble palace, which was situated in a charming and fertile valley.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertile:x7:1
# text = They soon came to a magnificent marble palace, which was situated in a charming and fertile valley.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	magnificent	magnificent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	marble	marble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	situated	situate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	charming	charming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	fertile	fertile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | They |  |  | a magnificent marble palace |  | soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to palace=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **situate** | past · passive |  | a magnificent marble palace |  | a charming and fertile valley |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in charming=Destination |

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