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title: fertiliser — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fertiliser» in the school dictionary: A substance added to soil to help plants grow, such as manure, compost or chemical pellets. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fertiliser

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**Who acts:** plants, farmer, Compost, tomato plant, much fertiliser, you · **What happens:** add, help, grow, spread, be, pollute · **To what, where:** substance, plants, fertiliser, field, natural fertiliser, rivers

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A substance added to soil to help plants grow, such as manure, compost or chemical pellets.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertiliser:m1:1
# text = A substance added to soil to help plants grow, such as manure, compost or chemical pellets.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	TO	_	5	case	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	manure	manure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	pellets	pellet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a substance and compost or chemical pellets *not said here* |  |  |  | to soil | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to soil=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive |  | plants |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent plant=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | infinitive | plants *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer spread fertiliser on the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertiliser:x1:1
# text = The farmer spread fertiliser on the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **spread** | past | the farmer | fertiliser |  | the field |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent fertiliser=Theme on field=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Compost is a natural fertiliser.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertiliser:x2:1
# text = Compost is a natural fertiliser.
1	Compost	compost	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	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 a** | present | Compost | a natural fertiliser |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our tomato plant grew bigger with fertiliser.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertiliser:x3:1
# text = Our tomato plant grew bigger with fertiliser.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | Our tomato plant |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Too much fertiliser can pollute rivers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertiliser:x4:1
# text = Too much fertiliser can pollute rivers.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	pollute	pollute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pollute** | can | much fertiliser | rivers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands after touching fertiliser.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertiliser:x5:1
# text = Wash your hands after touching fertiliser.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **touch** | gerund | you *not said here* | fertiliser |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fertiliser=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Manure is used as fertiliser.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertiliser:x6:1
# text = Manure is used as fertiliser.
1	Manure	manure	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	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Manure |  |  |  | as fertiliser | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as fertiliser=Attribute |

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