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title: fertilizer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fertilizer» in the school dictionary: Fertilizer is a substance added to soil to give plants the food (nutrients) they need to grow better. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fertilizer

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**Who acts:** Fertilizer, food, It, things, We, our · **What happens:** be, add, give, need, grow, make · **To what, where:** substance, plants, factories, things, fertilizer, bean plants · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fertilizer is a substance added to soil to give plants the food (nutrients) they need to grow better.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:m1:1
# text = Fertilizer is a substance added to soil to give plants the food (nutrients) they need to grow better.
1	Fertilizer	fertilizer	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	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	TO	_	7	case	_	_
7	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	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 | Fertilizer | a substance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a substance *not said here* |  |  |  | to soil | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to soil=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | plants |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent plant=Recipient food=Theme |
| 4 | **need** | present | food |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **grow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It can be natural, like manure and compost, or made in factories.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:m2:1
# text = It can be natural, like manure and compost, or made in factories.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	manure	manure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | It |  |  |  |  | natural *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | factories |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone or something that helps things grow and multiply, such as a god in ancient stories.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:m3:1
# text = Someone or something that helps things grow and multiply, such as a god in ancient stories.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	multiply	multiply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent thing=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **multiply** | infinitive | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We added fertilizer to half the bean plants for our test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:x1:1
# text = We added fertilizer to half the bean plants for our test.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fertilizer	fertilizer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	half	half	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	bean	bean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | We | fertilizer |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fertilizer=Patient |
| 2 | **half** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the bean plants |  |  |  | for our test | tree rules |
| 3 | **test** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Manure is a natural fertilizer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:x2:1
# text = Manure is a natural fertilizer.
1	Manure	manure	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	fertilizer	fertilizer	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 | Manure | a natural fertilizer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much fertilizer can wash into rivers and harm fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:x3:1
# text = Too much fertilizer can wash into rivers and harm fish.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fertilizer	fertilizer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	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 | **wash** | can | much fertilizer |  |  | rivers and harm fish |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tomatoes grew bigger with fertilizer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:x4:1
# text = The tomatoes grew bigger with fertilizer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fertilizer	fertilizer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **grow** | past | the tomatoes |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:x5:1
# text = Wash your hands after touching fertilizer.
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	fertilizer	fertilizer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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* | fertilizer |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fertilizer=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers spread fertilizer in spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:x6:1
# text = Farmers spread fertilizer in spring.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spread	spread	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fertilizer	fertilizer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | present | Farmers | fertilizer |  |  | spring |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fertilizer=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Faunus is frequently called Inuus or the fertilizer, and Lupercus or the one who wards off wolves.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fertilizer:x7:1
# text = Faunus is frequently called Inuus or the fertilizer, and Lupercus or the one who wards off wolves.
1	Faunus	faunus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	Inuus	Inuus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fertilizer	fertilizer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	Lupercus	Lupercus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	wards	ward	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	off	off	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | Faunus |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **one** |  | Lupercus |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **ward off** | present | the one | wolves |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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