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title: interbreed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «interbreed» in the school dictionary: To interbreed means for animals or plants of different kinds, breeds or groups to mate and have young together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# interbreed

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**Who acts:** Lions, Horses, Wolves, Neanderthals, Farmers, Two species · **What happens:** interbreed, mean, have, produce, get, not interbreed · **To what, where:** zoos, mules, cattle, better milk, Two species · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To interbreed means for animals or plants of different kinds, breeds or groups to mate and have young together.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interbreed:m1:1
# text = To interbreed means for animals or plants of different kinds, breeds or groups to mate and have young together.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	interbreed	interbreed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	breeds	breed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
20	together	together	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interbreed** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for animals or plants of different kinds and breeds or groups | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for animal=Attribute |
| 3 | **have** | present |  |  |  |  |  | together, young *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lions and tigers can interbreed in zoos, but not in the wild.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interbreed:x1:1
# text = Lions and tigers can interbreed in zoos, but not in the wild.
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	tigers	tiger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	interbreed	interbreed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interbreed** | can | Lions and tigers |  |  | zoos |  | in the wild | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Horses and donkeys interbreed to produce mules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interbreed:x2:1
# text = Horses and donkeys interbreed to produce mules.
1	Horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	interbreed	interbreed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	produce	produce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	mules	mule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interbreed** | present | Horses and donkeys |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **produce** | to-infinitive | Horses and donkeys *not said here* | mules |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mule=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wolves and dogs can interbreed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interbreed:x3:1
# text = Wolves and dogs can interbreed.
1	Wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	interbreed	interbreed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **interbreed** | can | Wolves and dogs |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Neanderthals and modern humans interbred long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interbreed:x4:1
# text = Neanderthals and modern humans interbred long ago.
1	Neanderthals	neanderthal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	interbred	interbreed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interbreed** | past | Neanderthals and modern humans |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Farmers interbred cattle to get better milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interbreed:x5:1
# text = Farmers interbred cattle to get better milk.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	interbred	interbreed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interbreed** | past | Farmers | cattle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | Farmers *not said here* | better milk |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer milk=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Two species that cannot interbreed are kept apart by nature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interbreed:x6:1
# text = Two species that cannot interbreed are kept apart by nature.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	interbreed	interbreed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **interbreed** | can | Two species |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present · passive | nature | Two species |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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