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title: liquid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «liquid» in the school dictionary: A liquid is something that flows and can be poured, like water, milk or juice. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# liquid

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**Who acts:** liquid, bottle, you, tank, Water, ice · **What happens:** be, flow, pour, mean, form, have · **To what, where:** something, one, liquid soap, form, liquid, 2 litres

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«liquid» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [liquid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/liquid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A liquid is something that flows and can be poured, like water, milk or juice.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:m1:1
# text = A liquid is something that flows and can be poured, like water, milk or juice.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a liquid | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flow** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pour** | can · passive |  |  |  |  |  | like water and milk or juice | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V» |

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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 -->
Liquid is one of the three main states of matter, with solid and gas.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:m2:1
# text = Liquid is one of the three main states of matter, with solid and gas.
1	Liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Liquid | one |  |  |  | of the three main states of matter | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an adjective, liquid means in the form of a liquid: liquid soap.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:m3:1
# text = As an adjective, liquid means in the form of a liquid: liquid soap.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | liquid | liquid soap |  | the form of a liquid |  | as a adjective | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as adjective=Attribute |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | a liquid |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bottle has 2 litres of liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x1:1
# text = The bottle has 2 litres of liquid.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the bottle | 2 litres of liquid |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pour the liquid into 4 equal cups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x2:1
# text = Pour the liquid into 4 equal cups.
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | imperative | you *not said here* | the liquid |  | 4 equal cups |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme into cup=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much liquid is left?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x3:1
# text = How much liquid is left?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · passive |  | much liquid |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tank holds 50 litres of liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x4:1
# text = A tank holds 50 litres of liquid.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | a tank | 50 litres of liquid |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water is a liquid at room temperature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x5:1
# text = Water is a liquid at room temperature.
1	Water	water	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	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Water | a liquid |  | room temperature |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When ice melts, it turns into a liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x6:1
# text = When ice melts, it turns into a liquid.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	melts	melt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present | ice |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **turn** | present | it |  |  | a liquid |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into liquid=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A liquid takes the shape of its container.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x7:1
# text = A liquid takes the shape of its container.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | a liquid | the shape of liquid's container |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never drink a liquid from a bottle with no label.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x8:1
# text = Never drink a liquid from a bottle with no label.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | a liquid |  | a bottle |  | with no label | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liquid=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She washed her hands with liquid soap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x9:1
# text = She washed her hands with liquid soap.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | past | She | her hands |  |  |  | with liquid soap | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with soap=Instrument |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You will find beneath it a crystal vase filled with a bright green liquid.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liquid:x10:1
# text = You will find beneath it a crystal vase filled with a bright green liquid.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	crystal	crystal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | future | You | a crystal vase |  |  |  | beneath it | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vase=Topic |
| 2 | **fill** | participle |  | a crystal vase *not said here* |  |  |  | with a bright green liquid | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with liquid=Instrument |

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