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title: lycopene — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lycopene» in the school dictionary: Lycopene is a natural red colouring found in tomatoes, watermelon and pink grapefruit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lycopene

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**Who acts:** Lycopene, It, substance, Watermelon, Cooked tomatoes, Ketchup · **What happens:** be, find, help, protect, make, contain · **To what, where:** natural red colouring, tomatoes, antioxidant, cells, lycopene, more lycopene

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«lycopene» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [lycopene in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lycopene.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Lycopene is a natural red colouring found in tomatoes, watermelon and pink grapefruit.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lycopene:m1:1
# text = Lycopene is a natural red colouring found in tomatoes, watermelon and pink grapefruit.
1	Lycopene	lycopene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	watermelon	watermelon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	grapefruit	grapefruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lycopene | a natural red colouring |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | a natural red colouring *not said here* |  | tomatoes and watermelon and pink grapefruit |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is an antioxidant, a substance that may help protect the body's cells.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lycopene:m2:1
# text = It is an antioxidant, a substance that may help protect the body's cells.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	antioxidant	antioxidant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a antioxidant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | may | a substance |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **protect** | infinitive | a substance *not said here* | the body's cells |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lycopene makes tomatoes red.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lycopene:x1:1
# text = Lycopene makes tomatoes red.
1	Lycopene	lycopene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Lycopene | tomatoes |  |  |  | red *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tomato=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Watermelon also contains lycopene.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lycopene:x2:1
# text = Watermelon also contains lycopene.
1	Watermelon	watermelon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lycopene	lycopene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | Watermelon | lycopene |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot lycopene=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cooked tomatoes give your body more lycopene than raw ones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lycopene:x3:1
# text = Cooked tomatoes give your body more lycopene than raw ones.
1	Cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	lycopene	lycopene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | present | Cooked tomatoes | more lycopene | your body |  |  | than raw ones | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent body=Recipient lycopene=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lycopene is a kind of antioxidant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lycopene:x4:1
# text = Lycopene is a kind of antioxidant.
1	Lycopene	lycopene	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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	antioxidant	antioxidant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lycopene | a kind |  |  |  | of antioxidant | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ketchup has lycopene in it, but also a lot of sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lycopene:x5:1
# text = Ketchup has lycopene in it, but also a lot of sugar.
1	Ketchup	ketchup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lycopene	lycopene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ketchup | lycopene |  | lycopene |  | a lot of sugar *obl* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lycopene=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists study whether lycopene helps keep hearts healthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lycopene:x6:1
# text = Scientists study whether lycopene helps keep hearts healthy.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	lycopene	lycopene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
7	hearts	heart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** | present | lycopene |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive | lycopene *not said here* | hearts |  |  |  | healthy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Theme |

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