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title: multicellular — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «multicellular» in the school dictionary: Made of many cells. Living things like animals, plants and most fungi are multicellular. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# multicellular

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**Who acts:** Living things, Humans, frog, Plants, cells, seaweeds · **What happens:** make, be, cell, share out, appear · **To what, where:** multicellular organisms, bacterium, jobs, multicellular life, tiny single cells, mushroom

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Made of many cells. Living things like animals, plants and most fungi are multicellular.

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*Sentence 1:* Made of many cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:m1:1
# text = Made of many cells.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of many cells | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Living things like animals, plants and most fungi are multicellular.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:m1:2
# text = Living things like animals, plants and most fungi are multicellular.
1	Living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	fungi	fungus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	multicellular	multicellular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Living things like animals and plants and most fungi |  |  |  |  | multicellular *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humans are multicellular organisms with trillions of cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:x1:1
# text = Humans are multicellular organisms with trillions of cells.
1	Humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	multicellular	multicellular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	organisms	organism	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trillions	trillion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Humans | multicellular organisms |  |  |  | with trillions of cells | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A bacterium is single-celled, but a frog is multicellular.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:x2:1
# text = A bacterium is single-celled, but a frog is multicellular.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bacterium	bacterium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	celled	cell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	multicellular	multicellular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cell** | present · passive |  | a bacterium |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a frog |  |  |  |  | multicellular *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants and animals are multicellular.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:x3:1
# text = Plants and animals are multicellular.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	multicellular	multicellular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | present | Plants and animals |  |  |  |  | multicellular *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In multicellular life, cells share out the jobs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:x4:1
# text = In multicellular life, cells share out the jobs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	multicellular	multicellular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share out** | present | cells | the jobs |  | multicellular life |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Some seaweeds are multicellular and some are tiny single cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:x5:1
# text = Some seaweeds are multicellular and some are tiny single cells.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	seaweeds	seaweed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	multicellular	multicellular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some seaweeds |  |  |  |  | multicellular *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | some seaweeds *not said here* | some tiny single cells |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first multicellular living things appeared long after bacteria.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:x6:1
# text = The first multicellular living things appeared long after bacteria.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
3	multicellular	multicellular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | the first multicellular living things |  |  |  | after bacteria | long *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Is a mushroom multicellular? Yes, it is made of many cells.

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*Sentence 1:* Is a mushroom multicellular?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:x7:1
# text = Is a mushroom multicellular?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mushroom	mushroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	multicellular	multicellular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | a mushroom *obl:unmarked*; multicellular *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* Yes, it is made of many cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:multicellular:x7:2
# text = Yes, it is made of many cells.
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | mushroom |  |  |  | of many cells | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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