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title: nudibranch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nudibranch» in the school dictionary: A kind of sea slug, often brightly coloured, with no shell, that lives in the sea. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nudibranch

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**Who acts:** shell, Divers, nudibranch, bright colours, We, nudibranchs · **What happens:** live, love, spot, be, warn, stay away · **To what, where:** sea, colourful nudibranchs, reef, sea slug, fish, photo

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kind of sea slug, often brightly coloured, with no shell, that lives in the sea.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nudibranch:m1:1
# text = A kind of sea slug, often brightly coloured, with no shell, that lives in the sea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	slug	slug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | no shell |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |

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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 -->
Divers love spotting colourful nudibranchs on the reef.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nudibranch:x1:1
# text = Divers love spotting colourful nudibranchs on the reef.
1	Divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	spotting	spot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	nudibranchs	nudibranch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Divers |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **spot** *not said to happen* | gerund | Divers *not said here* | colourful nudibranchs |  | the reef |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme nudibranch=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nudibranch is a sea slug with no shell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nudibranch:x2:1
# text = A nudibranch is a sea slug with no shell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nudibranch	nudibranch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	slug	slug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nudibranch | a sea slug |  |  |  | with no shell | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This nudibranch is bright purple with orange tips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nudibranch:x3:1
# text = This nudibranch is bright purple with orange tips.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	nudibranch	nudibranch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	purple	purple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tips	tip	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 | **is** | present | this nudibranch |  |  |  |  | with orange tips; purple *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nudibranchs' bright colours warn fish to stay away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nudibranch:x4:1
# text = Nudibranchs' bright colours warn fish to stay away.
1	Nudibranchs	nudibranch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	warn	warn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | Nudibranchs's bright colours |  | fish |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent fish=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stay away** | to-infinitive | Nudibranchs's bright colours *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We saw a photo of a nudibranch in our ocean book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nudibranch:x5:1
# text = We saw a photo of a nudibranch in our ocean book.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	nudibranch	nudibranch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a photo of a nudibranch in our ocean book |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer photo=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some nudibranchs eat jellyfish and keep their stings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nudibranch:x6:1
# text = Some nudibranchs eat jellyfish and keep their stings.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	nudibranchs	nudibranch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	stings	sting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | some nudibranchs | jellyfish |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jellyfish=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | some nudibranchs *not said here* | nudibranchs's stings |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sting=Theme |
| 3 | **sting** |  | nudibranchs *= nudibranch* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sting «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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There are thousands of kinds of nudibranch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nudibranch:x7:1
# text = There are thousands of kinds of nudibranch.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nudibranch	nudibranch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | thousands of kinds of nudibranch |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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