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title: nutrient — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nutrient» in the school dictionary: A nutrient is a substance in food that a living thing needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy, like protein, vitamins and minerals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nutrient

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**Who acts:** nutrient, living thing, nutrients, Vegetables, Plants, Protein · **What happens:** be, need, grow, stay, have, take · **To what, where:** substance, food, energy, substances, soil, nutrients

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«nutrient» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [nutrient in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutrient.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nutrient is a substance in food that a living thing needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy, like protein, vitamins and minerals.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:m1:1
# text = A nutrient is a substance in food that a living thing needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy, like protein, vitamins and minerals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nutrient	nutrient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
17	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
20	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	vitamins	vitamin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	minerals	mineral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nutrient | a substance |  | food |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | a living thing |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a living thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **stay** | infinitive | a living thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **have** | present | a living thing *not said here* | energy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
For plants, nutrients are substances they take from the soil, like nitrogen.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:m2:1
# text = For plants, nutrients are substances they take from the soil, like nitrogen.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	nitrogen	nitrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	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 | nutrients | substances |  |  |  | for plants | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | nutrients *= nutrient* | substances *not said here* |  | the soil |  | like nitrogen | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent substance=Theme from soil=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vegetables are full of nutrients.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:x1:1
# text = Vegetables are full of nutrients.
1	Vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Vegetables |  |  |  |  | of nutrients; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants take nutrients from the soil through their roots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:x2:1
# text = Plants take nutrients from the soil through their roots.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Plants | nutrients |  | the soil |  | through Plants's roots | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent nutrient=Theme from soil=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Protein is a nutrient that helps you grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:x3:1
# text = Protein is a nutrient that helps you grow.
1	Protein	protein	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	nutrient	nutrient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	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 | Protein | a nutrient |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | a nutrient | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Milk has the nutrient calcium for strong bones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:x4:1
# text = Milk has the nutrient calcium for strong bones.
1	Milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	nutrient	nutrient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	calcium	calcium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Milk | the nutrient calcium |  |  |  | for strong bones | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calcium=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chips have lots of fat but few other nutrients.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:x5:1
# text = Chips have lots of fat but few other nutrients.
1	Chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Chips | lots of fat but few other nutrients |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The label shows the nutrients in each serving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:x6:1
# text = The label shows the nutrients in each serving.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	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	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	serving	serving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the label | the nutrients |  |  |  | in each serving | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent nutrient=Patient in serving=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Compost adds nutrients to the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:x7:1
# text = Compost adds nutrients to the garden.
1	Compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	adds	add	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | Compost | nutrients |  |  |  | to the garden | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent nutrient=Patient to garden=Co-Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blood carries nutrients around the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrient:x8:1
# text = Blood carries nutrients around the body.
1	Blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Blood | nutrients |  | the body |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nutrient=Theme |

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