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title: nutrition — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nutrition» in the school dictionary: The food that your body needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nutrition

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**Who acts:** body, food, Good nutrition, children, you, We · **What happens:** need, grow, stay, have, affect, study · **To what, where:** food, energy, body, children, nutrition label, cereal box

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The food that your body needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrition:m1:1
# text = The food that your body needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
14	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | your body | the food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the food *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive | the food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | present | the food *not said here* | energy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Patient |

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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 -->
The study of food and how it affects the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrition:m2:1
# text = The study of food and how it affects the body.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	affects	affect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | present | food | the body |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus body=Experiencer |
| 2 | **study** |  |  | food |  |  |  |  | nom study «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good nutrition helps children grow strong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrition:x1:1
# text = Good nutrition helps children grow strong.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	nutrition	nutrition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Good nutrition | children |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive | children *not said here* |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the nutrition label on the cereal box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrition:x2:1
# text = Read the nutrition label on the cereal box.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	nutrition	nutrition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nutrition label |  | the cereal box |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about nutrition in science.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrition:x3:1
# text = We learned about nutrition in science.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	nutrition	nutrition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about nutrition in science | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about nutrition=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Fruit and vegetables are important for good nutrition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrition:x4:1
# text = Fruit and vegetables are important for good nutrition.
1	Fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nutrition	nutrition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | Fruit and vegetables |  |  |  |  | for good nutrition; important *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Poor nutrition can make people ill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrition:x5:1
# text = Poor nutrition can make people ill.
1	Poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	nutrition	nutrition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Poor nutrition | people |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Athletes think carefully about their nutrition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutrition:x6:1
# text = Athletes think carefully about their nutrition.
1	Athletes	athlete	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	nutrition	nutrition	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 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Athletes |  |  |  |  | about Athletes's nutrition; carefully *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about nutrition=Topic |
| 2 | **nutrify** |  | Athletes *= athlete* |  |  |  |  |  | nom nutrition «process transitive»: poss=agent |

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