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title: organism — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «organism» in the school dictionary: Any living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus or bacterium. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# organism

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**Who acts:** parts, tree, Bacteria, organism, energy, organisms · **What happens:** work together, be, need, live, have, look · **To what, where:** living organism, tiny organisms, energy, one cell, organisms

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Any living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus or bacterium.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:organism:m1:1
# text = Any living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus or bacterium.
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	fungus	fungus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	bacterium	bacterium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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A whole system with parts that work together like a living thing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:organism:m2:1
# text = A whole system with parts that work together like a living thing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work together** | present | parts |  |  |  |  | like a living thing; together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tree is a living organism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:organism:x1:1
# text = A tree is a living organism.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	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	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	organism	organism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	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 tree | a living organism |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bacteria are tiny organisms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:organism:x2:1
# text = Bacteria are tiny organisms.
1	Bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	organisms	organism	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 a** | present | Bacteria | tiny organisms |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every organism needs energy to live.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:organism:x3:1
# text = Every organism needs energy to live.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	organism	organism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	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 | **need** | present | every organism | energy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | energy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Some organisms have only one cell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:organism:x4:1
# text = Some organisms have only one cell.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	organisms	organism	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some organisms | one cell |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We looked at pond organisms under a microscope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:organism:x5:1
# text = We looked at pond organisms under a microscope.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	organisms	organism	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **look** | past | We |  |  |  |  | under a microscope; at pond organisms | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at organism=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fungi are organisms, not plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:organism:x6:1
# text = Fungi are organisms, not plants.
1	Fungi	fungus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	organisms	organism	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fungi | organisms and plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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