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title: oxide — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oxide» in the school dictionary: A chemical made when another element joins with oxygen: rust is iron oxide; water is hydrogen oxide. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# oxide

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**Who acts:** element, rust, water, Zinc oxide, metals, Carbon dioxide · **What happens:** make, join, be, burn, have, protect · **To what, where:** chemical, iron oxide, hydrogen oxide, kind, sun creams, oxides

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«oxide» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [oxide in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oxide.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

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A chemical made when another element joins with oxygen: rust is iron oxide; water is hydrogen oxide.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oxide:m1:1
# text = A chemical made when another element joins with oxygen: rust is iron oxide; water is hydrogen oxide.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chemical	chemical	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	joins	join	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	rust	rust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	iron	iron	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	oxide	oxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	hydrogen	hydrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	oxide	oxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a chemical and iron oxide and hydrogen oxide *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **join** | present | another element |  |  |  |  | with oxygen | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with oxygen=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | rust | iron oxide and hydrogen oxide |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present | water | hydrogen oxide |  |  |  |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Rust is a kind of iron oxide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oxide:x1:1
# text = Rust is a kind of iron oxide.
1	Rust	rust	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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	oxide	oxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rust | a kind |  |  |  | of iron oxide | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Zinc oxide is in some sun creams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oxide:x2:1
# text = Zinc oxide is in some sun creams.
1	Zinc	zinc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	oxide	oxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	creams	cream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Zinc oxide |  |  | some sun creams |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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When metals burn, they make oxides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oxide:x3:1
# text = When metals burn, they make oxides.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	metals	metal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	oxides	oxide	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | present | metals |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | metals *= metal* | oxides |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset oxide=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carbon dioxide is an oxide of carbon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oxide:x4:1
# text = Carbon dioxide is an oxide of carbon.
1	Carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	oxide	oxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Carbon dioxide | a oxide |  |  |  | of carbon | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Aluminium has a thin oxide layer that protects it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oxide:x5:1
# text = Aluminium has a thin oxide layer that protects it.
1	Aluminium	aluminium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	oxide	oxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	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 | Aluminium | a thin oxide layer |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent layer=Patient |
| 2 | **protect** | present | a thin oxide layer | layer |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |

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