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title: placental — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «placental» in the school dictionary: To do with the placenta, the organ that grows inside a mother during pregnancy to give the baby food and oxygen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# placental

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**Who acts:** organ, Mammals, Humans, Kangaroos, Whales, placental blood · **What happens:** do, grow, give, be, carry, have · **To what, where:** baby food, placental mammals, marsupials, food, baby, many marsupials

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To do with the placenta, the organ that grows inside a mother during pregnancy to give the baby food and oxygen.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placental:m1:1
# text = To do with the placenta, the organ that grows inside a mother during pregnancy to give the baby food and oxygen.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	placenta	placenta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	organ	organ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	during	during	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	pregnancy	pregnancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the placenta | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grow** | present | the organ |  |  |  | during pregnancy | inside a mother | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside mother=Location |
| 3 | **give** | to-infinitive | the organ *not said here* | the baby food and oxygen |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

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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}

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Usage: placental mammals — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mammals whose babies grow inside the mother with a placenta, such as humans, dogs, cats and whales.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placental:m2:1
# text = Mammals whose babies grow inside the mother with a placenta, such as humans, dogs, cats and whales.
1	Mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	placenta	placenta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Mammals |  |  |  |  | inside the mother; with a placenta | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside mother=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humans are placental mammals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placental:x1:1
# text = Humans are placental mammals.
1	Humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	placental	placental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mammals	mammal	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 | Humans | placental mammals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kangaroos are marsupials, not placentals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placental:x2:1
# text = Kangaroos are marsupials, not placentals.
1	Kangaroos	kangaroo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	marsupials	marsupial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	placentals	placental	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 | Kangaroos | marsupials and placentals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whales and bats are placental mammals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placental:x3:1
# text = Whales and bats are placental mammals.
1	Whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	placental	placental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | Whales and bats | placental mammals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The placental blood carries food to the baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placental:x4:1
# text = The placental blood carries food to the baby.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	placental	placental	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | the placental blood | food |  | the baby |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme to baby=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Australia has many marsupials but also placental mammals like dingoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placental:x5:1
# text = Australia has many marsupials but also placental mammals like dingoes.
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	marsupials	marsupial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	placental	placental	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dingoes	dingo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Australia | many marsupials but placental mammals like dingoes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marsupial=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most mammals on Earth are placental.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placental:x6:1
# text = Most mammals on Earth are placental.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	placental	placental	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 | Most mammals on Earth | placental |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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