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title: pollutant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pollutant» in the school dictionary: A substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and harmful to living things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pollutant

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**Who acts:** substance, Car exhaust, pollutants, Plastic, factory, Trees · **What happens:** make, contain, be, let, trap, run off · **To what, where:** air, pollutants, pollutant, oceans, river, air pollutants

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and harmful to living things.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollutant:m1:1
# text = A substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and harmful to living things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a substance | air and water or soil |  |  |  | dirty *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset air=Product |

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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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Car exhaust contains pollutants that are bad for our lungs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollutant:x1:1
# text = Car exhaust contains pollutants that are bad for our lungs.
1	Car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	exhaust	exhaust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pollutants	pollutant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | Car exhaust | pollutants |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot pollutant=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | pollutants |  |  |  |  | for our lungs; bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plastic is a pollutant in the oceans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollutant:x2:1
# text = Plastic is a pollutant in the oceans.
1	Plastic	plastic	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	pollutant	pollutant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	oceans	ocean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | Plastic | a pollutant |  | the oceans |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factory let pollutants into the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollutant:x3:1
# text = The factory let pollutants into the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pollutants	pollutant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | the factory | pollutants |  | the river |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pollutant=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Trees can trap some air pollutants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollutant:x4:1
# text = Trees can trap some air pollutants.
1	Trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	trap	trap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
5	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pollutants	pollutant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **trap** | can | Trees | some air pollutants |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pollutant=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Fertiliser running off fields can be a pollutant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollutant:x5:1
# text = Fertiliser running off fields can be a pollutant.
1	Fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pollutant	pollutant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run off** | gerund | Fertiliser *not said here* | fields |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme field=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Fertiliser | a pollutant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists measured the pollutants near the school gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollutant:x6:1
# text = Scientists measured the pollutants near the school gate.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measured	measure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pollutants	pollutant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	gate	gate	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 | **measure** | past | Scientists | the pollutants |  | the school gate |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pollutant=Value |

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