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title: pondweed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pondweed» in the school dictionary: A plant that grows in ponds and slow rivers, often under or on the water, with green leaves or stems. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pondweed

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**Who acts:** plant, We, oxygen bubbles, lamp, pondweed, Tadpoles · **What happens:** grow, count, come, be, make, hide · **To what, where:** ponds, oxygen bubbles, pondweed, more bubbles, pond, lots

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A plant that grows in ponds and slow rivers, often under or on the water, with green leaves or stems.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pondweed:m1:1
# text = A plant that grows in ponds and slow rivers, often under or on the water, with green leaves or stems.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ponds	pond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	stems	stem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **grow** | present | a plant |  |  | ponds and slow rivers |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pond=Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We counted the oxygen bubbles coming from the pondweed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pondweed:x1:1
# text = We counted the oxygen bubbles coming from the pondweed.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pondweed	pondweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | We | the oxygen bubbles |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bubble=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | gerund | the oxygen bubbles *not said here* |  |  | the pondweed |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from pondweed=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When the lamp was closer, the pondweed made more bubbles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pondweed:x2:1
# text = When the lamp was closer, the pondweed made more bubbles.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pondweed	pondweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the lamp |  |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | the pondweed | more bubbles |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bubble=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tadpoles hide in the pondweed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pondweed:x3:1
# text = Tadpoles hide in the pondweed.
1	Tadpoles	tadpole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pondweed	pondweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | Tadpoles |  |  | the pondweed |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in pondweed=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The frog jumped out covered in green pondweed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pondweed:x4:1
# text = The frog jumped out covered in green pondweed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pondweed	pondweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump out** | past | the frog |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | participle | the frog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in green pondweed | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in pondweed=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much pondweed can choke a pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pondweed:x5:1
# text = Too much pondweed can choke a pond.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pondweed	pondweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	choke	choke	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choke** | can | much pondweed | a pond |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pond=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class pond has lots of pondweed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pondweed:x6:1
# text = Our class pond has lots of pondweed.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pondweed	pondweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **have** | present | Our class pond | lots of pondweed |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

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