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title: potassium — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «potassium» in the school dictionary: Potassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# potassium

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**Who acts:** Potassium, body, mineral, muscles, Bananas, teacher · **What happens:** be, need, keep, work, find, have · **To what, where:** soft silvery chemical element, mineral, heart, foods, good source, chemical symbol

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Potassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potassium:m1:1
# text = Potassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K.
1	Potassium	potassium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	silvery	silvery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
16	K.	K.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Potassium | a soft silvery chemical element and a metal |  |  |  |  | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Potassium is also a mineral the body needs to keep the heart, muscles and nerves working, found in foods like bananas, potatoes and beans.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potassium:m2:1
# text = Potassium is also a mineral the body needs to keep the heart, muscles and nerves working, found in foods like bananas, potatoes and beans.
1	Potassium	potassium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mineral	mineral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	nerves	nerve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Potassium | a mineral and muscles and nerves |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | the body | a mineral and muscles and nerves *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a mineral and muscles and nerves *not said here* | the heart |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Theme |
| 4 | **work** | gerund | muscles and nerves *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **find** | participle | muscles and nerves *not said here* |  |  | foods like bananas and potatoes and beans |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bananas are a good source of potassium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potassium:x1:1
# text = Bananas are a good source of potassium.
1	Bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	potassium	potassium	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 | Bananas | a good source |  |  |  | of potassium | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Potassium has the chemical symbol K.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potassium:x2:1
# text = Potassium has the chemical symbol K.
1	Potassium	potassium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	K.	K.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The teacher dropped a tiny piece of potassium in water, and it burst into lilac flames.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potassium:x3:1
# text = The teacher dropped a tiny piece of potassium in water, and it burst into lilac flames.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	potassium	potassium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	burst	burst	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	lilac	lilac	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | the teacher | a tiny piece of potassium |  | water |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent piece=Theme in water=Destination |
| 2 | **burst** | past | teacher |  |  | lilac flames |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our bodies need potassium for healthy muscles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potassium:x4:1
# text = Our bodies need potassium for healthy muscles.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	potassium	potassium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **need** | present | Our bodies | potassium |  |  |  | for healthy muscles | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot potassium=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Potassium is stored under oil because it reacts with air and water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potassium:x5:1
# text = Potassium is stored under oil because it reacts with air and water.
1	Potassium	potassium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	stored	store	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	reacts	react	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present · passive |  | Potassium |  | oil |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme under oil=Location |
| 2 | **react** | present | Potassium |  |  |  |  | with air and water | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with air=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tomato feed is rich in potassium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potassium:x6:1
# text = Tomato feed is rich in potassium.
1	Tomato	Tomato	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	feed	feed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	potassium	potassium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Tomato feed |  |  | potassium |  | rich *property* | tree rules |

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