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title: renewable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «renewable» in the school dictionary: Renewable describes energy or a resource that is not used up because nature replaces it, like sunlight, wind and moving water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# renewable

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**Who acts:** nature, Wind, Coal, Solar panels, Wood, New Zealand · **What happens:** describe, not use up, replace, move, make, last · **To what, where:** energy, resource, something, contract, renewable energy sources, renewable energy

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«renewable» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [renewable in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/renewable.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Renewable describes energy or a resource that is not used up because nature replaces it, like sunlight, wind and moving water.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:m1:1
# text = Renewable describes energy or a resource that is not used up because nature replaces it, like sunlight, wind and moving water.
1	Renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	resource	resource	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	replaces	replace	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	23	amod	_	_
23	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present |  | energy or a resource |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent energy=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **use up** | present · passive |  | a resource |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **replace** | present | nature | resource |  |  |  | like sunlight and wind and moving water | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |
| 4 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Renewable describes something, like a library card or a contract, that can be made to last longer by renewing it.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:m2:1
# text = Renewable describes something, like a library card or a contract, that can be made to last longer by renewing it.
1	Renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obl	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	last	last	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	18	advmod	_	_
20	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	renewing	renew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | can · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **last** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **renew** | gerund |  | contract |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wind and sunlight are renewable energy sources.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:x1:1
# text = Wind and sunlight are renewable energy sources.
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sources	source	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 a** | present | Wind and sunlight | renewable energy sources |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coal is not renewable; one day it will run out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:x2:1
# text = Coal is not renewable; one day it will run out.
1	Coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Coal |  |  |  |  | renewable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **run out** | future | Coal |  |  |  | day |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Solar panels turn renewable energy into electricity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:x3:1
# text = Solar panels turn renewable energy into electricity.
1	Solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	panels	panel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	electricity	electricity	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 | **turn** | present | Solar panels | renewable energy |  | electricity |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent energy=Theme into electricity=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wood can be renewable if new trees are planted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:x4:1
# text = Wood can be renewable if new trees are planted.
1	Wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Wood |  |  |  |  | renewable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **plant** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | new trees |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New Zealand makes lots of electricity from renewable hydro power.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:x5:1
# text = New Zealand makes lots of electricity from renewable hydro power.
1	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
2	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	hydro	hydro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **make** | present | New Zealand | lots of electricity |  | renewable hydro power |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent lot=Product from power=Material |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Renewable energy causes less pollution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:x6:1
# text = Renewable energy causes less pollution.
1	Renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	pollution	pollution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Renewable energy | less pollution |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition pollution=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My library card is renewable each year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:x7:1
# text = My library card is renewable each year.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	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** | present | My library card |  |  |  | year | renewable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wind farms produce renewable electricity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renewable:x8:1
# text = Wind farms produce renewable electricity.
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	produce	produce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | Wind farms | renewable electricity |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Result |

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