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title: reproductive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reproductive» in the school dictionary: To do with having young or making new living things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reproductive

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**Who acts:** stamen, We, Frogs, reproductive cycle, Bees, Mammals · **What happens:** do, have, make, reproduce, be, learn · **To what, where:** new living things, something, reproductive parts, reproductive cycle, reproductive process, pollen

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To do with having young or making new living things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reproductive:m1:1
# text = To do with having young or making new living things.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | young *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | gerund |  | new living things |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with copying or reproducing something, such as pictures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reproductive:m2:1
# text = To do with copying or reproducing something, such as pictures.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	copying	copying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	reproducing	reproduce	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 copying | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reproduce** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stamen and carpel are the reproductive parts of a flower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reproductive:x1:1
# text = The stamen and carpel are the reproductive parts of a flower.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stamen	stamen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	carpel	carpel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	reproductive	reproductive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the stamen and carpel | the reproductive parts |  |  |  | of a flower | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learnt about the life cycle and the reproductive system in science.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reproductive:x2:1
# text = We learnt about the life cycle and the reproductive system in science.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cycle	cycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	reproductive	reproductive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about the life cycle and the reproductive system in science | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about cycle=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Frogs have a reproductive cycle that starts with frogspawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reproductive:x3:1
# text = Frogs have a reproductive cycle that starts with frogspawn.
1	Frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	reproductive	reproductive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cycle	cycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	frogspawn	frogspawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **have** | present | Frogs | a reproductive cycle |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cycle=Patient |
| 2 | **start** | present | a reproductive cycle |  |  |  |  | with frogspawn | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with frogspawn=Subeventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Bees help the reproductive process of plants by carrying pollen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reproductive:x4:1
# text = Bees help the reproductive process of plants by carrying pollen.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	reproductive	reproductive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	process	process	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Bees | the reproductive process of plants |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent process=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | Bees *not said here* | pollen |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pollen=Theme |
| 3 | **process** |  |  | plants |  |  |  |  | nom process «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mammals and birds have different reproductive systems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reproductive:x5:1
# text = Mammals and birds have different reproductive systems.
1	Mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	reproductive	reproductive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	systems	system	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	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 | Mammals and birds | different reproductive systems |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent system=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The reproductive season for many birds is spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reproductive:x6:1
# text = The reproductive season for many birds is spring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	reproductive	reproductive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	spring	spring	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 | **is a** | present | the reproductive season for many birds | spring |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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