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title: salinity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «salinity» in the school dictionary: Salinity is how salty water or soil is: how much salt is dissolved in it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# salinity

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**Who acts:** Salinity, Dead Sea, such high salinity, Rivers, We, High salinity · **What happens:** be, dissolve, measure, amount, have, float · **To what, where:** salty water, much salt, Salinity, It, certain amount, salt · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«salinity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [salinity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/salinity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salinity is how salty water or soil is: how much salt is dissolved in it.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:m1:1
# text = Salinity is how salty water or soil is: how much salt is dissolved in it.
1	Salinity	salinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Salinity | salty water or soil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dissolve** | present · passive |  | much salt |  | Salinity |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is measured as the amount of salt in a certain amount of water, for example grams per litre or parts per thousand.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:m2:1
# text = It is measured as the amount of salt in a certain amount of water, for example grams per litre or parts per thousand.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
18	grams	gram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
19	per	per	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	litre	litre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
23	per	per	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | present · passive |  | It |  | a certain amount of water |  | as the amount of salt; for grams  example per litre or parts per thousand | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | salt |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **amount** |  |  | water |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The salinity of the ocean is about 35 grams of salt in every litre.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:x1:1
# text = The salinity of the ocean is about 35 grams of salt in every litre.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	salinity	salinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	35	35	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	grams	gram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	litre	litre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the salinity of the ocean | 35 grams |  |  |  | of salt in every litre | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Dead Sea has such high salinity that people float easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:x2:1
# text = The Dead Sea has such high salinity that people float easily.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Dead	Dead	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	salinity	salinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	float	float	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Dead Sea | such high salinity |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salinity=Patient |
| 2 | **float** | present | such high salinity |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rivers have very low salinity, so their water is called fresh water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:x3:1
# text = Rivers have very low salinity, so their water is called fresh water.
1	Rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	salinity	salinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
12	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Rivers | low salinity |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salinity=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | Rivers's water |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme water=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tested the salinity of three water samples in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:x4:1
# text = We tested the salinity of three water samples in class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	salinity	salinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	samples	sample	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | past | We | the salinity of three water samples in class |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salinity=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Where rivers meet the sea, the salinity is in between.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:x5:1
# text = Where rivers meet the sea, the salinity is in between.
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	3	advmod	_	_
2	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	meet	meet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	salinity	salinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | present | rivers | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
High salinity in the soil made the wheat grow badly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:x6:1
# text = High salinity in the soil made the wheat grow badly.
1	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	salinity	salinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | High salinity in the soil |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | the wheat |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some fish, like salmon, can cope with changes in salinity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:salinity:x7:1
# text = Some fish, like salmon, can cope with changes in salinity.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	salinity	salinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cope** | can | some fish and salmon |  |  | salinity |  | with changes | vn cope-83-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with change=Theme |

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