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title: seaweed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seaweed» in the school dictionary: Seaweed is a plant-like living thing that grows in the sea, often green, brown or red, and sticks to rocks. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seaweed

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**Who acts:** Seaweed, living thing, Crabs, We, She · **What happens:** be, grow, stick, use, cover, hide · **To what, where:** sea, Seaweed, many countries, beach, Sushi, dried seaweed

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«seaweed» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [seaweed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seaweed.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seaweed is a plant-like living thing that grows in the sea, often green, brown or red, and sticks to rocks.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:m1:1
# text = Seaweed is a plant-like living thing that grows in the sea, often green, brown or red, and sticks to rocks.
1	Seaweed	seaweed	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	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	parataxis	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Seaweed |  |  |  |  | like a living thing | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a living thing |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |
| 3 | **stick** | present | a living thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to rocks | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to rock=Co-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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seaweed is also used as food in many countries, for example in sushi and some snacks.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:m2:1
# text = Seaweed is also used as food in many countries, for example in sushi and some snacks.
1	Seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sushi	sushi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
17	snacks	snack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Seaweed |  | many countries |  | as food; for example in sushi and some snacks | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as food=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beach was covered with seaweed after the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x1:1
# text = The beach was covered with seaweed after the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the beach |  |  | after the storm | with seaweed | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with seaweed=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crabs hide under the seaweed in rock pools.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x2:1
# text = Crabs hide under the seaweed in rock pools.
1	Crabs	crab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	under	under	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pools	pool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | Crabs |  |  | the seaweed |  | in rock pools | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under seaweed=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful, the seaweed on the rocks is slippery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x3:1
# text = Be careful, the seaweed on the rocks is slippery.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	slippery	slippery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | the seaweed on the rocks *obl*; careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | slippery *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sushi is wrapped in dried seaweed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x4:1
# text = Sushi is wrapped in dried seaweed.
1	Sushi	sushi	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	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	dried	dried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | present · passive |  | Sushi |  | dried seaweed |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in seaweed=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seaweed gives food and shelter to many sea animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x5:1
# text = Seaweed gives food and shelter to many sea animals.
1	Seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Seaweed | food and shelter | many sea animals |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent food=Theme to animal=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long strand of seaweed wrapped around my leg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x6:1
# text = A long strand of seaweed wrapped around my leg.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	strand	strand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | participle |  | a long strand of seaweed *not said here* |  | my leg |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme around leg=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seaweed is a type of algae.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x7:1
# text = Seaweed is a type of algae.
1	Seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	algae	alga	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Seaweed | a type |  |  |  | of algae | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a collage with bits of seaweed and shells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x8:1
# text = We made a collage with bits of seaweed and shells.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	collage	collage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a collage |  |  |  | with bits of seaweed and shells | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collage=Product |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She went out and cropped the seaweed which grew in great abundance near the shore, and always kept in good condition.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaweed:x9:1
# text = She went out and cropped the seaweed which grew in great abundance near the shore, and always kept in good condition.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cropped	crop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	abundance	abundance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	near	near	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	19	advmod	_	_
19	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past | She |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **crop** | past | She *not said here* | the seaweed |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seaweed=Patient |
| 3 | **grow** | past | the seaweed |  |  | great abundance |  | near the shore | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in abundance=Location |
| 4 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  | good condition |  | always *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in condition=Location |

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