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title: sedge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sedge» in the school dictionary: A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks. Its stems are often triangular. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sedge

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**Who acts:** like plant, stems, plant, Sedge, Sedges, sedge warbler · **What happens:** grow, be, stem, have, sing, find · **To what, where:** wet places, pond, three sided stems, reeds, frogspawn, sedge

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks. Its stems are often triangular.

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*Sentence 1:* A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedge:m1:1
# text = A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	marshes	marsh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	ponds	pond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	riverbanks	riverbank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a like plant |  |  | wet places such marshes and ponds and riverbanks |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Its stems are often triangular.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedge:m1:2
# text = Its stems are often triangular.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	stems	stem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	triangular	triangular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | plant's stems |  |  |  |  | often, triangular *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stem** |  | plant |  |  |  |  |  | nom stem «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sedge grows thickly around the pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedge:x1:1
# text = Sedge grows thickly around the pond.
1	Sedge	sedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Sedge |  |  | the pond |  | thickly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around pond=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sedges have three-sided stems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedge:x2:1
# text = Sedges have three-sided stems.
1	Sedges	sedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	sided	sided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stems	stem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Sedges | three sided stems |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stem=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sedge warbler sang from the reeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedge:x3:1
# text = A sedge warbler sang from the reeds.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sedge	sedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	warbler	warbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | a sedge warbler |  |  | the reeds |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found frogspawn among the sedge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedge:x4:1
# text = We found frogspawn among the sedge.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	frogspawn	frogspawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sedge	sedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | frogspawn |  |  |  | among the sedge | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frogspawn=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ducks nest in the sedge by the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedge:x5:1
# text = Ducks nest in the sedge by the river.
1	Ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nest	nest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sedge	sedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nest** | present | Ducks |  |  | the sedge |  | by the river | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feel the stem: if it has edges, it is a sedge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedge:x6:1
# text = Feel the stem: if it has edges, it is a sedge.
1	Feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sedge	sedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* | the stem |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stem=Theme |
| 2 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | stem | edges |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent edge=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | stem | a sedge |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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