Assertion: soil | /r/CapableOf | hold nutrient
Facets:
value: like a sponge
type: MANNER
value: for the plants
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Because soil holds water and nutrients, it is an ideal place for plants to grow.
text: Because soil holds water and nutrients, it is an ideal place for plants to grow.
text: Organic matter is important because it helps the soil hold water and nutrients for the plants.
text: In order to grow our crops, we want the soil to hold water and nutrients like a sponge where they are readily available for plant roots to take them up, suppress pests and weeds that may attack our plants, sequester carbon from the atmosphere, and clean the water that flows through it into rivers, lakes, and aquifers.