silly Who acts: Silly, envy, they, clown, It, many silly faces · What happens: mean, say, be, kill, slay, become · To what, where: someone, silly foolish person, foolish man, silly one, Ephraim, Assyria · Speech: someone speaks here
«silly» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: silly in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 Silly means funny in a foolish way: a silly hat.
nsubj xcomp case det amod obl punct det amod parataxis punct root Silly ADJ means VERB funny ADJ in ADP a DET foolish ADJ way NOUN : PUNCT a DET silly ADJ hat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 7 way case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 way det 6 foolish foolish ADJ Degree=Pos 7 way amod 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 funny obl 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 hat punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 hat det 10 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 11 hat amod 11 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Silly funny property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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 Silly means not sensible or not wise: a silly mistake.
nsubj advmod xcomp cc advmod conj punct det amod parataxis punct root Silly NOUN means VERB not PART sensible ADJ or CCONJ not PART wise ADJ : PUNCT a DET silly ADJ mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Silly silly NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 sensible advmod 4 sensible sensible ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 wise cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 wise advmod 7 wise wise ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sensible conj 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 mistake punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 mistake det 10 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 11 mistake amod 11 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Silly sensible property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 «Silly» can be said kindly to someone who is being foolish.
punct ccomp punct aux aux:pass advmod case obl nsubj cop cop acl:relcl punct root « PUNCT Silly ADJ » PUNCT can AUX be AUX said VERB kindly ADV to ADP someone PRON who PRON is AUX being AUX foolish ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Silly punct 2 Silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 6 said ccomp 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Silly punct 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 said aux 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 said aux:pass 6 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 kindly kindly ADV _ 6 said advmod 8 to to ADP _ 9 someone case 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 said obl 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 foolish nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 foolish cop 12 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 foolish cop 13 foolish foolish ADJ Degree=Pos 9 someone acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 say speech: assert can · passive someone kindly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: to someone=Recipient 2 is present foolish property tree rules
Meaning 4 A silly can also be a foolish person, often said kindly to someone.
The tree, 13 words det amod aux advmod cop det amod punct advmod acl advmod case obl punct root A DET silly ADJ can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET foolish ADJ person NOUN , PUNCT often ADV said VERB kindly ADV to ADP someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 2 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 person aux 4 also also ADV _ 8 person advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 person cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 7 foolish foolish ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 said punct 10 often often ADV _ 11 said advmod 11 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 person acl 12 kindly kindly ADV _ 11 said advmod 13 to to ADP _ 14 someone case 14 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 said obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 person punct
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1 is a can a silly foolish person tree rules 2 say speech: assert participle a silly foolish person not said here someone kindly, often property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to someone=Recipient
Example 1 For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
case obl det amod obj punct cc nsubj conj det amod obj punct root For ADP anger NOUN killeth VERB the DET foolish ADJ man NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ envy NOUN slayeth VERB the DET silly ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 2 anger case 2 anger anger NOUN Number=Sing 3 killeth obl 3 killeth kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 man det 5 foolish foolish ADJ Degree=Pos 6 man amod 6 man man NOUN Number=Sing 3 killeth obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 slayeth punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 slayeth cc 9 envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 10 slayeth nsubj 10 slayeth slay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 killeth conj 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 one det 12 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 13 one amod 13 one one NOUN Number=Sing 10 slayeth obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 killeth punct
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1 kill present the foolish man for anger vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme 2 slay present envy the silly one vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient
Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN JOB.5.2 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct 2 Writings writing NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 JOB.5.2 JOB.5.2 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 JOB.5.2 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 JOB.5.2 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. (Prophets HOS.7.11, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.
The tree, 18 words cc nsubj aux:pass case det amod obl punct mark conj punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct nsubj conj case obl punct root And CCONJ Ephraim PROPN is AUX become VERB like ADP a DET silly ADJ dove NOUN , PUNCT without SCONJ understanding VERB ; PUNCT they PRON call VERB unto ADP Egypt PROPN , PUNCT they PRON go VERB to ADP Assyria PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 4 become cc 2 Ephraim Ephraim PROPN Number=Sing 4 become nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 become aux:pass 4 become become VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 like like ADP _ 8 dove case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 dove det 7 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 dove amod 8 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 4 become obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 understanding punct 10 without without SCONJ _ 11 understanding mark 11 understanding understand VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 dove conj 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 call punct 13 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 call nsubj 14 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 become parataxis 15 unto unto ADP _ 16 Egypt case 16 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 14 call obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 go punct 18 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 go nsubj 19 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 call conj 20 to to ADP _ 21 Assyria case 21 Assyria Assyria PROPN Number=Sing 19 go obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 become punct
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1 become present · passive Ephraim like a silly dove vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result 2 understand gerund vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 call present they unto Egypt vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 go present they Assyria vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to assyria=Initial_Location
Sentence 2: (Prophets HOS.7.11, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN HOS.7.11 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct 2 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 HOS.7.11 HOS.7.11 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Prophets appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 HOS.7.11 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 HOS.7.11 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3 The clown wore 3 silly hats.
det nsubj nummod amod obj punct root The DET clown NOUN wore VERB 3 NUM silly ADJ hats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clown det 2 clown clown NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore nsubj 3 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 hats nummod 5 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hats amod 6 hats hat NOUN Number=Plur 3 wore obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 wore punct
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1 wear past the clown 3 silly hats vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme
Example 4 They told silly jokes for 10 minutes.
nsubj amod obj case nummod obl punct root They PRON told VERB silly ADJ jokes NOUN for ADP 10 NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 jokes amod 4 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 2 told obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 minutes case 6 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 minutes nummod 7 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 2 told obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past They silly jokes minute vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient
Example 5 It is silly to buy 20 umbrellas.
nsubj cop mark xcomp nummod obj punct root It PRON is AUX silly ADJ to PART buy VERB 20 NUM umbrellas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 silly nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 silly cop 3 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 buy mark 5 buy buy VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 silly xcomp 6 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 umbrellas nummod 7 umbrellas umbrella NOUN Number=Plur 5 buy obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 silly punct
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1 is present It silly property tree rules 2 buy to-infinitive 20 umbrellas vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme
Example 6 How many silly faces did he draw?
advmod amod amod nsubj aux nsubj punct root How ADV many ADJ silly ADJ faces NOUN did AUX he PRON draw VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 faces amod 3 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 faces amod 4 faces face NOUN Number=Plur 7 draw nsubj 5 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 draw aux 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 draw nsubj 7 draw draw VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 7 draw punct
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1 draw past · do-support many silly faces vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 I made a silly mistake and forgot to carry the one.
nsubj det amod obj cc conj mark xcomp det obj punct root I PRON made VERB a DET silly ADJ mistake NOUN and CCONJ forgot VERB to PART carry VERB the DET one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mistake det 4 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mistake amod 5 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 forgot cc 7 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 made conj 8 to to PART _ 9 carry mark 9 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 forgot xcomp 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 one det 11 one one NOUN Number=Sing 9 carry obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past I a silly mistake vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product 2 forget past I not said here tree rules 3 not carry to-infinitive I not said here the one vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme
Example 8 Don't be silly, it's only a spider.
aux advmod cop punct nsubj cop advmod det conj punct root Do AUX n't PART be AUX silly ADJ , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX only ADV a DET spider NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 silly aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 silly advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 silly cop 4 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 spider punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 spider nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 spider cop 8 only only ADV _ 10 spider advmod 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 spider det 10 spider spider NOUN Number=Sing 4 silly conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 silly punct
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1 not is imperative · do-support you not said here silly property tree rules 2 is a present it a spider tree rules
Example 9 The children giggled at the silly song.
det nsubj:pass case det amod obl punct root The DET children NOUN giggled VERB at ADP the DET silly ADJ song NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 giggled nsubj:pass 3 giggled giggle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 at at ADP _ 7 song case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 song det 6 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 7 song amod 7 song song NOUN Number=Sing 3 giggled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 giggled punct
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1 giggle participle · passive the children the silly song vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 10 Well, that was one big silly.
discourse punct nsubj cop nsubj amod punct root Well INTJ , PUNCT that PRON was AUX one NUM big ADJ silly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Well well INTJ _ 7 silly discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Well punct 3 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 silly nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 silly cop 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 silly nsubj 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 silly amod 7 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 silly punct
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1 is past that silly property tree rules
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