boasting

Who acts: you, others, act, He, hare, Nobody · What happens: talk, have, do, make, feel, stop · To what, where: others, fastest runner, nap, race, lunch table, prize · Speech: someone speaks here

«boasting» 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: boasting in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Talking too proudly about yourself, what you have or what you can do, to make others feel smaller.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Talking	talk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	too	too	ADV	_	3 proudly	advmod
3	proudly	proudly	ADV	_	1 Talking	advmod
4	about	about	ADP	_	5 yourself	case
5	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	1 Talking	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 have	punct
7	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	9 have	obj
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 have	nsubj
9	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Talking	parataxis
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 do	cc
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	14 do	obj
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 do	nsubj
13	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 do	aux
14	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 have	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 make	punct
16	to	to	PART	_	17 make	mark
17	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 have	conj
18	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 make	obj
19	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 make	xcomp
20	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	19 feel	xcomp
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Talking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	talk	gerund			about yourself; proudly property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about yourself=Topic
2	have	present	you			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient
3	do	can	you			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
4	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	others		tree rules
5	feel	infinitive	others not said here		small property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

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

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The act of talking like this.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 talking	mark
4	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	like	like	ADP	_	6 this	case
6	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 talking	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	gerund	the act not said here					like this	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Stop boasting about your new bike!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	boasting	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	about	about	ADP	_	6 bike	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 bike	nmod:poss
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bike	amod
6	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boasting	obl
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	boast speech: other	gerund	you not said here					about your new bike	vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about bike=Topic

Example 2

He kept boasting that he was the fastest runner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 kept	nsubj
2	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	boasting	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 kept	xcomp
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 runner	mark
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 runner	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 runner	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 runner	det
8	fastest	fast	ADJ	Degree=Sup	9 runner	amod
9	runner	runner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boasting	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	keep	past	He		tree rules
2	boast speech: other	gerund	He not said here		vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a	past	he	the fastest runner	tree rules

Example 3

The hare was boasting, so he took a nap and lost the race.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hare	det
2	hare	hare	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 boasting	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 boasting	aux
4	boasting	boast	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 took	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 took	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 took	nsubj
8	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 boasting	parataxis
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 nap	det
10	nap	nap	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 lost	cc
12	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 took	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 race	det
14	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lost	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 boasting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	boast speech: other	past · progressive	the hare		vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	take	past	hare	a nap	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nap=Theme
3	lose	past	hare not said here	the race	vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality

Example 4

Nobody likes boasting at the lunch table.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	2 likes	nsubj
2	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	boasting	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 likes	xcomp
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 table	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 table	det
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 table	compound
7	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boasting	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 likes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	Nobody						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	boast speech: other not said to happen	gerund	Nobody not said here			the lunch table			vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

She won the prize but didn't go around boasting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 prize	det
4	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 go	cc
6	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 go	aux
7	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 go	advmod
8	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 won	conj
9	around	around	ADV	_	10 boasting	advmod
10	boasting	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 go	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	win	past	She	the prize		vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality
2	not go around	past · do-support	She not said here			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	boast speech: other	gerund	She not said here		around property	vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

"I'm the best!" he said, boasting again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 best	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 best	nsubj
3	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 best	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	9 said	nsubj
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 best	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 best	punct
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 said	nsubj
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 boasting	punct
11	boasting	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 said	advcl
12	again	again	ADV	_	11 boasting	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	the best = good		good property	tree rules
2	say speech: express	past	the best			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	boast speech: other	gerund	the best not said here	again		vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Boasting about grades can hurt your friends' feelings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Boasting	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 hurt	csubj
2	about	about	ADP	_	3 grades	case
3	grades	grade	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Boasting	obl
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 hurt	aux
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 friends	nmod:poss
7	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 feelings	nmod:poss
8	'	's	PART	_	7 friends	case
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 hurt	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 hurt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	boast speech: other	gerund						about grades	vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about grade=Topic
2	hurt	can	Boasting	your friends's feelings					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient

Example 8

My score is nothing to boast about.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 score	nmod:poss
2	score	score	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nothing	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 nothing	cop
4	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 boast	mark
6	boast	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 nothing	acl
7	about	about	ADV	_	6 boast	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 nothing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My score	nothing		tree rules
2	boast speech: other	to-infinitive			about property	vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	score		My			nom score «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 9

Then the Warlock began boasting again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 began	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Warlock	det
3	Warlock	Warlock	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 began	nsubj
4	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	boasting	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 began	xcomp
6	again	again	ADV	_	5 boasting	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	begin	past	the Warlock				then		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	boast speech: other	gerund	the Warlock not said here				again		vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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