bossy Who acts: Bossy, way, Bossy boots, big sister, you, someone · What happens: mean, tell, do, be, stop, let · To what, where: other people, way, teasing name, someone, group work, bossy boots · Speech: someone speaks here
«bossy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: bossy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Bossy means always telling other people what to do, in a way that is annoying.
The tree, 15 words nsubj advmod xcomp amod obj obj mark xcomp punct case det obl:unmarked nsubj cop acl:relcl punct root Bossy ADJ means VERB always ADV telling VERB other ADJ people NOUN what PRON to PART do VERB , PUNCT in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON is AUX annoying ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 telling advmod 4 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 telling obj 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 do obj 8 to to PART _ 9 do mark 9 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 telling xcomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 way punct 11 in in ADP _ 13 way case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 way det 13 way way NOUN Number=Sing 9 do obl:unmarked 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 annoying nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 annoying cop 16 annoying annoying ADJ Degree=Pos 13 way acl:relcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Bossy vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 tell speech: assert not said to happen gerund Bossy not said here other people always property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic 3 do not said to happen to-infinitive Bossy not said here a way vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality 4 is present a way annoying property tree rules
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: informal, children — kept apart, not parsed.
"Bossy boots" is a teasing name for a bossy person.
punct amod nsubj punct cop det compound case det amod nmod punct root " PUNCT Bossy ADJ boots NOUN " PUNCT is AUX a DET teasing NOUN name NOUN for ADP a DET bossy ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 boots punct 2 Bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boots amod 3 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 8 name nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 boots punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 name cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 name det 7 teasing teasing NOUN Number=Sing 8 name compound 8 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 for for ADP _ 12 person case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 person det 11 bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 12 person amod 12 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 name nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 name punct
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1 is a present Bossy boots a teasing name for a bossy person tree rules
Example 1 My big sister is so bossy!
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop advmod punct root My PRON big ADJ sister NOUN is AUX so ADV bossy ADJ ! PUNCT 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 3 sister nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 bossy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bossy cop 5 so so ADV _ 6 bossy advmod 6 bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 bossy punct
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1 is present My big sister bossy property tree rules
Example 2 Stop being bossy and let someone else choose.
cop xcomp cc conj obj advmod xcomp punct root Stop VERB being AUX bossy ADJ and CCONJ let VERB someone PRON else ADV choose VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 bossy cop 3 bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Stop xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 let cc 5 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Stop conj 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 let obj 7 else else ADV _ 6 someone advmod 8 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 let xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 is gerund you not said here bossy property tree rules 3 let infinitive you not said here someone tree rules 4 choose infinitive someone not said here vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 In group work, Sam can be a bit bossy.
case compound obl punct nsubj aux cop det obl:unmarked punct root In ADP group NOUN work NOUN , PUNCT Sam PROPN can AUX be AUX a DET bit NOUN bossy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 work case 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing 3 work compound 3 work work NOUN Number=Sing 10 bossy obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 work punct 5 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 10 bossy nsubj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 bossy aux 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 bossy cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 bit det 9 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 10 bossy obl:unmarked 10 bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 bossy punct
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1 is can Sam group work a bit obl:unmarked ; bossy property tree rules
Example 4 Don't be such a bossy boots.
advmod cop det:predet det amod obl punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX such DET a DET bossy ADJ boots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 boots advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 boots cop 4 such such DET PronType=Ind 7 boots det:predet 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 boots det 6 bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 boots amod 7 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 1 Do obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is a infinitive such bossy boots tree rules
Example 5 The bossy cat chased the dog off the sofa.
det amod nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET bossy ADJ cat NOUN chased VERB the DET dog NOUN off ADP the DET sofa NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cat det 2 bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cat amod 3 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 chased nsubj 4 chased chase VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dog det 6 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 chased obj 7 off off ADP _ 9 sofa case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sofa det 9 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 4 chased obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 chased punct
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1 chase past the bossy cat the dog the sofa vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dog=Theme off sofa=Trajectory
Example 6 A good leader listens; a bossy person just gives orders.
det amod nsubj punct det amod nsubj advmod conj obj punct root A DET good ADJ leader NOUN listens VERB ; PUNCT a DET bossy ADJ person NOUN just ADV gives VERB orders NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 leader det 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 leader amod 3 leader leader NOUN Number=Sing 4 listens nsubj 4 listens listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 gives punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 7 bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 10 gives nsubj 9 just just ADV _ 10 gives advmod 10 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 listens conj 11 orders order NOUN Number=Plur 10 gives obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 listens punct
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1 listen present a good leader vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 give present a bossy person orders vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme
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