catchy Who acts: catchy tune, idea, song, I, advert, you · What happens: be, remember, stay, describe, grab, not stop · To what, where: head, name, attention, song, catchy jingle, people
«catchy» 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: catchy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A catchy tune, song or slogan is easy to remember and stays in your head.
The tree, 15 words det amod nsubj punct conj cc conj cop mark xcomp cc conj case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET catchy ADJ tune NOUN , PUNCT song NOUN or CCONJ slogan NOUN is AUX easy ADJ to PART remember VERB and CCONJ stays VERB in ADP your PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tune det 2 catchy catchy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tune amod 3 tune tune NOUN Number=Sing 9 easy nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 song punct 5 song song NOUN Number=Sing 3 tune conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 slogan cc 7 slogan slogan NOUN Number=Sing 3 tune conj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 easy cop 9 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 to to PART _ 11 remember mark 11 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 easy xcomp 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 stays cc 13 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 easy conj 14 in in ADP _ 16 head case 15 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 head nmod:poss 16 head head NOUN Number=Sing 13 stays obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 easy punct
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1 is present a catchy tune and song or slogan easy property tree rules 2 remember to-infinitive a catchy tune and song or slogan not said here vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 3 stay present a catchy tune and song or slogan not said here your head vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in head=Location
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 — kept apart, not parsed.
Catchy can describe a name or idea that is attractive and grabs attention.
advcl aux det obj cc conj nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj obj punct root Catchy ADJ can AUX describe VERB a DET name NOUN or CCONJ idea NOUN that PRON is AUX attractive ADJ and CCONJ grabs VERB attention NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Catchy catchy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 describe advcl 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 describe aux 3 describe describe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 name det 5 name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 idea cc 7 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 5 name conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 attractive nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 attractive cop 10 attractive attractive ADJ Degree=Pos 7 idea acl:relcl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 grabs cc 12 grabs grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 attractive conj 13 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 12 grabs obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 describe punct
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1 describe can a name or idea vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent name=Theme 2 is present idea attractive property tree rules 3 grab present idea not said here attention vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme
Example 1 That song is so catchy I can't stop humming it.
det nsubj cop advmod nsubj aux advmod ccomp xcomp obj punct root That DET song NOUN is AUX so ADV catchy ADJ I PRON ca AUX n't PART stop VERB humming VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 song det 2 song song NOUN Number=Sing 5 catchy nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 catchy cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 catchy advmod 5 catchy catchy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 stop nsubj 7 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 stop aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 stop advmod 9 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 catchy ccomp 10 humming hum VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 stop xcomp 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 humming obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 catchy punct
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1 is present that song catchy property tree rules 2 not stop can I vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 hum gerund I not said here song vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Example 2 The advert has a catchy jingle.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET advert NOUN has VERB a DET catchy ADJ jingle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 advert det 2 advert advert NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 jingle det 5 catchy catchy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 jingle amod 6 jingle jingle NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the advert a catchy jingle vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jingle=Patient
Example 3 Think of a catchy title for your poster.
case det amod obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root Think VERB of ADP a DET catchy ADJ title NOUN for ADP your PRON poster NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Think think VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 of of ADP _ 5 title case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 title det 4 catchy catchy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 title amod 5 title title NOUN Number=Sing 1 Think obl 6 for for ADP _ 8 poster case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 poster nmod:poss 8 poster poster NOUN Number=Sing 5 title nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Think punct
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1 think speech: other imperative you not said here of a catchy title for your poster vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 post your nom poster «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 A catchy slogan helps people remember.
det amod nsubj obj xcomp punct root A DET catchy ADJ slogan NOUN helps VERB people NOUN remember VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 slogan det 2 catchy catchy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 slogan amod 3 slogan slogan NOUN Number=Sing 4 helps nsubj 4 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 helps obj 6 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 helps xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 helps punct
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1 help present a catchy slogan people vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 remember infinitive people not said here vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The chorus is the catchiest part.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root The DET chorus NOUN is AUX the DET catchiest ADJ part NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chorus det 2 chorus chorus NOUN Number=Sing 6 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 part cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 part det 5 catchiest catchy ADJ Degree=Sup 6 part amod 6 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 part punct
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1 is a present the chorus the catchiest part tree rules
Example 6 Her band has a catchy name.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj punct root Her PRON band NOUN has VERB a DET catchy ADJ name NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 band nmod:poss 2 band band NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 name det 5 catchy catchy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 name amod 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Her band a catchy name vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient
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