codswallop

Who acts: That, dog, Grandad, promises, advert, story · What happens: be, eat, say, promise, shout, not believe · To what, where: load, homework, utter codswallop, complete codswallop, old man, telly · Speech: someone speaks here

«codswallop» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: codswallop in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, UK, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

Nonsense; something that is silly and untrue: «That's a load of codswallop!».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	nsubj
2	;	;	PUNCT	_	3 something	punct
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 silly	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 silly	cop
6	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 something	acl:relcl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 untrue	cc
8	untrue	untrue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 silly	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 load	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 load	punct
11	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	14 load	nsubj
12	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 load	cop
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 load	det
14	load	load	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	appos
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 codswallop	case
16	codswallop	codswallop	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 load	nmod
17	!	!	PUNCT	_	14 load	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 load	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present			silly property	tree rules
2	be					tree rules
3	is a in a quote	present	That	a load	of codswallop	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.

Example 1

«The dog ate my homework? What a load of codswallop!»

Sentence 1: «The dog ate my homework?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 ate	punct
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dog	det
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ate	nsubj
4	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 homework	nmod:poss
6	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ate	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat in a quote	past	the dog	my homework					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Patient

Sentence 2: What a load of codswallop!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	3 load	det
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 load	det
3	load	load	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 codswallop	case
5	codswallop	codswallop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 load	nmod
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 load	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 load	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Grandad said the advert's promises were utter codswallop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 advert	det
4	advert	advert	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 promises	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 advert	case
6	promises	promise	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 codswallop	nsubj
7	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 codswallop	cop
8	utter	utter	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 codswallop	amod
9	codswallop	codswallop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	ccomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Grandad		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	the advert's promises	utter codswallop	tree rules
3	promise		the advert		nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

That story about a monster in the school basement is complete codswallop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 codswallop	nsubj
3	about	about	ADP	_	5 monster	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 monster	det
5	monster	monster	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 story	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 basement	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 basement	det
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 basement	compound
9	basement	basement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 monster	nmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 codswallop	cop
11	complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 codswallop	amod
12	codswallop	codswallop	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 codswallop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that story about a monster in the school basement	complete codswallop					tree rules

Example 4

«Codswallop!» shouted the old man at the telly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Codswallop	punct
2	Codswallop	codswallop	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shouted	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Codswallop	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Codswallop	punct
5	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 man	det
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 man	amod
8	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shouted	obj
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 telly	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 telly	det
11	telly	telly	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shouted	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	Codswallop	the old man		the telly			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Topic

Example 5

Don't believe that codswallop about chocolate making you fly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 believe	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 believe	advmod
3	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 codswallop	det
5	codswallop	codswallop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 believe	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 chocolate	case
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 codswallop	nmod
8	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 believe	ccomp
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 making	obj
10	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 making	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not believe	imperative · do-support	you not said here	that codswallop	about chocolate	tree rules
2	make	gerund		you		tree rules
3	fly	infinitive	you not said here			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The scientist showed that the claim was codswallop by doing a fair test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scientist	det
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	nsubj
3	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 codswallop	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 claim	det
6	claim	claim	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 codswallop	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 codswallop	cop
8	codswallop	codswallop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	ccomp
9	by	by	SCONJ	_	10 doing	mark
10	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 showed	advcl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 test	det
12	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 test	amod
13	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 doing	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	show	past	the scientist		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	the claim	codswallop	tree rules
3	do	gerund	the scientist not said here	a fair test	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Eventuality

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