comedy

Who acts: Films, people, We, you, comedy, one person · What happens: play, show, mean, make, laugh, watch · To what, where: stories, people, comedy, up, one person, jokes · Speech: someone speaks here

«comedy» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: comedy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Films, plays, shows or stories meant to make people laugh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Films	film	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 plays	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Films	punct
3	plays	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 shows	punct
5	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 plays	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 stories	cc
7	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 shows	conj
8	meant	mean	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 stories	acl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 make	mark
10	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 meant	xcomp
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 make	obj
12	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 make	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 plays	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	play	present	Films		vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	show	present	Films not said here		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	mean	participle		stories not said here	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	make not said to happen	to-infinitive		people	tree rules
5	laugh not said to happen	infinitive	people not said here		vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: 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

A single funny film, play or show (a comedy).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 film	det
2	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 film	amod
3	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 film	amod
4	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 play	punct
6	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 film	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 show	cc
8	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 film	conj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 comedy	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 comedy	det
11	comedy	comedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 show	appos
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 comedy	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 film	punct

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

Meaning 3

The funny side of something (the comedy of the situation).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 side	det
2	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 side	amod
3	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 side	nmod
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 comedy	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 comedy	det
8	comedy	comedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	appos
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 situation	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 situation	det
11	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 comedy	nmod
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 comedy	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 side	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: literature — kept apart, not parsed.

A play with a happy ending, as in Shakespeare's comedies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 play	det
2	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 ending	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ending	det
5	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ending	amod
6	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 play	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 comedies	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	12 comedies	case
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 comedies	case
10	Shakespeare	Shakespeare	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 comedies	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 Shakespeare	case
12	comedies	comedy	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 play	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 play	punct

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

Example 1

We watched a comedy and laughed all night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 comedy	det
4	comedy	comedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 laughed	cc
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 watched	conj
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 night	det
8	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 laughed	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We	a comedy					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comedy=Theme
2	laugh	past	We not said here				night		vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Stand-up comedy is one person telling jokes on stage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 up	punct
3	up	up	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stand	obj
4	comedy	comedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 person	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 person	cop
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 person	nummod
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stand	parataxis
8	telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 person	acl
9	jokes	joke	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 telling	obj
10	on	on	ADP	_	11 stage	case
11	stage	stage	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 telling	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	stand	imperative	you not said here	up		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer up=Stimulus
2	is a	present	comedy	one person		tree rules
3	tell speech: assert	gerund	one person not said here	jokes	stage	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient

Example 3

The school play was a comedy about a lost goat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 play	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 play	compound
3	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comedy	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 comedy	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 comedy	det
6	comedy	comedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	about	about	ADP	_	10 goat	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 goat	det
9	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 goat	amod
10	goat	goat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comedy	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 comedy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the school play	a comedy				about a lost goat	tree rules
2	lose	participle							vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Shakespeare wrote comedies and tragedies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shakespeare	Shakespeare	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	comedies	comedy	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 tragedies	cc
5	tragedies	tragedy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 comedies	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	Shakespeare	comedies and tragedies					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comedy=Theme

Example 5

The trip was a comedy of errors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 trip	det
2	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 comedy	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 comedy	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 comedy	det
5	comedy	comedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 errors	case
7	errors	error	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 comedy	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 comedy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the trip	a comedy				of errors	tree rules

Example 6

There's a lot of comedy in the book.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 's	expl
2	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lot	det
4	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 's	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 comedy	case
6	comedy	comedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lot	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 book	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 book	det
9	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comedy	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 's	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a lot of comedy in the book			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

"In tragedies they die, in comedies they marry one another."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 die	punct
2	In	in	ADP	_	3 tragedies	case
3	tragedies	tragedy	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 die	obl
4	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 die	nsubj
5	die	die	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 marry	punct
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 comedies	case
8	comedies	comedy	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 marry	obl
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 marry	nsubj
10	marry	marry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 die	conj
11	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 marry	obj
12	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	11 one	fixed
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 die	punct
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 die	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	die in a quote	present	tragedies = tragedy					in tragedies	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in tragedy=Attribute
2	marry in a quote	present	tragedies = tragedy	one		comedies			vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient

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