comic Who acts: comic, magazine, people, person, Leo, She · What happens: be, tell, mean, make, laugh, describe · To what, where: book, story, people, person, jokes, something · Speech: someone speaks here
«comic» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: comic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A comic is a book or magazine that tells a story with pictures in boxes and words in speech bubbles.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj case obl case nmod cc conj case compound nmod punct root A DET comic NOUN is AUX a DET book NOUN or CCONJ magazine NOUN that PRON tells VERB a DET story NOUN with ADP pictures NOUN in ADP boxes NOUN and CCONJ words NOUN in ADP speech NOUN bubbles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 comic det 2 comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 5 book nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 book cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 book det 5 book book NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 magazine cc 7 magazine magazine NOUN Number=Sing 5 book conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 tells nsubj 9 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 magazine acl:relcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 story det 11 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 tells obj 12 with with ADP _ 13 pictures case 13 pictures picture NOUN Number=Plur 9 tells obl 14 in in ADP _ 15 boxes case 15 boxes box NOUN Number=Plur 13 pictures nmod 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 words cc 17 words word NOUN Number=Plur 15 boxes conj 18 in in ADP _ 20 bubbles case 19 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 20 bubbles compound 20 bubbles bubble NOUN Number=Plur 17 words nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 book punct
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1 is a present a comic a book or magazine tree rules 2 tell speech: assert present magazine a story with pictures in boxes and words in speech bubbles vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
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 Comic means funny, making people laugh.
nsubj xcomp punct conj obj xcomp punct root Comic ADJ means VERB funny ADJ , PUNCT making VERB people NOUN laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Comic comic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 making punct 5 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means conj 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 making obj 7 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 making xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Comic funny property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 make gerund Comic not said here people tree rules 3 laugh infinitive people not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A comic is also a person who tells jokes.
det nsubj cop advmod det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root A DET comic NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET person NOUN who PRON tells VERB jokes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 comic det 2 comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 6 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 person cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 person advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 person det 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 tells nsubj 8 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 person acl:relcl 9 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 8 tells obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 person punct
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1 is a present a comic a person tree rules 2 tell speech: assert present a person jokes vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient
Meaning 4 Comic can also describe something connected with comedy in the theatre, such as a comic mask.
The tree, 16 words nsubj aux advmod obj acl case obl case det nmod punct case fixed det amod conj punct root Comic NOUN can AUX also ADV describe VERB something PRON connected VERB with ADP comedy NOUN in ADP the DET theatre NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET comic ADJ mask NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 4 describe nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 describe aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 describe advmod 4 describe describe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 describe obj 6 connected connect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 something acl 7 with with ADP _ 8 comedy case 8 comedy comedy NOUN Number=Sing 6 connected obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 theatre case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 theatre det 11 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 8 comedy nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 mask punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 mask case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 mask det 16 comic comic ADJ Degree=Pos 17 mask amod 17 mask mask NOUN Number=Sing 11 theatre conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 describe punct
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1 describe can Comic something vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 connect participle with comedy in the theatre and a comic mask vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with comedy=Co-Patient
Example 1 Leo has 24 comics.
nsubj nummod obj punct root Leo PROPN has VERB 24 NUM comics NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leo Leo PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 24 24 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 comics nummod 4 comics comic NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Leo 24 comics vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comic=Patient
Example 2 A comic costs $3.
det nsubj obj nummod punct root A DET comic NOUN costs VERB $ SYM 3 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 comic det 2 comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 3 costs nsubj 3 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 $ $ SYM _ 3 costs obj 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 $ nummod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 costs punct
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1 cost present a comic vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme $=Value
Example 3 She reads 2 comics every day.
nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root She PRON reads VERB 2 NUM comics NOUN every DET day NOUN . PUNCT 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 reads nsubj 2 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 comics nummod 4 comics comic NOUN Number=Plur 2 reads obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 day det 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 reads obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 reads punct
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1 read present She 2 comics day vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comic=Topic
Example 4 He gave 5 comic books to his brother.
nsubj nummod amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON gave VERB 5 NUM comic ADJ books NOUN to ADP his PRON brother NOUN . PUNCT 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 books nummod 4 comic comic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 books amod 5 books book NOUN Number=Plur 2 gave obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 brother case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 brother nmod:poss 8 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He 5 comic books his brother vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent book=Theme to brother=Recipient
Example 5 We made our own comic strip in class.
nsubj nmod:poss amod amod obj case nmod punct root We PRON made VERB our PRON own ADJ comic ADJ strip NOUN in ADP class NOUN . PUNCT 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 strip nmod:poss 4 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 6 strip amod 5 comic comic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 strip amod 6 strip strip NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 class case 8 class class NOUN Number=Sing 6 strip nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We our own comic strip class vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strip=Product
Example 6 The words go in speech bubbles.
det nsubj case compound obl punct root The DET words NOUN go VERB in ADP speech NOUN bubbles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 words det 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 go nsubj 3 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 bubbles case 5 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 6 bubbles compound 6 bubbles bubble NOUN Number=Plur 3 go obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 go punct
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1 go present the words speech bubbles vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in bubble=Location
Example 7 The clown did a comic dance.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET clown NOUN did VERB a DET comic ADJ dance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clown det 2 clown clown NOUN Number=Sing 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dance det 5 comic comic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dance amod 6 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past the clown a comic dance vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Eventuality
Example 8 My favourite comic is about a dog.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop advmod det punct root My PRON favourite ADJ comic NOUN is AUX about ADV a DET dog NOUN . 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 comic nmod:poss 2 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 3 comic amod 3 comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 7 dog nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 dog cop 5 about about ADV _ 7 dog advmod 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dog det 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 dog punct
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1 is a present My favourite comic a dog about property tree rules
Example 9 THALIA, the muse of Comedy, carries in her right hand a shepherd's crook, and has a comic mask beside her.
The tree, 21 words nsubj punct det appos case nmod punct case nmod:poss amod obl det nmod:poss case appos punct cc conj det amod obj case nmod punct root THALIA PROPN , PUNCT the DET muse NOUN of ADP Comedy PROPN , PUNCT carries VERB in ADP her PRON right ADJ hand NOUN a DET shepherd NOUN 's PART crook NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ has VERB a DET comic ADJ mask NOUN beside ADP her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 THALIA THALIA PROPN Number=Sing 8 carries nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 muse punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 muse det 4 muse muse NOUN Number=Sing 1 THALIA appos 5 of of ADP _ 6 Comedy case 6 Comedy Comedy PROPN Number=Sing 4 muse nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 1 THALIA punct 8 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 in in ADP _ 12 hand case 10 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 hand nmod:poss 11 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 12 hand amod 12 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 8 carries obl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 shepherd det 14 shepherd shepherd NOUN Number=Sing 16 crook nmod:poss 15 's 's PART _ 14 shepherd case 16 crook crook NOUN Number=Sing 12 hand appos 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 has punct 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 has cc 19 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 carries conj 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 mask det 21 comic comic ADJ Degree=Pos 22 mask amod 22 mask mask NOUN Number=Sing 19 has obj 23 beside beside ADP _ 24 her case 24 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 mask nmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 8 carries punct
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1 carry present THALIA THALIA's right hand vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in hand=Location 2 have present THALIA not said here a comic mask beside THALIA vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mask=Patient
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