comical Who acts: Comical, silly way, people, it, puppy, Grandad · What happens: mean, make, laugh, do, be, look · To what, where: people, joke, comical face, comical sight, banana skin, comical line
«comical» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: comical in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Comical means funny, especially in a silly or odd way that makes people laugh, often without meaning to.
The tree, 18 words nsubj xcomp punct advmod case det amod cc conj parataxis nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp punct advmod mark advcl xcomp punct root Comical ADJ means VERB funny ADJ , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP a DET silly ADJ or CCONJ odd ADJ way NOUN that PRON makes VERB people NOUN laugh VERB , PUNCT often ADV without SCONJ meaning VERB to PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Comical comical 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 _ 11 way punct 5 especially especially ADV _ 11 way advmod 6 in in ADP _ 11 way case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 way det 8 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 11 way amod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 odd cc 10 odd odd ADJ Degree=Pos 8 silly conj 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 makes nsubj 13 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 way acl:relcl 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 makes obj 15 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 makes xcomp 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 meaning punct 17 often often ADV _ 19 meaning advmod 18 without without SCONJ _ 19 meaning mark 19 meaning mean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 makes advcl 20 to to PART _ 19 meaning xcomp 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Comical funny property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 make present a silly way people tree rules 3 laugh infinitive people not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 mean gerund a silly way not said here often property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 Comical can also mean so silly or badly done that it is almost a joke.
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux advmod advmod xcomp cc advmod conj mark nsubj cop advmod det advcl punct root Comical PROPN can AUX also ADV mean VERB so ADV silly ADJ or CCONJ badly ADV done VERB that SCONJ it PRON is AUX almost ADV a DET joke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Comical Comical PROPN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 so so ADV _ 6 silly advmod 6 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean xcomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 done cc 8 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 9 done advmod 9 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 silly conj 10 that that SCONJ _ 15 joke mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 joke nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 joke cop 13 almost almost ADV _ 15 joke advmod 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 joke det 15 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 9 done advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Comical silly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 do participle Comical not said here badly property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a present it a joke almost property tree rules
Example 1 The puppy looked comical in its tiny raincoat.
det nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET puppy NOUN looked VERB comical ADJ in ADP its PRON tiny ADJ raincoat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 comical comical ADJ Degree=Pos 3 looked xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 8 raincoat case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 raincoat nmod:poss 7 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 raincoat amod 8 raincoat raincoat NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the puppy in puppy's tiny raincoat; comical property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in raincoat=Theme
Example 2 Grandad pulled a comical face and the baby giggled.
nsubj det amod obj cc det nsubj conj punct root Grandad PROPN pulled VERB a DET comical ADJ face NOUN and CCONJ the DET baby NOUN giggled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 pulled nsubj 2 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 face det 4 comical comical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 face amod 5 face face NOUN Number=Sing 2 pulled obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 giggled cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 baby det 8 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 9 giggled nsubj 9 giggled giggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 pulled conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 pulled punct
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1 pull past Grandad a comical face vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Theme 2 giggle past the baby vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 It was a comical sight: the clown slipping on a banana skin.
nsubj cop det amod punct det conj acl case det compound obl punct root It PRON was AUX a DET comical ADJ sight NOUN : PUNCT the DET clown NOUN slipping VERB on ADP a DET banana NOUN skin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 sight nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sight cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sight det 4 comical comical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sight amod 5 sight sight NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 clown punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 clown det 8 clown clown NOUN Number=Sing 5 sight conj 9 slipping slip VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 clown acl 10 on on ADP _ 13 skin case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 skin det 12 banana banana NOUN Number=Sing 13 skin compound 13 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 9 slipping obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 sight punct
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1 is a past It a comical sight and the clown tree rules 2 slip gerund the clown not said here a banana skin vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 4 The penguins waddled along in a comical line.
det nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root The DET penguins NOUN waddled VERB along ADV in ADP a DET comical ADJ line NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 penguins det 2 penguins penguin NOUN Number=Plur 3 waddled nsubj 3 waddled waddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 along along ADV _ 3 waddled advmod 5 in in ADP _ 8 line case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 line det 7 comical comical ADJ Degree=Pos 8 line amod 8 line line NOUN Number=Sing 3 waddled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 waddled punct
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1 waddle past the penguins a comical line along property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in line=Trajectory
Example 5 His excuse was so bad it was almost comical.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod nsubj cop advmod csubj punct root His PRON excuse NOUN was AUX so ADV bad ADJ it PRON was AUX almost ADV comical ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 excuse nmod:poss 2 excuse excuse NOUN Number=Sing 5 bad nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 bad cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 bad advmod 5 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 comical nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 comical cop 8 almost almost ADV _ 9 comical advmod 9 comical comical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bad csubj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 bad punct
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1 is past His excuse bad property tree rules 2 is past excuse almost, comical property tree rules 3 excuse His = he nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The cat's comical leap into the box made us all laugh.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj case det nmod obj advmod ccomp punct root The DET cat NOUN 's PART comical ADJ leap NOUN into ADP the DET box NOUN made VERB us PRON all DET laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 5 leap nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 cat case 4 comical comical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 leap amod 5 leap leap NOUN Number=Sing 9 made nsubj 6 into into ADP _ 8 box case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 box det 8 box box NOUN Number=Sing 5 leap nmod 9 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 made obj 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 12 laugh advmod 12 laugh laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 made ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 made punct
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1 make past the cat's comical leap into the box us tree rules 2 laugh present the cat's comical leap into the box not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 leap the cat the box nom leap «act transitive»: poss=agent into=place
Example 7 A very comical sight was Moti when he rode out to the war.
det advmod amod nsubj cop nsubj advmod nsubj compound:prt case det obl punct root A DET very ADV comical ADJ sight NOUN was AUX Moti PROPN when ADV he PRON rode VERB out ADP to ADP the DET war NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sight det 2 very very ADV _ 3 comical advmod 3 comical comical ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sight amod 4 sight sight NOUN Number=Sing 6 Moti nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 Moti cop 6 Moti Moti PROPN Number=Sing 9 rode nsubj 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 rode advmod 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 rode nsubj 9 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 out out ADP _ 9 rode compound:prt 11 to to ADP _ 13 war case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 war det 13 war war NOUN Number=Sing 9 rode obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 rode punct
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1 is a past a comical sight Moti tree rules 2 ride out past Moti the war vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to war=Trajectory
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