drama

Who acts: I, We, school, lot, dog, it · What happens: act out, teach, argue, not want, have, put · To what, where: story, subject, school, drama, informal drama queen, scratch · Speech: someone speaks here

«drama» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: drama in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A play for the theatre, TV or radio; a story acted out by people.

The tree, 14 words

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	for	for	ADP	_	5 theatre	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 theatre	det
5	theatre	theatre	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 play	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 TV	punct
7	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 theatre	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 radio	cc
9	radio	radio	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 theatre	conj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 story	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 story	det
12	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 play	conj
13	acted	act	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 story	acl
14	out	out	ADP	_	13 acted	compound:prt
15	by	by	ADP	_	16 people	case
16	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 acted	obl:agent
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	act out	participle		a story not said here					vn act-114-1-1 «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

The subject of acting and performing plays, as taught in school: «drama class».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 subject	det
2	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 taught	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 acting	case
4	acting	acting	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 subject	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 plays	cc
6	performing	performing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plays	compound
7	plays	play	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 acting	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 taught	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 taught	mark
10	taught	teach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 school	case
12	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 taught	obl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 class	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 class	punct
15	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 class	compound
16	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 taught	parataxis
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 class	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 taught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	participle · passive		the subject of acting and performing plays		school			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic

Meaning 3

An exciting, unusual or upsetting event or situation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 event	det
2	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 event	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 unusual	punct
4	unusual	unusual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 exciting	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 upsetting	cc
6	upsetting	upsetting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 exciting	conj
7	event	event	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 situation	cc
9	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 event	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 event	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: informal, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Unnecessary fuss, arguing and gossip between people: «I don't want any drama.».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unnecessary	unnecessary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 fuss	amod
2	fuss	fuss	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 arguing	punct
4	arguing	argue	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 fuss	conj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 gossip	cc
6	gossip	gossip	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 arguing	conj
7	between	between	ADP	_	8 people	case
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 gossip	nmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 want	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 want	punct
11	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 want	nsubj
12	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 want	aux
13	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 want	advmod
14	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 fuss	appos
15	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	16 drama	det
16	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 want	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 want	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 want	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fuss	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	argue speech: disagree	gerund							vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not want in a quote	present · do-support	I	any drama					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drama=Theme

Example 1

We have drama on Tuesday afternoons.

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 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 afternoons	case
5	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 afternoons	compound
6	afternoons	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 drama	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	We	drama				on Tuesday afternoons	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drama=Patient

Example 2

The school is putting on a drama about a shipwreck.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 school	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 putting	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 putting	aux
4	putting	put	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 drama	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 drama	det
7	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 putting	obl
8	about	about	ADP	_	10 shipwreck	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 shipwreck	det
10	shipwreck	shipwreck	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drama	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 putting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	present · progressive	the school			a drama about a shipwreck			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on drama=Destination

Example 3

There was a lot of drama when the dog ran off with the turkey.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lot	det
4	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 drama	case
6	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lot	nmod
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 ran	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 dog	det
9	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ran	nsubj
10	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 drama	acl:relcl
11	off	off	ADP	_	10 ran	compound:prt
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 turkey	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 turkey	det
14	turkey	turkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ran	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a lot of drama			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	run off	past	the dog					with the turkey	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with turkey=Material

Example 4

(informal) Don't be such a drama queen, it's only a scratch.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 queen	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
4	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 queen	aux
5	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 queen	advmod
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 queen	cop
7	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	10 queen	det:predet
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 queen	det
9	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 queen	compound
10	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 scratch	punct
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 scratch	nsubj
13	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 scratch	cop
14	only	only	ADV	_	16 scratch	advmod
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 scratch	det
16	scratch	scratch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 queen	parataxis
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 queen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	present · do-support		such informal drama queen					tree rules
2	is a	present	it	a scratch					tree rules

Example 5

(slang) There's always drama in that group chat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	5 's	expl
5	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 slang	acl:relcl
6	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	7 drama	advmod
7	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 's	nsubj
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 chat	case
9	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 chat	det
10	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 chat	compound
11	chat	chat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drama	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	drama in that group chat	slang not said here		there			vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot slang=Theme

Example 6

(Australia) «Can you pass the salt?» «No drama.»

Sentence 1: (Australia) «Can you pass the salt?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 pass	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 pass	vocative
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 pass	punct
5	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 pass	aux
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 pass	nsubj
7	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 salt	det
9	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pass	obj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 pass	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 pass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass in a quote	can	you	the salt				Australia vocative	vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme salt=Trajectory

Sentence 2: «No drama.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 drama	punct
2	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	3 drama	det
3	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drama	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 drama	punct

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

Example 7

My mum likes watching crime dramas.

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	2 mum	nmod:poss
2	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 likes	nsubj
3	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	watching	watch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 likes	xcomp
5	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dramas	compound
6	dramas	drama	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 watching	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 likes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	My mum						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	watch not said to happen	gerund	My mum not said here	crime dramas					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drama=Theme

Example 8

A whole life drama is unfolding itself before her inward gaze.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 drama	det
2	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 drama	amod
3	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drama	compound
4	drama	drama	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 unfolding	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 unfolding	aux
6	unfolding	unfold	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	6 unfolding	obj
8	before	before	ADP	_	11 gaze	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 gaze	nmod:poss
10	inward	inward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 gaze	amod
11	gaze	gaze	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 unfolding	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 unfolding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unfold	present · progressive	a whole life drama	drama			before her inward gaze		vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent itself=Patient
2	gaze		her = she						nom gaze «act intransitive»: poss=agent

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