faddy

Who acts: little brother, you, Grandma, cat, He, faddy phase · What happens: like, refuse, follow, live, be, eat · To what, where: few things, many others, faddy eater, pasta, one bite, carrots · Speech: someone speaks here

«faddy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: faddy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

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

Fussy about food, liking only a few things and refusing many others.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fussy	fussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	about	about	ADP	_	3 food	case
3	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Fussy	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 liking	punct
5	liking	like	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Fussy	parataxis
6	only	only	ADV	_	9 things	advmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 things	det
8	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 things	amod
9	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 liking	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 refusing	cc
11	refusing	refuse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 liking	conj
12	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 others	amod
13	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 refusing	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Fussy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	gerund		a few things					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme
2	refuse	gerund		many others					vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Theme

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Following short-lived fashions or crazes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 fashions	case
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 lived	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 short	punct
4	lived	live	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 fashions	amod
5	fashions	fashion	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 crazes	cc
7	crazes	craze	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 fashions	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fashions	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	live	participle							vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

My little brother is a faddy eater and only eats pasta.

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 brother	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 brother	amod
3	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eater	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 eater	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 eater	det
6	faddy	faddy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 eater	amod
7	eater	eater	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 eats	cc
9	only	only	ADV	_	10 eats	advmod
10	eats	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 eater	conj
11	pasta	pasta	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 eats	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 eater	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My little brother	a faddy eater					tree rules
2	eat	present	My little brother not said here	pasta					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pasta=Patient

Example 2

Don't be faddy; try one bite of the carrots.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 faddy	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 faddy	cop
4	faddy	faddy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Do	xcomp
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 try	punct
6	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Do	parataxis
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 bite	nummod
8	bite	bite	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 try	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 carrots	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 carrots	det
11	carrots	carrot	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 bite	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is	infinitive	you not said here		faddy property	tree rules
3	try	infinitive		one bite of the carrots		vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bite=Eventuality
4	bite			the carrots		nom bite «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

Grandma said children today are too faddy about food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 said	obj
4	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 faddy	obl:unmarked
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 faddy	cop
6	too	too	ADV	_	7 faddy	advmod
7	faddy	faddy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 said	ccomp
8	about	about	ADP	_	9 food	case
9	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 faddy	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Grandma	children					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent child=Topic
2	is	present					today	about food; faddy property	tree rules

Example 4

The cat is so faddy that it only eats one brand of fish.

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 faddy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 faddy	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 faddy	advmod
5	faddy	faddy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 eats	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 eats	nsubj
8	only	only	ADV	_	9 eats	advmod
9	eats	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 faddy	advcl
10	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 brand	nummod
11	brand	brand	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 eats	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 fish	case
13	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 brand	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 faddy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	the cat		faddy property	tree rules
2	eat	present	cat	one brand of fish		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Patient
3	brand			fish		nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

He went through a faddy phase of eating only yellow food.

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 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	6 phase	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 phase	det
5	faddy	faddy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 phase	amod
6	phase	phase	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
7	of	of	SCONJ	_	8 eating	mark
8	eating	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 phase	acl
9	only	only	ADV	_	10 yellow	advmod
10	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 food	amod
11	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 eating	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	He			a faddy phase			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through phase=Initial_Location
2	eat	gerund	a faddy phase not said here	yellow food					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient

Example 6

The new diet seemed faddy and silly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 diet	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 diet	amod
3	diet	diet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 seemed	nsubj
4	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	faddy	faddy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 seemed	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 silly	cc
7	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 faddy	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	past	the new diet					faddy property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

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