farce Who acts: farce, people, situation, sports day, We, everyone · What happens: be, hide, watch, keep, slam, not turn up · To what, where: funny play, cupboards, situation, farce, doors, fair vote · Speech: someone speaks here
«farce» 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: farce in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A farce is a funny play or film full of silly situations, mix-ups, chases and people hiding in cupboards.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj amod case amod obl punct compound punct parataxis punct conj cc conj acl case obl punct root A DET farce NOUN is AUX a DET funny ADJ play NOUN or CCONJ film NOUN full ADJ of ADP silly ADJ situations NOUN , PUNCT mix NOUN - PUNCT ups NOUN , PUNCT chases NOUN and CCONJ people NOUN hiding VERB in ADP cupboards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 farce det 2 farce farce NOUN Number=Sing 6 play nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 play cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 play det 5 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 play amod 6 play play NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 film cc 8 film film NOUN Number=Sing 6 play conj 9 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 8 film amod 10 of of ADP _ 12 situations case 11 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 12 situations amod 12 situations situation NOUN Number=Plur 9 full obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 ups punct 14 mix mix NOUN Number=Sing 16 ups compound 15 - - PUNCT _ 14 mix punct 16 ups up NOUN Number=Plur 6 play parataxis 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 chases punct 18 chases chase NOUN Number=Plur 16 ups conj 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 people cc 20 people people NOUN Number=Plur 16 ups conj 21 hiding hide VERB VerbForm=Ger 20 people acl 22 in in ADP _ 23 cupboards case 23 cupboards cupboard NOUN Number=Plur 21 hiding obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 play punct
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1 is a present a farce a funny play or film tree rules 2 hide gerund people not said here cupboards vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cupboard=Location
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.
A farce is a situation that is so badly organised or unfair that it is ridiculous: «The sports day was a farce».
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det nsubj cop advmod advmod acl:relcl cc conj mark nsubj cop advcl punct punct det compound nsubj cop det appos punct punct root A DET farce NOUN is AUX a DET situation NOUN that PRON is AUX so ADV badly ADV organised ADJ or CCONJ unfair ADJ that SCONJ it PRON is AUX ridiculous ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET sports NOUN day NOUN was AUX a DET farce NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 farce det 2 farce farce NOUN Number=Sing 5 situation nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 situation cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 situation det 5 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 organised nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 organised cop 8 so so ADV _ 10 organised advmod 9 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 10 organised advmod 10 organised organised ADJ Degree=Pos 5 situation acl:relcl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 unfair cc 12 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 10 organised conj 13 that that SCONJ _ 16 ridiculous mark 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 ridiculous nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 ridiculous cop 16 ridiculous ridiculous ADJ Degree=Pos 10 organised advcl 17 : : PUNCT _ 24 farce punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 24 farce punct 19 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 day det 20 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 21 day compound 21 day day NOUN Number=Sing 24 farce nsubj 22 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 24 farce cop 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 farce det 24 farce farce NOUN Number=Sing 5 situation appos 25 » » PUNCT _ 24 farce punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 situation punct
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1 is a present a farce a situation tree rules 2 is present a situation badly, organised property tree rules 3 be a situation not said here tree rules 4 is present farce ridiculous property tree rules 5 is a in a quote past the sports day a farce tree rules
Example 1 We watched a farce where everyone kept slamming doors.
nsubj det obj advmod nsubj acl:relcl xcomp obj punct root We PRON watched VERB a DET farce NOUN where ADV everyone PRON kept VERB slamming VERB doors 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 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 farce det 4 farce farce NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obj 5 where where ADV PronType=Rel 7 kept advmod 6 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 7 kept nsubj 7 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 farce acl:relcl 8 slamming slam VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 kept xcomp 9 doors door NOUN Number=Plur 8 slamming obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We a farce vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farce=Theme 2 keep past everyone tree rules 3 slam gerund everyone not said here doors vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient
Example 2 The match was a farce because the referee didn't turn up.
det nsubj cop det mark det nsubj aux advmod acl compound:prt punct root The DET match NOUN was AUX a DET farce NOUN because SCONJ the DET referee NOUN did AUX n't PART turn VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 match det 2 match match NOUN Number=Sing 5 farce nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 farce cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 farce det 5 farce farce NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 because because SCONJ _ 11 turn mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 referee det 8 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 11 turn nsubj 9 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 turn aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 turn advmod 11 turn turn VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 farce acl 12 up up ADP _ 11 turn compound:prt 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 farce punct
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1 is a past the match a farce tree rules 2 not turn up past · do-support the referee a farce not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location farce=Theme
Example 3 The school trip turned into a farce when the bus broke down.
det compound nsubj case det obl advmod det nsubj advcl compound:prt punct root The DET school NOUN trip NOUN turned VERB into ADP a DET farce NOUN when ADV the DET bus NOUN broke VERB down ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 trip det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 trip compound 3 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 4 turned nsubj 4 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 into into ADP _ 7 farce case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 farce det 7 farce farce NOUN Number=Sing 4 turned obl 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 11 broke advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bus det 10 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 11 broke nsubj 11 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 turned advcl 12 down down ADP _ 11 broke compound:prt 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 turned punct
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1 turn past the school trip a farce vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into farce=Trajectory 2 break down past the bus vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 The play is a farce full of mistaken identities.
det nsubj cop det amod case amod obl punct root The DET play NOUN is AUX a DET farce NOUN full ADJ of ADP mistaken ADJ identities NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 play det 2 play play NOUN Number=Sing 5 farce nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 farce cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 farce det 5 farce farce NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 5 farce amod 7 of of ADP _ 9 identities case 8 mistaken mistaken ADJ Degree=Pos 9 identities amod 9 identities identity NOUN Number=Plur 6 full obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 farce punct
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1 is a present the play a farce tree rules
Example 5 Calling that a fair vote is a farce!
csubj mark det amod xcomp cop det punct root Calling VERB that SCONJ a DET fair ADJ vote NOUN is AUX a DET farce NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 farce csubj 2 that that SCONJ _ 5 vote mark 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 vote det 4 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 vote amod 5 vote vote NOUN Number=Sing 1 Calling xcomp 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 farce cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 farce det 8 farce farce NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 farce punct
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1 call gerund a fair vote vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present Calling a farce tree rules
Example 6 Farce is one of the oldest kinds of comedy.
nsubj cop case det amod nmod case nmod punct root Farce NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET oldest ADJ kinds NOUN of ADP comedy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Farce farce NOUN Number=Sing 3 one nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 one cop 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 4 of of ADP _ 7 kinds case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 kinds det 6 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup 7 kinds amod 7 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 3 one nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 comedy case 9 comedy comedy NOUN Number=Sing 7 kinds nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 one punct
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1 is a present Farce one of the oldest kinds of comedy tree rules
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