fib

Who acts: fib, you, He, It, I, she · What happens: be, fib, mean, tell, not tell, brush · To what, where: small lie, fibs, teeth, little fib, party, One fib · Speech: someone speaks here

«fib» 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: fib in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A fib is a small lie, usually about something not very important.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 fib	det
2	fib	fib	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lie	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 lie	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lie	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 lie	amod
6	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 something	punct
8	usually	usually	ADV	_	10 something	advmod
9	about	about	ADP	_	10 something	case
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 lie	conj
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 important	advmod
12	very	very	ADV	_	13 important	advmod
13	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 something	amod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 lie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a fib	a small lie					tree rules

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.

To fib means to tell a small lie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fib	mark
2	fib	fib	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 tell	mark
5	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 lie	det
7	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 lie	amod
8	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tell	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	fib	to-infinitive		tree rules
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	tell speech: assert not said to happen	to-infinitive	a small lie	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lie=Recipient

Example 1

Don't tell fibs!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 tell	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 tell	advmod
3	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	fibs	fib	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 tell	obj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not tell speech: assert	imperative · do-support	you not said here	fibs					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fib=Recipient

Example 2

He fibbed about brushing his teeth.

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 fibbed	nsubj
2	fibbed	fib	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	SCONJ	_	4 brushing	mark
4	brushing	brush	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 fibbed	advcl
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 teeth	nmod:poss
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 brushing	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fibbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fib	past	He						tree rules
2	brush	gerund	He not said here	his teeth					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme

Example 3

It was just a little fib to keep the party a surprise.

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	6 fib	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 fib	cop
3	just	just	ADV	_	6 fib	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fib	det
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fib	amod
6	fib	fib	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 keep	mark
8	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 fib	acl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 party	det
10	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 keep	obj
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 surprise	det
12	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 keep	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fib	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a little fib					tree rules
2	keep	to-infinitive		the party					vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent party=Theme surprise=Attribute

Example 4

I knew she was fibbing because she giggled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 knew	nsubj
2	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 fibbing	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 fibbing	aux
5	fibbing	fib	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 knew	ccomp
6	because	because	SCONJ	_	8 giggled	mark
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 giggled	nsubj
8	giggled	giggle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 knew	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 knew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	know	past	I	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	fib	past · progressive	she	tree rules
3	giggle	past	she	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

One fib led to another and another.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 fib	nummod
2	fib	fib	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	led	lead	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 fib	acl
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 another	case
5	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	3 led	obl:agent
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 another	cc
7	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	5 another	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fib	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	participle		One fib not said here					vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition

Example 6

Tell the truth — no fibbing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 truth	det
3	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Tell	obj
4	—	-	PUNCT	_	6 fibbing	punct
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 fibbing	det
6	fibbing	fibbing	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Tell	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	the truth				no fibbing obl	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient

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