folks Who acts: Folks, I, Folk, Old folks, we · What happens: mean, be, ask, talk, describe, dance · To what, where: people, parents, folks, friendly word, traditional music, ordinary people · Speech: someone speaks here
«folks» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: folks in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Folks means people, especially ordinary people: «Folks round here are friendly».
The tree, 11 words nsubj obj punct advmod amod conj punct punct nsubj case nmod cop parataxis punct punct root Folks NOUN means VERB people NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV ordinary ADJ people NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Folks NOUN round ADP here ADV are AUX friendly ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 means obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 people punct 5 especially especially ADV _ 7 people advmod 6 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 people conj 8 : : PUNCT _ 14 friendly punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 14 friendly punct 10 Folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 14 friendly nsubj 11 round round ADP _ 12 here case 12 here here ADV PronType=Dem 10 Folks nmod 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 friendly cop 14 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means parataxis 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 friendly punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Folks people and ordinary people tree rules 2 is in a quote present Folks friendly property 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.
Your folks are your parents or family: «I'll ask my folks».
The tree, 12 words nmod:poss nsubj cop nmod:poss cc conj punct punct nsubj aux parataxis nmod:poss obj punct punct root Your PRON folks NOUN are AUX your PRON parents NOUN or CCONJ family NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON 'll AUX ask VERB my PRON folks NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 folks nmod:poss 2 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 5 parents nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 parents cop 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 parents nmod:poss 5 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 family cc 7 family family NOUN Number=Sing 5 parents conj 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 ask punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 ask punct 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 ask nsubj 11 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 ask aux 12 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 parents parataxis 13 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 folks nmod:poss 14 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 12 ask obj 15 » » PUNCT _ 12 ask punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 parents punct
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1 is a present Your folks your parents or family tree rules 2 ask speech: ask in a quote future I my folks vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent folk=Recipient
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Folks is a friendly word to talk to a group: «That's all, folks!».
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det amod mark acl case det obl punct punct nsubj cop conj punct parataxis punct punct punct root Folks NOUN is AUX a DET friendly ADJ word NOUN to PART talk VERB to ADP a DET group NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT That PRON 's AUX all DET , PUNCT folks NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 5 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 4 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 word amod 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to PART _ 7 talk mark 7 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 word acl 8 to to ADP _ 10 group case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 group det 10 group group NOUN Number=Sing 7 talk obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 all punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 all punct 13 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 15 all nsubj 14 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 all cop 15 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 word conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 folks punct 17 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 5 word parataxis 18 ! ! PUNCT _ 17 folks punct 19 » » PUNCT _ 17 folks punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 is a present Folks a friendly word tree rules 2 talk to-infinitive to a group vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to group=Co-Agent
Meaning 4 Folk (adjective) describes traditional music, stories and dances of ordinary people, as in folk songs and folk tales.
The tree, 18 words nsubj punct appos punct amod obj punct conj cc conj case amod nmod punct case case compound conj cc compound conj punct root Folk NOUN ( PUNCT adjective NOUN ) PUNCT describes VERB traditional ADJ music NOUN , PUNCT stories NOUN and CCONJ dances NOUN of ADP ordinary ADJ people NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP folk NOUN songs NOUN and CCONJ folk NOUN tales NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Folk folk NOUN Number=Sing 5 describes nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 1 Folk appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 5 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 traditional traditional ADJ Degree=Pos 7 music amod 7 music music NOUN Number=Sing 5 describes obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 stories punct 9 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 7 music conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 dances cc 11 dances dance NOUN Number=Plur 9 stories conj 12 of of ADP _ 14 people case 13 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 14 people amod 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 dances nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 songs punct 16 as as ADP _ 19 songs case 17 in in ADP _ 19 songs case 18 folk folk NOUN Number=Sing 19 songs compound 19 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 7 music conj 20 and and CCONJ _ 22 tales cc 21 folk folk NOUN Number=Sing 22 tales compound 22 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 19 songs conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 describes punct
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1 describe present Folk traditional music and stories and dances of ordinary people and folk songs and folk tales vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent music=Theme 2 dance ordinary people nom dance «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 Hi, folks, welcome to the show!
discourse punct punct amod case det obl punct root Hi INTJ , PUNCT folks NOUN , PUNCT welcome ADJ to ADP the DET show NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hi hi INTJ _ 3 folks discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Hi punct 3 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 welcome punct 5 welcome welcome ADJ Degree=Pos 3 folks amod 6 to to ADP _ 8 show case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 show det 8 show show NOUN Number=Sing 5 welcome obl 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 folks punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 I'll ask my folks if I can come to the sleepover.
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj mark nsubj aux xcomp case det obl punct root I PRON 'll AUX ask VERB my PRON folks NOUN if SCONJ I PRON can AUX come VERB to ADP the DET sleepover NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 ask nsubj 2 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 ask aux 3 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 folks nmod:poss 5 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 3 ask obj 6 if if SCONJ _ 9 come mark 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 come nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 come aux 9 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 ask xcomp 10 to to ADP _ 12 sleepover case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 sleepover det 12 sleepover sleepover NOUN Number=Sing 9 come obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask future I my folks vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent folk=Recipient clause=Topic 2 come a condition, not said to happen can I the sleepover vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to sleepover=Initial_Location
Example 3 That's all, folks!
nsubj cop punct conj punct root That PRON 's AUX all DET , PUNCT folks NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 all nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 all cop 3 all all DET PronType=Tot root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 folks punct 5 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 3 all conj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 all punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 Old folks love it when we sing at the care home.
amod nsubj obj advmod nsubj advcl case det obl advmod punct root Old ADJ folks NOUN love VERB it PRON when ADV we PRON sing VERB at ADP the DET care NOUN home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 folks amod 2 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 3 love nsubj 3 love love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 love obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 sing advmod 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 sing nsubj 7 sing sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 love advcl 8 at at ADP _ 10 care case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 care det 10 care care NOUN Number=Sing 7 sing obl 11 home home ADV _ 7 sing advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 love punct
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1 love present Old folks it vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus 2 sing speech: express present we the care home property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at care=Location
Example 5 The folks next door have a new puppy.
det nsubj amod conj det amod obj punct root The DET folks NOUN next ADJ door NOUN have VERB a DET new ADJ puppy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 folks det 2 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 5 have nsubj 3 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 4 door amod 4 door door NOUN Number=Sing 2 folks conj 5 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 puppy det 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 8 puppy amod 8 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 5 have obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 have punct
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1 have present the folks and next door a new puppy vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppy=Patient
Example 6 Okay, folks, line up quietly.
discourse punct nsubj punct compound:prt advmod punct root Okay INTJ , PUNCT folks NOUN , PUNCT line VERB up ADP quietly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Okay okay INTJ _ 3 folks discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Okay punct 3 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 5 line nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 folks punct 5 line line VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 up up ADP _ 5 line compound:prt 7 quietly quietly ADV _ 5 line advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 line punct
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1 line up present folks quietly property vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
Example 7 We read folk tales from Ireland and Ghana.
nsubj compound obj case nmod cc conj punct root We PRON read VERB folk NOUN tales NOUN from ADP Ireland PROPN and CCONJ Ghana PROPN . 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 read nsubj 2 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 folk folk NOUN Number=Sing 4 tales compound 4 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 2 read obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 Ireland case 6 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 4 tales nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 Ghana cc 8 Ghana Ghana PROPN Number=Sing 6 Ireland conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 read punct
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1 read past We folk tales Ireland and Ghana vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent tale=Topic from ireland=Source
Example 8 My grandma's folks came from Scotland.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj case obl punct root My PRON grandma NOUN 's PART folks NOUN came VERB from ADP Scotland PROPN . PUNCT 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 grandma nmod:poss 2 grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 4 folks nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 grandma case 4 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 5 came nsubj 5 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 Scotland case 7 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 5 came obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 came punct
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1 come past My grandma's folks Scotland vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from scotland=Initial_Location
Example 9 I work for quite common folks,’ says his master.
nsubj case advmod amod obl punct punct conj nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON work VERB for ADP quite ADV common ADJ folks NOUN , PUNCT ’ PUNCT says VERB his PRON master NOUN . PUNCT 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 work nsubj 2 work work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 6 folks case 4 quite quite ADV _ 5 common advmod 5 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 6 folks amod 6 folks folk NOUN Number=Plur 2 work obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 says punct 8 ’ ' PUNCT _ 9 says punct 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 work conj 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 master nmod:poss 11 master master NOUN Number=Sing 9 says obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 work punct
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1 work present I for common folks vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for folk=Beneficiary 2 say speech: assert present I not said here his master vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent master=Topic
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