fruitcake Who acts: fruitcake, person, Grandma, you, wedding cake, neighbour · What happens: be, dry, eat, seem, mean, bake · To what, where: rich cake, raisins, Christmas, person, silly, fruitcake
«fruitcake» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: fruitcake in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fruitcake is a rich cake full of dried fruit like raisins, currants and cherries, often eaten at Christmas and weddings.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case amod obl case nmod punct conj cc conj punct advmod acl case obl cc conj punct root A DET fruitcake NOUN is AUX a DET rich ADJ cake NOUN full ADJ of ADP dried VERB fruit NOUN like ADP raisins NOUN , PUNCT currants NOUN and CCONJ cherries NOUN , PUNCT often ADV eaten VERB at ADP Christmas PROPN and CCONJ weddings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fruitcake det 2 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 6 cake nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cake cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cake det 5 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cake amod 6 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cake amod 8 of of ADP _ 10 fruit case 9 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 fruit amod 10 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 7 full obl 11 like like ADP _ 12 raisins case 12 raisins raisin NOUN Number=Plur 10 fruit nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 currants punct 14 currants currant NOUN Number=Plur 12 raisins conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 cherries cc 16 cherries cherry NOUN Number=Plur 12 raisins conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 eaten punct 18 often often ADV _ 19 eaten advmod 19 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 raisins acl 20 at at ADP _ 21 Christmas case 21 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 19 eaten obl 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 weddings cc 23 weddings wedding NOUN Number=Plur 21 Christmas conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 cake punct
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1 is a present a fruitcake a rich cake tree rules 2 dry participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 eat participle raisins and currants and cherries not said here Christmas and weddings often property vn eat-39.1-1 «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 Usage: informal, rude — kept apart, not parsed.
A fruitcake is a person who seems crazy or very strange; «nutty as a fruitcake» means very silly or mad.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp cc advmod conj punct punct parataxis case det nmod punct advmod obj cc conj punct root A DET fruitcake NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON seems VERB crazy ADJ or CCONJ very ADV strange ADJ ; PUNCT « PUNCT nutty ADJ as ADP a DET fruitcake NOUN » PUNCT means VERB very ADV silly ADJ or CCONJ mad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fruitcake det 2 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 19 means nsubj 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 seems nsubj 7 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 crazy crazy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 seems xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 strange cc 10 very very ADV _ 11 strange advmod 11 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 8 crazy conj 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 nutty punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 14 nutty punct 14 nutty nutty ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person parataxis 15 as as ADP _ 17 fruitcake case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 fruitcake det 17 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 14 nutty nmod 18 » » PUNCT _ 14 nutty punct 19 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 20 very very ADV _ 21 silly advmod 21 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 19 means obj 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 mad cc 23 mad mad ADJ Degree=Pos 21 silly conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 19 means punct
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1 is a present a fruitcake a person tree rules 2 seem present a person crazy property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 3 mean present a person silly vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silly=Topic
Example 1 Grandma bakes a fruitcake every Christmas.
nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root Grandma NOUN bakes VERB a DET fruitcake NOUN every DET Christmas PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 bakes nsubj 2 bakes bake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 fruitcake det 4 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 2 bakes obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 Christmas det 6 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 2 bakes obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 bakes punct
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1 bake present Grandma a fruitcake every Christmas obl:unmarked vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruitcake=Product
Example 2 Would you like a slice of fruitcake with your tea?
aux nsubj det obj case nmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Would AUX you PRON like VERB a DET slice NOUN of ADP fruitcake NOUN with ADP your PRON tea NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 like aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 like nsubj 3 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 slice det 5 slice slice NOUN Number=Sing 3 like obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 fruitcake case 7 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 5 slice nmod 8 with with ADP _ 10 tea case 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 tea nmod:poss 10 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 3 like obl 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 like punct
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1 like would you a slice of fruitcake with your tea vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot slice=Theme 2 slice fruitcake nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 The wedding cake was a rich fruitcake covered in icing.
det compound nsubj cop det amod acl case obl punct root The DET wedding NOUN cake NOUN was AUX a DET rich ADJ fruitcake NOUN covered VERB in ADP icing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cake det 2 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 3 cake compound 3 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 7 fruitcake nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 fruitcake cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fruitcake det 6 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fruitcake amod 7 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 fruitcake acl 9 in in ADP _ 10 icing case 10 icing icing NOUN Number=Sing 8 covered obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 fruitcake punct
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1 is a past the wedding cake a rich fruitcake tree rules 2 cover participle a rich fruitcake not said here in icing vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in icing=Theme
Example 4 The fruitcake was cut into 16 equal slices.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case nummod amod obl punct root The DET fruitcake NOUN was AUX cut VERB into ADP 16 NUM equal ADJ slices NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fruitcake det 2 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 4 cut nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 cut aux:pass 4 cut cut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 into into ADP _ 8 slices case 6 16 16 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 slices nummod 7 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 8 slices amod 8 slices slice NOUN Number=Plur 4 cut obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 cut punct
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1 cut past · passive the fruitcake 16 equal slices vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into slice=Product
Example 5 (informal) Our neighbour talks to his tomatoes — he's a bit of a fruitcake.
The tree, 14 words punct discourse punct nmod:poss nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj cop det obl case det nmod punct root ( PUNCT informal NUM ) PUNCT Our PRON neighbour NOUN talks VERB to ADP his PRON tomatoes NOUN — PUNCT he PRON 's AUX a DET bit NOUN of ADP a DET fruitcake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 2 informal informal NUM _ 6 talks discourse 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 4 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 neighbour nmod:poss 5 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 6 talks nsubj 6 talks talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to ADP _ 9 tomatoes case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 tomatoes nmod:poss 9 tomatoes tomato NOUN Number=Plur 6 talks obl 10 — - PUNCT _ 14 bit punct 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 bit nsubj 12 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 bit cop 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 bit det 14 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 6 talks obl 15 of of ADP _ 17 fruitcake case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 fruitcake det 17 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 14 bit nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 talks punct
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1 talk present Our neighbour to neighbour's tomatoes vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to tomato=Co-Agent 2 is a present neighbour a bit of a fruitcake tree rules
Example 6 (informal) «He's as nutty as a fruitcake,» laughed Dad.
The tree, 10 words punct advcl punct punct nsubj cop advmod conj case det obl punct punct obj punct root ( PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON 's AUX as ADV nutty ADJ as ADP a DET fruitcake NOUN , PUNCT » PUNCT laughed VERB Dad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 2 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 14 laughed advcl 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 8 nutty punct 5 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 nutty nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 nutty cop 7 as as ADV _ 8 nutty advmod 8 nutty nutty ADJ Degree=Pos 2 informal conj 9 as as ADP _ 11 fruitcake case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 fruitcake det 11 fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 8 nutty obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 laughed punct 13 » » PUNCT _ 14 laughed punct 14 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 15 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 14 laughed obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 14 laughed punct
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1 is in a quote present He as a fruitcake; nutty property tree rules 2 laugh past Dad vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Theme
Example 7 Fruitcake keeps for weeks in a tin.
nsubj case obl case det obl punct root Fruitcake NOUN keeps VERB for ADP weeks NOUN in ADP a DET tin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fruitcake fruitcake NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps nsubj 2 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 weeks case 4 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 2 keeps obl 5 in in ADP _ 7 tin case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tin det 7 tin tin NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 keeps punct
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1 keep present Fruitcake a tin week vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in tin=Location
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