funny Who acts: Funny, you, funny smell, Feeling, clown, That · What happens: mean, make, laugh, smile, be, feel · To what, where: funny smell, funny joke, me, keys, much, hat · Speech: someone speaks here
«funny» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: funny in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Funny means making you laugh or smile: a funny joke.
nsubj xcomp nsubj xcomp cc conj punct det amod parataxis punct root Funny NOUN means VERB making VERB you PRON laugh VERB or CCONJ smile VERB : PUNCT a DET funny ADJ joke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Funny funny NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 laugh nsubj 5 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 making xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 smile cc 7 smile smile VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 laugh conj 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 joke punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 joke det 10 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 11 joke amod 11 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Funny vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make not said to happen gerund Funny not said here tree rules 3 laugh not said to happen infinitive you vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 smile infinitive you not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «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 Funny can mean strange or unusual: a funny smell, that's funny.
The tree, 12 words nsubj aux xcomp cc conj punct det amod conj punct nsubj cop acl:relcl punct root Funny NOUN can AUX mean VERB strange ADJ or CCONJ unusual ADJ : PUNCT a DET funny ADJ smell NOUN , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX funny ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Funny funny NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 unusual cc 6 unusual unusual ADJ Degree=Pos 4 strange conj 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 smell punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 smell det 9 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 10 smell amod 10 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 funny punct 12 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 14 funny nsubj 13 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 funny cop 14 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 10 smell acl:relcl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Funny strange property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present a funny smell a funny smell not said here funny property tree rules
Meaning 3 Feeling funny can mean feeling a bit unwell.
csubj xcomp aux xcomp det obl:unmarked xcomp punct root Feeling VERB funny ADJ can AUX mean VERB feeling VERB a DET bit NOUN unwell ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feeling feel VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 mean csubj 2 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Feeling xcomp 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 feeling feel VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 mean xcomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bit det 7 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 8 unwell obl:unmarked 8 unwell unwell ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeling xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 feel gerund funny property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 mean can Feeling vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 feel not said to happen gerund Feeling not said here unwell property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 The clown was really funny.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET clown NOUN was AUX really ADV funny ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clown det 2 clown clown NOUN Number=Sing 5 funny nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 funny cop 4 really really ADV _ 5 funny advmod 5 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 funny punct
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1 is past the clown funny property tree rules
Example 2 Tell me a funny joke!
iobj det amod obj punct root Tell VERB me PRON a DET funny ADJ joke NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Tell iobj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 joke det 4 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 5 joke amod 5 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 1 Tell obj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Tell punct
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1 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a funny joke me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient joke=Topic
Example 3 That's funny; I left my keys right here.
nsubj cop punct nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj advmod advmod punct root That PRON 's AUX funny ADJ ; PUNCT I PRON left VERB my PRON keys NOUN right ADV here ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 funny nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 funny cop 3 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 left punct 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 left nsubj 6 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 funny advcl 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 keys nmod:poss 8 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 6 left obj 9 right right ADV _ 10 here advmod 10 here here ADV PronType=Dem 6 left advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 funny punct
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1 is present That funny property tree rules 2 leave past I my keys here vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Theme
Example 4 There's a funny smell in the kitchen; is something burning?
expl det amod nsubj case det nmod punct aux nsubj conj punct root There PRON 's VERB a DET funny ADJ smell NOUN in ADP the DET kitchen NOUN ; PUNCT is AUX something PRON burning VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 smell det 4 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 5 smell amod 5 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 2 's nsubj 6 in in ADP _ 8 kitchen case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 kitchen det 8 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 5 smell nmod 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 burning punct 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 burning aux 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 burning nsubj 12 burning burn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 's conj 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present a funny smell in the kitchen there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 burn present · progressive something vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 I feel a bit funny; I think I ate too much.
nsubj det obl:unmarked xcomp punct nsubj parataxis nsubj ccomp advmod obj punct root I PRON feel VERB a DET bit NOUN funny ADJ ; PUNCT I PRON think VERB I PRON ate VERB too ADV much ADJ . 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 feel nsubj 2 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bit det 4 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 5 funny obl:unmarked 5 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 2 feel xcomp 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 think punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 think nsubj 8 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 feel parataxis 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 ate nsubj 10 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 think ccomp 11 too too ADV _ 12 much advmod 12 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ate obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 feel punct
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1 feel present I funny property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 think speech: other present I vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 eat past I much vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Patient
Example 6 Very funny! Now give me back my hat.
Sentence 1: Very funny!
advmod punct root Very ADV funny ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 funny advmod 2 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 funny punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Now give me back my hat.
advmod iobj compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root Now ADV give VERB me PRON back ADP my PRON hat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 2 give advmod 2 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 give iobj 4 back back ADP _ 2 give compound:prt 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 hat nmod:poss 6 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 2 give obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 give punct
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1 give back imperative you not said here my hat me now vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient hat=Theme
Example 7 He hit his funny bone and his arm tingled.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj cc nmod:poss nsubj conj punct root He PRON hit VERB his PRON funny ADJ bone NOUN and CCONJ his PRON arm NOUN tingled VERB . PUNCT 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 hit nsubj 2 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 bone nmod:poss 4 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bone amod 5 bone bone NOUN Number=Sing 2 hit obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 tingled cc 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 arm nmod:poss 8 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 9 tingled nsubj 9 tingled tingle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 hit conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 hit punct
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1 hit past He his funny bone vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bone=Co-Theme 2 tingle past his arm vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 8 It's not funny to laugh at someone who fell.
nsubj cop advmod mark advcl case obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root It PRON 's AUX not PART funny ADJ to PART laugh VERB at ADP someone PRON who PRON fell VERB . PUNCT 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 4 funny nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 funny cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 funny advmod 4 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 laugh mark 6 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 funny advcl 7 at at ADP _ 8 someone case 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 laugh obl 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 fell nsubj 10 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 someone acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 funny punct
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1 not is present It funny property tree rules 2 laugh to-infinitive someone vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 fall past vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 "Oh how funny!" said Ida, and she laughed.
punct discourse advmod parataxis punct punct nsubj punct cc nsubj conj punct root " PUNCT Oh INTJ how ADV funny ADJ ! PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB Ida PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ she PRON laughed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 funny punct 2 Oh oh INTJ _ 4 funny discourse 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 4 funny advmod 4 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 said parataxis 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 funny punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 funny punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 Ida Ida PROPN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 laughed punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 laughed cc 11 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 laughed nsubj 12 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 said conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Ida vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 laugh past Ida vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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