gab

Who acts: Gab, you, your, uncle, Grandma, They · What happens: talk, chatter, persuade, gift, mean, shut · To what, where: lot, people, gab, mouth, girls, phone · Speech: someone speaks here

«gab» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: gab in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To talk a lot, quickly and often about unimportant things; to chatter.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 talk	mark
2	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 chatter	advcl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lot	det
4	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 talk	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 quickly	punct
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 talk	advmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 often	cc
8	often	often	ADV	_	6 quickly	conj
9	about	about	ADP	_	11 things	case
10	unimportant	unimportant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 things	amod
11	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 talk	obl
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 chatter	punct
13	to	to	PART	_	14 chatter	mark
14	chatter	chatter	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 chatter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	to-infinitive		a lot				about unimportant things; quickly property	tree rules
2	chatter	to-infinitive							vn animal_sounds-38 «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, noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Chatty talk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chatty	chatty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 talk	amod
2	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talk	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«the gift of the gab» (UK) or «the gift of gab» (US): the ability to talk easily and persuade people.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 gift	punct
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 gift	det
3	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 gab	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 gab	det
6	gab	gab	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gift	nmod
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 gab	punct
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 UK	punct
9	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 gab	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 UK	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 gift	cc
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 gift	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 gift	det
14	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gab	conj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 gab	case
16	gab	gab	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 gift	nmod
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 gift	punct
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 US	punct
19	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 gift	nmod
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 US	punct
21	:	:	PUNCT	_	23 ability	punct
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 ability	det
23	ability	ability	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gift	conj
24	to	to	PART	_	25 talk	mark
25	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 ability	acl
26	easily	easily	ADV	_	25 talk	advmod
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 persuade	cc
28	persuade	persuade	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	25 talk	conj
29	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	28 persuade	obj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	talk	to-infinitive		easily property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	persuade	infinitive	people		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
3	gift in a quote		the gab or the gift of gab US		nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient
4	gift in a quote		gab		nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 4

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Gab can also mean the mouth, as in "shut your gab".

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gab	gab	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 mouth	det
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 shut	punct
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	11 shut	mark
9	in	in	ADP	_	8 as	fixed
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 shut	punct
11	shut	shut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	parataxis
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 gab	nmod:poss
13	gab	gab	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 shut	obj
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 shut	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Gab	the mouth					tree rules
2	shut in a quote	infinitive		your gab					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent gab=Patient

Example 1

The girls gabbed on the phone for an hour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 girls	det
2	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	gabbed	gab	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 girls	acl
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 phone	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 phone	det
6	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gabbed	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 hour	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 hour	det
9	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gabbed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 girls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gab speech: other	participle		the girls not said here		the phone	hour		vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Stop gabbing and finish your work!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	gabbing	gab	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 finish	cc
4	finish	finish	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 work	nmod:poss
6	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 finish	obj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	gab speech: other	gerund	you not said here		vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	finish	infinitive	you not said here	your work	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality work=Eventuality
4	work		your		nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

My uncle has the gift of the gab — he can sell anything.

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 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 gift	det
5	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 gab	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 gab	det
8	gab	gab	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gift	nmod
9	—	-	PUNCT	_	12 sell	punct
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 sell	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 sell	aux
12	sell	sell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 has	parataxis
13	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 sell	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	have	present	My uncle	the gift of the gab	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient
2	sell	can	uncle	anything	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme
3	gift			the gab	nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

Grandma loves a good gab with her neighbour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loves	nsubj
2	loves	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gab	det
4	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 gab	amod
5	gab	gab	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loves	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 neighbour	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 neighbour	nmod:poss
8	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loves	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 loves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	Grandma	a good gab				with Grandma's neighbour	vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gab=Stimulus

Example 5

They were gabbing so much that they missed their bus stop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 gabbing	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gabbing	aux
3	gabbing	gab	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 much	advmod
5	much	much	ADV	_	3 gabbing	advmod
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 missed	mark
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 missed	nsubj
8	missed	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gabbing	advcl
9	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 stop	nmod:poss
10	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stop	compound
11	stop	stop	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 missed	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gabbing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	gab speech: other	past · progressive	They		vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	miss	past	they	their bus stop	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stop=Stimulus
3	stop		their = they		nom stop «event transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Toad had the gift of the gab and talked his way out of trouble.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 gift	det
4	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 gab	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gab	det
7	gab	gab	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gift	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 talked	cc
9	talked	talk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 way	nmod:poss
11	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 talked	obj
12	out	out	ADP	_	14 trouble	case
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 trouble	case
14	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 talked	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	have	past	Toad	the gift of the gab		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient
2	talk	past	Toad not said here	Toad's way	trouble	vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent way=Patient
3	gift			the gab		nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient

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