golly

Who acts: that, I, you, Good golly, children, Golly · What happens: use, swear, say, exclaim, sound, be · To what, where: God, surprise, big cake, old professor, golly · Speech: someone speaks here

«golly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: golly in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: mild, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

an exclamation of surprise, delight or shock, used instead of swearing or saying God.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 exclamation	det
2	exclamation	exclamation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 surprise	case
4	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 exclamation	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 delight	punct
6	delight	delight	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 exclamation	appos
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 shock	cc
8	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 delight	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 exclamation	parataxis
11	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	13 swearing	mark
12	of	of	ADP	_	11 instead	fixed
13	swearing	swear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 used	advcl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 saying	cc
15	saying	say	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 swearing	conj
16	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 saying	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 exclamation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	use	participle		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	swear	gerund		vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	say speech: assert	gerund	God	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent god=Topic
4	exclaim		surprise	nom exclamation «communication transitive»: of=patient

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: childish or humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

used for fun to sound innocent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 fun	case
3	fun	fun	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 used	obl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 sound	mark
5	sound	sound	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 used	advcl
6	innocent	innocent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sound	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle						for fun	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	sound	to-infinitive						innocent property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 1

Golly, that's a big cake!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Golly	golly	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 cake	punct
3	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 cake	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 cake	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cake	det
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cake	amod
7	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Golly	conj
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Golly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that	a big cake					tree rules

Example 2

Golly, I didn't know you could juggle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Golly	golly	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 know	punct
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 know	nsubj
4	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 know	aux
5	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 know	advmod
6	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Golly	conj
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 juggle	nsubj
8	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 juggle	aux
9	juggle	juggle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 know	ccomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Golly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not know	past · do-support	I						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	juggle	could	you						tree rules

Example 3

"Good golly!" said the old professor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 golly	punct
2	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 golly	amod
3	golly	golly	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	nsubj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 golly	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 golly	punct
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 professor	det
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 professor	amod
9	professor	professor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Good golly	the old professor					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent professor=Topic

Example 4

Golly gosh, look at the time!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Golly	golly	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gosh	nsubj
2	gosh	gosh	INTJ	_	4 look	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 gosh	punct
4	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 time	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 time	det
7	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 look	obl
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here				time		vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

The children in the old adventure book keep saying "golly".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 keep	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	7 book	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 book	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 book	amod
6	adventure	adventure	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 book	compound
7	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 children	nmod
8	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	saying	say	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 keep	xcomp
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 golly	punct
11	golly	golly	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 saying	obj
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 golly	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	the children in the old adventure book						tree rules
2	say speech: assert	gerund	the children in the old adventure book not said here	golly					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent golly=Topic

Example 6

Golly, it's cold this morning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Golly	golly	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cold	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Golly	punct
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 cold	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cold	cop
5	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 morning	det
7	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cold	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Golly				morning	cold property	tree rules

Example 7

"Golly, thanks!" said the little boy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Golly	punct
2	Golly	golly	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 said	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 thanks	punct
4	thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Golly	appos
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 thanks	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 thanks	punct
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 boy	det
9	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 boy	amod
10	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 said	nsubj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Golly						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 8

People say "golly" when they're surprised but don't want to swear.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 say	nsubj
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 golly	punct
4	golly	golly	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 say	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 golly	punct
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 surprised	advmod
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 surprised	nsubj
8	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 surprised	cop
9	surprised	surprised	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 say	advcl
10	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 want	cc
11	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 want	aux
12	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 want	advmod
13	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 say	conj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 swear	mark
15	swear	swear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 want	xcomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	People	golly		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent golly=Topic
2	is	present	People		surprised property	tree rules
3	not want	present · do-support	People not said here			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
4	swear not said to happen	to-infinitive	People not said here			vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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