gossip Who acts: gossip, person, you, They, She, I · What happens: be, like, talk, mean, not listen, gossip · To what, where: Gossip talk, person, way, feelings, terrible gossip, gossip · Speech: someone speaks here
«gossip» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: gossip in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Gossip is talk about other people's private lives, often unkind or not true.
The tree, 14 words compound cop case amod nmod:poss case amod nmod punct advmod conj cc advmod conj punct root Gossip NOUN is AUX talk NOUN about ADP other ADJ people NOUN 's PART private ADJ lives NOUN , PUNCT often ADV unkind ADJ or CCONJ not PART true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 3 talk compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 talk cop 3 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 about about ADP _ 9 lives case 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 lives nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 people case 8 private private ADJ Degree=Pos 9 lives amod 9 lives life NOUN Number=Plur 3 talk nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 unkind punct 11 often often ADV _ 12 unkind advmod 12 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 3 talk conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 true cc 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 true advmod 15 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 12 unkind conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 talk punct
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1 is a present Gossip talk about other people's private lives tree rules 2 be often 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 A gossip is a person who likes to talk about others.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp case obl punct root A DET gossip NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON likes VERB to PART talk VERB about ADP others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 gossip det 2 gossip gossip 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 root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 likes nsubj 7 likes like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 to to PART _ 9 talk mark 9 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 likes xcomp 10 about about ADP _ 11 others case 11 others other NOUN Number=Plur 9 talk obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a gossip a person tree rules 2 like present a person vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 talk not said to happen to-infinitive a person not said here about others vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about other=Topic
Meaning 3 To gossip means to talk about other people in this way.
mark nsubj mark ccomp case amod obl case det obl punct root To PART gossip NOUN means VERB to PART talk VERB about ADP other ADJ people NOUN in ADP this DET way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 gossip mark 2 gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 talk mark 5 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 about about ADP _ 8 people case 7 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 8 people amod 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 talk obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 way case 10 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 way det 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 talk obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present gossip vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 talk not said to happen to-infinitive this way about other people vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about people=Topic
Example 1 Don't listen to gossip about your friends.
aux advmod mark xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root Do AUX n't PART listen VERB to PART gossip VERB about ADP your PRON friends NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 listen aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 listen advmod 3 listen listen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 gossip mark 5 gossip gossip VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 listen xcomp 6 about about ADP _ 8 friends case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 friends nmod:poss 8 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 5 gossip obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 listen punct
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1 not listen imperative · do-support you not said here tree rules 2 gossip speech: other to-infinitive you not said here about your friends vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about friend=Topic
Example 2 They were gossiping about the new boy.
nsubj aux case det amod obl punct root They PRON were AUX gossiping VERB about ADP the DET new ADJ boy NOUN . PUNCT 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 gossiping nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 gossiping aux 3 gossiping gossip VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 about about ADP _ 7 boy case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 boy det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 boy amod 7 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 gossiping obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 gossiping punct
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1 gossip speech: other past · progressive They about the new boy vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about boy=Topic
Example 3 Gossip can hurt people's feelings.
nsubj aux nmod:poss case obj punct root Gossip NOUN can AUX hurt VERB people NOUN 's PART feelings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 3 hurt nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 hurt aux 3 hurt hurt VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 feelings nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 people case 6 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 3 hurt obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 hurt punct
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1 hurt can Gossip people's feelings vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient
Example 4 She is a terrible gossip.
nsubj cop det amod punct root She PRON is AUX a DET terrible ADJ gossip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 gossip nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 gossip cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 gossip det 4 terrible terrible ADJ Degree=Pos 5 gossip amod 5 gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 gossip punct
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1 is a present She a terrible gossip tree rules
Example 5 I heard some gossip at lunch, but I didn't believe it.
nsubj det obj case obl punct cc nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj punct root I PRON heard VERB some DET gossip NOUN at ADP lunch NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ I PRON did AUX n't PART believe VERB it PRON . 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 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 gossip det 4 gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 lunch case 6 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 believe punct 8 but but CCONJ _ 12 believe cc 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 believe nsubj 10 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 believe aux 11 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 believe advmod 12 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 heard parataxis 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 believe obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past I some gossip lunch vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer gossip=Stimulus 2 not believe past · do-support I gossip vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Example 6 The gossip turned out to be untrue.
det nsubj compound:prt mark cop xcomp punct root The DET gossip NOUN turned VERB out ADP to PART be AUX untrue ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gossip det 2 gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 turned compound:prt 5 to to PART _ 7 untrue mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 untrue cop 7 untrue untrue ADJ Degree=Pos 3 turned xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 turned punct
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1 turn out past the gossip vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is to-infinitive the gossip not said here untrue property tree rules
Example 7 The old ladies gossiped over the garden fence.
det amod nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET old ADJ ladies NOUN gossiped VERB over ADP the DET garden NOUN fence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ladies det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 ladies amod 3 ladies lady NOUN Number=Plur 4 gossiped nsubj 4 gossiped gossip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 over over ADP _ 8 fence case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fence det 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 8 fence compound 8 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 4 gossiped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 gossiped punct
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1 gossip speech: other past the old ladies the garden fence vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 The Soldier was gossiping with him, and said:
det nsubj aux case obl punct cc conj punct root The DET Soldier PROPN was AUX gossiping VERB with ADP him PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ said VERB : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Soldier det 2 Soldier Soldier PROPN Number=Sing 4 gossiping nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 gossiping aux 4 gossiping gossip VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 him case 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 gossiping obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 said punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 said cc 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 gossiping conj 10 : : PUNCT _ 4 gossiping punct
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1 gossip speech: other past · progressive the Soldier with him = he vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent 2 say speech: assert past the Soldier not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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