grabby Who acts: Grabby, grabby person, grabby headline, baby, you, seagulls · What happens: mean, want, grab, take, touch, catch · To what, where: things, others, attention, turn, chips, you · Speech: someone speaks here
«grabby» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: grabby in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Grabby means wanting to grab or take things for yourself, often greedily.
nsubj ccomp mark xcomp cc conj obj case obl punct advmod advmod punct root Grabby PROPN means VERB wanting VERB to PART grab VERB or CCONJ take VERB things NOUN for ADP yourself PRON , PUNCT often ADV greedily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grabby Grabby PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 wanting want VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 4 to to PART _ 5 grab mark 5 grab grab VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wanting xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 take cc 7 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 grab conj 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 take obj 9 for for ADP _ 10 yourself case 10 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 7 take obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 greedily punct 12 often often ADV _ 13 greedily advmod 13 greedily greedily ADV _ 3 wanting advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Grabby vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 want gerund greedily property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 grab not said to happen to-infinitive vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 take infinitive things for yourself vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent thing=Theme for yourself=Beneficiary
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 — kept apart, not parsed.
A grabby person touches or grabs others too much.
det amod nsubj cc conj obj advmod advmod punct root A DET grabby ADJ person NOUN touches VERB or CCONJ grabs VERB others NOUN too ADV much ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 grabby grabby ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 touches nsubj 4 touches touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 grabs cc 6 grabs grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 touches conj 7 others other NOUN Number=Plur 6 grabs obj 8 too too ADV _ 9 much advmod 9 much much ADV _ 6 grabs advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 touches punct
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1 touch present a grabby person vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 grab present a grabby person not said here others vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A grabby headline or idea catches attention quickly.
det amod nsubj cc conj obj advmod punct root A DET grabby ADJ headline NOUN or CCONJ idea NOUN catches VERB attention NOUN quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 headline det 2 grabby grabby ADJ Degree=Pos 3 headline amod 3 headline headline NOUN Number=Sing 6 catches nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 idea cc 5 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 3 headline conj 6 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 6 catches obj 8 quickly quickly ADV _ 6 catches advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 catches punct
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1 catch present a grabby headline or idea attention quickly property vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme
Example 1 The baby is very grabby with my hair.
det nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET baby NOUN is AUX very ADV grabby ADJ with ADP my PRON hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 5 grabby nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 grabby cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 grabby advmod 5 grabby grabby ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 hair case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 hair nmod:poss 8 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 5 grabby obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 grabby punct
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1 is present the baby with my hair; grabby property tree rules
Example 2 Don't be grabby; wait your turn for a biscuit.
advmod cop xcomp punct parataxis nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX grabby ADJ ; PUNCT wait VERB your PRON turn NOUN for ADP a DET biscuit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 grabby advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 grabby cop 4 grabby grabby ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do xcomp 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 wait punct 6 wait wait VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Do parataxis 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 turn nmod:poss 8 turn turn NOUN Number=Sing 6 wait obj 9 for for ADP _ 11 biscuit case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 biscuit det 11 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 6 wait obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive you not said here grabby property tree rules 3 wait infinitive your turn for a biscuit tree rules
Example 3 The seagulls got grabby when we opened the chips.
det nsubj xcomp advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root The DET seagulls NOUN got VERB grabby ADJ when ADV we PRON opened VERB the DET chips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 seagulls det 2 seagulls seagull NOUN Number=Plur 3 got nsubj 3 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 grabby grabby ADJ Degree=Pos 3 got xcomp 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 opened advmod 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 opened nsubj 7 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 got advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 chips det 9 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 7 opened obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
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1 get past the seagulls grabby property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 open past we the chips vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chip=Theme
Example 4 My little cousin is grabby with everyone's toys.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop case nmod:poss case obl punct root My PRON little ADJ cousin NOUN is AUX grabby ADJ with ADP everyone PRON 's PART toys NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 cousin nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cousin amod 3 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 5 grabby nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 grabby cop 5 grabby grabby ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 with with ADP _ 9 toys case 7 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 9 toys nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 everyone case 9 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 5 grabby obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 grabby punct
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1 is present My little cousin with everyone's toys; grabby property tree rules
Example 5 That newspaper headline is a bit grabby.
det compound nsubj cop det obl:unmarked punct root That DET newspaper NOUN headline NOUN is AUX a DET bit NOUN grabby ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 headline det 2 newspaper newspaper NOUN Number=Sing 3 headline compound 3 headline headline NOUN Number=Sing 7 grabby nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 grabby cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bit det 6 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 7 grabby obl:unmarked 7 grabby grabby ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 grabby punct
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1 is present that newspaper headline a bit obl:unmarked ; grabby property tree rules
Example 6 If someone is grabby and it makes you uncomfortable, tell a teacher.
mark nsubj cop advcl cc nsubj conj obj xcomp punct det obj punct root If SCONJ someone PRON is AUX grabby ADJ and CCONJ it PRON makes VERB you PRON uncomfortable ADJ , PUNCT tell VERB a DET teacher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 grabby mark 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 grabby nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 grabby cop 4 grabby grabby ADJ Degree=Pos 11 tell advcl 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 makes cc 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 grabby conj 8 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 makes obj 9 uncomfortable uncomfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 7 makes xcomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 4 grabby punct 11 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 teacher det 13 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 11 tell obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 tell punct
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1 is a condition, not said to happen present someone grabby property tree rules 2 make present it you uncomfortable property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material you=Product 3 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a teacher vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
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