hoax Who acts: hoax, trick, many people, photo, Making, message · What happens: be, make, believe, not be, hoax, mean · To what, where: trick, many people, something, people, way, hoax · Speech: someone speaks here
«hoax» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: hoax in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A hoax is a trick that makes many people believe something that is not true, such as a fake story, picture or warning.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl amod obj xcomp obj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl punct case fixed det amod parataxis punct conj cc conj punct root A DET hoax NOUN is AUX a DET trick NOUN that PRON makes VERB many ADJ people NOUN believe VERB something PRON that PRON is AUX not PART true ADJ , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET fake ADJ story NOUN , PUNCT picture NOUN or CCONJ warning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hoax det 2 hoax hoax NOUN Number=Sing 5 trick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 trick det 5 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trick acl:relcl 8 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 people amod 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 makes obj 10 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 makes xcomp 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 believe obj 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 true nsubj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 true cop 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 true advmod 15 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 11 something acl:relcl 16 , , PUNCT _ 21 story punct 17 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 21 story case 18 as as ADP _ 17 such fixed 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 story det 20 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 21 story amod 21 story story NOUN Number=Sing 15 true parataxis 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 picture punct 23 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 21 story conj 24 or or CCONJ _ 25 warning cc 25 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 21 story conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 trick punct
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1 is a present a hoax a trick tree rules 2 make present a trick many people tree rules 3 believe present many people not said here something vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 4 not is present true 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 To hoax people means to trick them in this way.
mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj case det obl punct root To PART hoax VERB people NOUN means VERB to PART trick VERB them PRON 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 hoax mark 2 hoax hoax VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 hoax obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 trick mark 6 trick trick VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 trick obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 way case 9 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 way det 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 trick obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 hoax to-infinitive people tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 trick not said to happen to-infinitive people this way vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Example 1 The photo of the giant shark turned out to be a hoax.
det nsubj case det amod nmod compound:prt mark cop det xcomp punct root The DET photo NOUN of ADP the DET giant ADJ shark NOUN turned VERB out ADP to PART be AUX a DET hoax NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 photo det 2 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 shark case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shark det 5 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 6 shark amod 6 shark shark NOUN Number=Sing 2 photo nmod 7 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 out out ADP _ 7 turned compound:prt 9 to to PART _ 12 hoax mark 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 hoax cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 hoax det 12 hoax hoax NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 turned punct
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1 turn out past the photo of the giant shark vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a to-infinitive the photo of the giant shark not said here a hoax tree rules
Example 2 Making a hoax call to 999 or 911 is against the law.
csubj det compound obj case nmod cc conj cop case det punct root Making VERB a DET hoax NOUN call NOUN to ADP 999 NUM or CCONJ 911 NUM is AUX against ADP the DET law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 law csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 call det 3 hoax hoax NOUN Number=Sing 4 call compound 4 call call NOUN Number=Sing 1 Making obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 999 case 6 999 999 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 call nmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 911 cc 8 911 911 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 999 conj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 law cop 10 against against ADP _ 12 law case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 law det 12 law law NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 law punct
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1 make gerund a hoax call to 999 vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset call=Product 2 is present Making against the law tree rules
Example 3 The message saying the school would close was a hoax.
det nsubj acl det nsubj aux ccomp cop det punct root The DET message NOUN saying VERB the DET school NOUN would AUX close VERB was AUX a DET hoax NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 message det 2 message message NOUN Number=Sing 10 hoax nsubj 3 saying say VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 message acl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 school det 5 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 close nsubj 6 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 close aux 7 close close VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 saying ccomp 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 hoax cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hoax det 10 hoax hoax NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 hoax punct
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1 say speech: assert gerund the message not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 close would the school vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 is a past the message a hoax tree rules
Example 4 Before you share a story online, check it is not a hoax.
mark nsubj advcl det obj advmod punct nsubj cop advmod det ccomp punct root Before SCONJ you PRON share VERB a DET story NOUN online ADV , PUNCT check VERB it PRON is AUX not PART a DET hoax NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Before before SCONJ _ 3 share mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 share nsubj 3 share share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 check advcl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 share obj 6 online online ADV _ 3 share advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 share punct 8 check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 hoax nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 hoax cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 hoax advmod 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 hoax det 13 hoax hoax NOUN Number=Sing 8 check ccomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 check punct
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1 share present you a story online property tree rules 2 check imperative you not said here vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 not is a present story a hoax tree rules
Example 5 The crop circles were a hoax made by two men with planks.
det compound nsubj cop det acl case nummod obl case nmod punct root The DET crop NOUN circles NOUN were AUX a DET hoax NOUN made VERB by ADP two NUM men NOUN with ADP planks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 circles det 2 crop crop NOUN Number=Sing 3 circles compound 3 circles circle NOUN Number=Plur 6 hoax nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 hoax cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hoax det 6 hoax hoax NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 hoax acl 8 by by ADP _ 10 men case 9 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 men nummod 10 men man NOUN Number=Plur 7 made obl 11 with with ADP _ 12 planks case 12 planks plank NOUN Number=Plur 10 men nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 hoax punct
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1 is a past the crop circles a hoax tree rules 2 make participle a hoax not said here by two men with planks vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 6 They hoaxed the whole town with a fake monster sighting.
nsubj det amod obj case det amod compound obl punct root They PRON hoaxed VERB the DET whole ADJ town NOUN with ADP a DET fake ADJ monster NOUN sighting 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 2 hoaxed nsubj 2 hoaxed hoax VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 town det 4 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 5 town amod 5 town town NOUN Number=Sing 2 hoaxed obj 6 with with ADP _ 10 sighting case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 sighting det 8 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sighting amod 9 monster monster NOUN Number=Sing 10 sighting compound 10 sighting sighting NOUN Number=Sing 2 hoaxed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 hoaxed punct
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1 hoax past They the whole town with a fake monster sighting tree rules
Example 7 The detective soon realised the ransom note was a hoax.
det nsubj advmod det compound nsubj cop det ccomp punct root The DET detective NOUN soon ADV realised VERB the DET ransom NOUN note NOUN was AUX a DET hoax NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 4 realised nsubj 3 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 4 realised advmod 4 realised realise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 note det 6 ransom ransom NOUN Number=Sing 7 note compound 7 note note NOUN Number=Sing 10 hoax nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 hoax cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hoax det 10 hoax hoax NOUN Number=Sing 4 realised ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 realised punct
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1 realise past the detective soon property tree rules 2 is a past the ransom note a hoax tree rules
Example 8 April Fools' Day hoaxes are meant to be funny, not harmful.
compound nmod:poss case compound nsubj:pass aux:pass mark cop xcomp punct advmod conj punct root April PROPN Fools PROPN ' PART Day PROPN hoaxes NOUN are AUX meant VERB to PART be AUX funny ADJ , PUNCT not PART harmful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 April April PROPN Number=Sing 2 Fools compound 2 Fools Fool PROPN Number=Plur 4 Day nmod:poss 3 ' 's PART _ 2 Fools case 4 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing 5 hoaxes compound 5 hoaxes hoax NOUN Number=Plur 7 meant nsubj:pass 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 meant aux:pass 7 meant mean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 to to PART _ 10 funny mark 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 funny cop 10 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 meant xcomp 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 harmful punct 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 harmful advmod 13 harmful harmful ADJ Degree=Pos 10 funny conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 meant punct
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1 mean present · passive Day hoaxes vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic 2 is not said to happen to-infinitive funny property tree rules 3 not be tree rules
Example 9 He did this more than once, and every time the villagers found they had been hoaxed, for there was no Wolf at all.
The tree, 23 words nsubj det obj case obl punct cc det nsubj det conj conj nsubj aux aux:pass ccomp punct mark expl parataxis det nsubj case nmod punct root He PRON did VERB this DET more ADJ than ADP once ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ every DET time NOUN the DET villagers NOUN found VERB they PRON had AUX been AUX hoaxed VERB , PUNCT for SCONJ there PRON was VERB no DET Wolf NOUN at ADP all DET . 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 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 more det 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 did obj 5 than than ADP _ 6 once case 6 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 4 more obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 found punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 13 found cc 9 every every DET PronType=Tot 10 time det 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 13 found nsubj 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 villagers det 12 villagers villager NOUN Number=Plur 10 time conj 13 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 did conj 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 hoaxed nsubj 15 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 hoaxed aux 16 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 17 hoaxed aux:pass 17 hoaxed hoax VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 found ccomp 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 was punct 19 for for SCONJ _ 21 was mark 20 there there PRON PronType=Dem 21 was expl 21 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 hoaxed parataxis 22 no no DET PronType=Neg 23 Wolf det 23 Wolf wolf NOUN Number=Sing 21 was nsubj 24 at at ADP _ 25 all case 25 all all DET PronType=Tot 23 Wolf nmod 26 . . PUNCT _ 2 did punct
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1 do past He this more vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Eventuality 2 find past every time and the villagers vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 hoax past · perfect · passive villagers = villager tree rules 4 be past no Wolf at all there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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