humorous

Who acts: people, We, She, speech, Grandad, film · What happens: make, laugh, smile, show, like, joke · To what, where: humorous story, sense, humorous person, humour, humorous poem, jokes · Speech: someone speaks here

«humorous» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: humorous in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Funny; making people laugh or smile (a humorous story).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 making	amod
2	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Funny	punct
3	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 laugh	nsubj
5	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 making	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 smile	cc
7	smile	smile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 laugh	conj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 story	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 story	det
10	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 story	amod
11	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 smile	obj
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 story	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	make	gerund			tree rules
2	laugh	infinitive	people		vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	smile	infinitive	people not said here	a humorous story	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic

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

Showing a sense of humour; liking to joke (a humorous person).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sense	det
3	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Showing	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 humour	case
5	humour	humour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sense	nmod
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 liking	punct
7	liking	like	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Showing	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 joke	mark
9	joke	joke	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 liking	xcomp
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 person	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 person	det
12	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 person	amod
13	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 joke	obj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 person	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Showing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	show	gerund	a sense of humour	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sense=Recipient
2	like	gerund		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	joke speech: other not said to happen	to-infinitive	a humorous person	tree rules
4	sense		humour	nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

We read a humorous poem about a lazy cat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 read	nsubj
2	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 poem	det
4	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 poem	amod
5	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 read	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	9 cat	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cat	det
8	lazy	lazy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cat	amod
9	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 poem	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	past	We	a humorous poem				about a lazy cat	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Topic

Example 2

She wrote a humorous story about her dog.

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	2 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 story	det
4	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 story	amod
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 dog	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 dog	nmod:poss
8	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 story	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	She	a humorous story				about her dog	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent story=Recipient about dog=Topic

Example 3

The speech was humorous and short.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 speech	det
2	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 humorous	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 humorous	cop
4	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 short	cc
6	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 humorous	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 humorous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the speech					humorous property	tree rules
2	be		the speech not said here						tree rules

Example 4

Grandad is very humorous; he tells jokes all day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 humorous	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 humorous	cop
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 humorous	advmod
4	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 tells	punct
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 tells	nsubj
7	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 humorous	parataxis
8	jokes	joke	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 tells	obj
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tells	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 humorous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Grandad					humorous property	tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	present	Grandad	jokes			day		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient

Example 5

The film has humorous moments.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 moments	amod
5	moments	moment	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the film				moment		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 6

He told the story in a humorous way.

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 told	nsubj
2	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 story	det
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 told	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 way	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
7	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 told	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	He	the story		a humorous way			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient

Example 7

The humorous poem was admirably recited, and the speaker much applauded.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 poem	det
2	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 poem	amod
3	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 recited	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 recited	aux:pass
5	admirably	admirably	ADV	_	6 recited	advmod
6	recited	recite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 applauded	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 applauded	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 speaker	det
10	speaker	speaker	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 applauded	nsubj
11	much	much	ADV	_	12 applauded	advmod
12	applauded	applaud	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 recited	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 recited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	recite	past · passive		the humorous poem				admirably property	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	applaud	past	the speaker						vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

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