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humorously

Who acts: funny way, people, Grandpa, we, book, He · What happens: make, smile, laugh, tell, describe, suggest · To what, where: people, story, elephant, bags, teacher · Speech: someone speaks here

«humorously» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: humorously in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In a funny way that makes people smile or laugh.

casedetamodnsubjacl:relclobjxcompccconjpunctrootInADPaDETfunnyADJwayNOUNthatPRONmakesVERBpeopleNOUNsmileVERBorCCONJlaughVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_4 waycase
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 waydet
3funnyfunnyADJDegree=Pos4 wayamod
4waywayNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5thatthatPRONPronType=Rel6 makesnsubj
6makesmakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 wayacl:relcl
7peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur6 makesobj
8smilesmileVERBVerbForm=Inf6 makesxcomp
9ororCCONJ_10 laughcc
10laughlaughVERBVerbForm=Inf8 smileconj
11..PUNCT_4 waypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresenta funny waypeopletree rules
2smileinfinitivepeople not said herevn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3laughinfinitivepeople not said herevn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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.

Example 1

Grandpa told the story humorously, and we all laughed.

nsubjdetobjadvmodpunctccnsubjadvmodconjpunctrootGrandpaPROPNtoldVERBtheDETstoryNOUNhumorouslyADV,PUNCTandCCONJwePRONallADVlaughedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandpaGrandpaPROPNNumber=Sing2 toldnsubj
2toldtellVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 storydet
4storystoryNOUNNumber=Sing2 toldobj
5humorouslyhumorouslyADV_2 toldadvmod
6,,PUNCT_10 laughedpunct
7andandCCONJ_10 laughedcc
8wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs10 laughednsubj
9allallADV_10 laughedadvmod
10laughedlaughVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 toldconj
11..PUNCT_2 toldpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tell speech: assertpastGrandpathe storyhumorously propertyvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
2laughpastweall propertyvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The book humorously describes a cat's day.

detnsubjadvmoddetnmod:posscaseobjpunctrootTheDETbookNOUNhumorouslyADVdescribesVERBaDETcatNOUN'sPARTdayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 bookdet
2bookbookNOUNNumber=Sing4 describesnsubj
3humorouslyhumorouslyADV_4 describesadvmod
4describesdescribeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 catdet
6catcatNOUNNumber=Sing8 daynmod:poss
7's'sPART_6 catcase
8daydayNOUNNumber=Sing4 describesobj
9..PUNCT_4 describespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1describepresentthe bookdayhumorously propertyvn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

Example 3

He humorously suggested we hire an elephant to carry our bags.

nsubjadvmodnsubjccompdetobjmarkadvclnmod:possobjpunctrootHePRONhumorouslyADVsuggestedVERBwePRONhireVERBanDETelephantNOUNtoPARTcarryVERBourPRONbagsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 suggestednsubj
2humorouslyhumorouslyADV_3 suggestedadvmod
3suggestedsuggestVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs5 hirensubj
5hirehireVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 suggestedccomp
6anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 elephantdet
7elephantelephantNOUNNumber=Sing5 hireobj
8totoPART_9 carrymark
9carrycarryVERBVerbForm=Inf5 hireadvcl
10ourourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs11 bagsnmod:poss
11bagsbagNOUNNumber=Plur9 carryobj
12..PUNCT_3 suggestedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1suggest speech: suggestpastHehumorously propertyvn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2hirepresentwea elephantvn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent elephant=Theme
3carryto-infinitivewe not said hereour bagsvn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme

Example 4

The teacher humorously called the messy desk «a work of art».

detnsubj:passadvmoddetamodxcomppunctdetparataxiscasenmodpunctpunctrootTheDETteacherNOUNhumorouslyADVcalledVERBtheDETmessyADJdeskNOUN«PUNCTaDETworkNOUNofADPartNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 teacherdet
2teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing4 callednsubj:pass
3humorouslyhumorouslyADV_4 calledadvmod
4calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 deskdet
6messymessyADJDegree=Pos7 deskamod
7deskdeskNOUNNumber=Sing4 calledxcomp
8««PUNCT_10 workpunct
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 workdet
10workworkNOUNNumber=Sing4 calledparataxis
11ofofADP_12 artcase
12artartNOUNNumber=Sing10 worknmod
13»»PUNCT_10 workpunct
14..PUNCT_4 calledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1call speech: assertparticiple · passivethe teacherhumorously propertytree rules
2work in a quoteartnom work «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 5

She humorously answered, «Only on Tuesdays!»

nsubjadvmodpunctpunctadvmodcaseoblpunctpunctrootShePRONhumorouslyADVansweredVERB,PUNCT«PUNCTOnlyADVonADPTuesdaysPROPN!PUNCT»PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 answerednsubj
2humorouslyhumorouslyADV_3 answeredadvmod
3answeredanswerVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4,,PUNCT_8 Tuesdayspunct
5««PUNCT_8 Tuesdayspunct
6OnlyonlyADV_8 Tuesdaysadvmod
7ononADP_8 Tuesdayscase
8TuesdaysTuesdayPROPNNumber=Plur3 answeredobl
9!!PUNCT_3 answeredpunct
10»»PUNCT_3 answeredpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1answer speech: assertpastShetuesdayhumorously propertyvn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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