humourous Who acts: Humourous, common misspelling, people, writers, UK noun, correct spelling · What happens: be, mean, make, laugh, use, not be · To what, where: common misspelling, people, humourous, humour, humorous poem, red
«humourous» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: humourous in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 «Humourous» is a common misspelling of «humorous», which means funny or meant to make people laugh.
The tree, 16 words punct nsubj punct cop det amod case punct nmod punct punct nsubj parataxis xcomp cc conj mark xcomp obj xcomp punct root « PUNCT Humourous PROPN » PUNCT is AUX a DET common ADJ misspelling NOUN of ADP « PUNCT humorous ADJ » PUNCT , PUNCT which PRON means VERB funny ADJ or CCONJ meant VERB to PART make VERB people NOUN laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Humourous punct 2 Humourous Humourous PROPN Number=Sing 7 misspelling nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Humourous punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 misspelling cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 misspelling det 6 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 7 misspelling amod 7 misspelling misspelling NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 humorous case 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 humorous punct 10 humorous humorous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 misspelling nmod 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 humorous punct 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 means punct 13 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 means nsubj 14 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 misspelling parataxis 15 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 14 means xcomp 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 meant cc 17 meant mean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 funny conj 18 to to PART _ 19 make mark 19 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 meant xcomp 20 people people NOUN Number=Plur 19 make obj 21 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 make xcomp 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 misspelling punct
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1 is a present Humourous a common misspelling of humorous tree rules 2 mean present a common misspelling funny property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 mean participle a common misspelling not said here vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 make not said to happen to-infinitive a common misspelling not said here people tree rules 5 laugh not said to happen infinitive people not said here vn 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.
Meaning 2 Some writers use «humourous» by mistake because the UK noun is «humour» with a «u».
The tree, 15 words det nsubj punct obj punct case obl mark det compound nsubj cop punct advcl punct case det punct nmod punct punct root Some DET writers NOUN use VERB « PUNCT humourous ADJ » PUNCT by ADP mistake NOUN because SCONJ the DET UK PROPN noun NOUN is AUX « PUNCT humour NOUN » PUNCT with ADP a DET « PUNCT u NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 writers det 2 writers writer NOUN Number=Plur 3 use nsubj 3 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 humourous punct 5 humourous humourous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 use obj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 humourous punct 7 by by ADP _ 8 mistake case 8 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 3 use obl 9 because because SCONJ _ 15 humour mark 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 noun det 11 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 12 noun compound 12 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 15 humour nsubj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 humour cop 14 « « PUNCT _ 15 humour punct 15 humour humour NOUN Number=Sing 3 use advcl 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 humour punct 17 with with ADP _ 20 u case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 u det 19 « « PUNCT _ 20 u punct 20 u u NOUN Number=Sing 15 humour nmod 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 u punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 use present some writers humourous by mistake vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent humourous=Patient 2 is a in a quote present the UK noun humour with a u tree rules
Example 1 The correct spelling is «humorous», not «humourous».
det amod nsubj cop punct punct punct advmod punct conj punct punct root The DET correct ADJ spelling NOUN is AUX « PUNCT humorous ADJ » PUNCT , PUNCT not PART « PUNCT humourous ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 spelling det 2 correct correct ADJ Degree=Pos 3 spelling amod 3 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 6 humorous nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 humorous cop 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 humorous punct 6 humorous humorous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 humorous punct 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 humourous punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 humourous advmod 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 humourous punct 11 humourous humourous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 humorous conj 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 humourous punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 humorous punct
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1 is in a quote present the correct spelling humorous property tree rules 2 not be in a quote the correct spelling not said here tree rules
Example 2 She wrote a humorous poem about her cat.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root She PRON wrote VERB a DET humorous ADJ poem NOUN about ADP her PRON cat 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 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 poem det 4 humorous humorous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 poem amod 5 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obj 6 about about ADP _ 8 cat case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 cat nmod:poss 8 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 5 poem nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past She a humorous poem about her cat vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent poem=Recipient about cat=Topic
Example 3 My teacher circled «humourous» in red and wrote «humorous».
nmod:poss nsubj punct xcomp punct case obl cc conj punct ccomp punct punct root My PRON teacher NOUN circled VERB « PUNCT humourous ADJ » PUNCT in ADP red ADJ and CCONJ wrote VERB « PUNCT humorous ADJ » PUNCT . 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 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 circled nsubj 3 circled circle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 humourous punct 5 humourous humourous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 circled xcomp 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 humourous punct 7 in in ADP _ 8 red case 8 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 3 circled obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 wrote cc 10 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 circled conj 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 humorous punct 12 humorous humorous ADJ Degree=Pos 10 wrote ccomp 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 humorous punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 circled punct
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1 circle past My teacher red humourous property vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 2 write past My teacher not said here vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 British English has «humour», but still «humorous».
amod nsubj punct obj punct punct cc advmod punct parataxis punct punct root British ADJ English PROPN has VERB « PUNCT humour NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT but CCONJ still ADV « PUNCT humorous ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 2 English amod 2 English English PROPN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 humour punct 5 humour humour NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 humour punct 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 humorous punct 8 but but CCONJ _ 11 humorous cc 9 still still ADV _ 11 humorous advmod 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 humorous punct 11 humorous humorous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 has parataxis 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 humorous punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present British English humour tree rules
Example 5 The film was humorous and kind.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET film NOUN was AUX humorous ADJ and CCONJ kind ADJ . PUNCT 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 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 kind cc 6 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 4 humorous conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 humorous punct
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1 is past the film humorous property tree rules 2 be the film not said here tree rules
Example 6 A humorous speech makes the audience laugh.
det amod nsubj det obj xcomp punct root A DET humorous ADJ speech NOUN makes VERB the DET audience NOUN laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 speech det 2 humorous humorous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 speech amod 3 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 audience det 6 audience audience NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes obj 7 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 makes xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 makes punct
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1 make present a humorous speech the audience tree rules 2 laugh infinitive the audience not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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