joyful

Who acts: children, it, puppy, church choir, you, Everyone · What happens: cause, use, make, praise, give, snow · To what, where: joy, hymns, joyful noise, God, joyful shout, joyful day · Speech: someone speaks here

«joyful» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: joyful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very happy, or full of joy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 happy	advmod
2	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 full	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 full	cc
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 happy	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 joy	case
7	joy	joy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 full	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 happy	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

Causing joy: «joyful news».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Causing	cause	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	joy	joy	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Causing	obj
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Causing	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 news	punct
5	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 news	amod
6	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Causing	obl
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 news	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Causing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	gerund		joy				joyful news obl	vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition joy=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

Used in hymns and prayers for happy praise of God: «Make a joyful noise to the Lord».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 hymns	case
3	hymns	hymn	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Used	obl
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 prayers	cc
5	prayers	prayer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hymns	conj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 praise	case
7	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 praise	amod
8	praise	praise	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 God	case
10	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 praise	nmod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 Make	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 Make	punct
13	Make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Used	parataxis
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 noise	det
15	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 noise	amod
16	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 Make	obj
17	to	to	ADP	_	19 Lord	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Lord	det
19	Lord	Lord	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Make	obl
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 Make	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	use	participle		hymns and prayers	for happy praise of God	tree rules
2	make in a quote	infinitive	a joyful noise		to the Lord	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product
3	praise		God			nom praise «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The children gave a joyful shout when it snowed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shout	det
5	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shout	amod
6	shout	shout	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 snowed	advmod
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 snowed	nsubj
9	snowed	snow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gave	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the children	a joyful shout					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shout=Theme
2	snow	past	it						vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»

Example 2

It was a joyful day when the puppy came home.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 day	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 day	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 day	det
4	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 day	amod
5	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 came	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 puppy	det
8	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 came	nsubj
9	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 day	acl:relcl
10	home	home	ADV	_	9 came	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 day	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a joyful day					tree rules
2	come	past	the puppy					home property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The church choir sang a joyful carol.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 choir	det
2	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 choir	compound
3	choir	choir	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sang	nsubj
4	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 carol	det
6	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 carol	amod
7	carol	carol	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sang	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	past	the church choir	a joyful carol					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location carol=Theme

Example 4

«Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Make	punct
2	Make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 noise	det
4	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 noise	amod
5	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Make	obj
6	unto	unto	ADP	_	8 Lord	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Lord	det
8	Lord	Lord	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Make	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Make	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make in a quote	imperative	you not said here	a joyful noise				unto the Lord	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product

Example 5

Everyone was joyful at the news.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	3 joyful	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 joyful	cop
3	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 news	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 news	det
6	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 joyful	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 joyful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Everyone			the news		joyful property	tree rules

Example 6

The families had a joyful reunion at the airport.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 families	det
2	families	family	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 reunion	det
5	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 reunion	amod
6	reunion	reunion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 airport	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 airport	det
9	airport	airport	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the families	a joyful reunion		the airport			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reunion=Patient

Example 7

Wherever they went they met with a joyful greeting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wherever	wherever	ADV	PronType=Int	3 went	advmod
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 met	nsubj
5	met	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 went	ccomp
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 greeting	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 greeting	det
8	joyful	joyful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 greeting	amod
9	greeting	greeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 met	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	they					wherever property	vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	meet	past	they					with a joyful greeting	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with greeting=Co-Agent

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