ps

Who acts: PS, I, party, letter, Her, you · What happens: add, not forget, forget, not say, start, have · To what, where: extra note, end, scarf, it, PS., PS · Speech: someone speaks here

«ps» 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: ps in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Short for «postscript»: an extra note added at the end of a letter or email after the signature.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 postscript	case
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 postscript	punct
4	postscript	postscript	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Short	obl
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 postscript	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 note	punct
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 note	det
8	extra	extra	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 note	amod
9	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 postscript	conj
10	added	add	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 note	acl
11	at	at	ADP	_	13 end	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 end	det
13	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 added	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 letter	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 letter	det
16	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 end	nmod
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 email	cc
18	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 letter	conj
19	after	after	ADP	_	21 signature	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 signature	det
21	signature	signature	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 email	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	participle		a extra note not said here			at the end of a letter or email after the signature		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient

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

Usage: UK schools — kept apart, not parsed.

Sometimes short for other things, such as «primary school», or a part number like «PS4» for a games console.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	2 short	advmod
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 things	case
4	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 short	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 school	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 school	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 school	punct
10	primary	primary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 school	amod
11	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 things	appos
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 school	punct
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 number	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 number	cc
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 number	det
16	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 number	compound
17	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 short	conj
18	like	like	ADP	_	20 PS4	case
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 PS4	punct
20	PS4	PS4	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 number	nmod
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 PS4	punct
22	for	for	ADP	_	25 console	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 console	det
24	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 console	compound
25	console	console	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 number	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 short	punct

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

Example 1

Love, Gran. PS Don't forget your scarf!

Sentence 1: Love, Gran.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Gran	punct
3	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Love	appos
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Love	punct

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

Sentence 2: PS Don't forget your scarf!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	PS	p	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 forget	nsubj
2	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 forget	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 forget	advmod
4	forget	forget	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 scarf	nmod:poss
6	scarf	scarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 forget	obj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 forget	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not forget	present · do-support	PS	your scarf					tree rules

Example 2

I forgot to say it, so I added a PS.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 forgot	nsubj
2	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 say	mark
4	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 forgot	xcomp
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 say	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 added	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	9 added	advmod
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 added	nsubj
9	added	add	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 forgot	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 PS.	det
11	PS.	ps.	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 added	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	forget	past	I		tree rules
2	not say speech: assert	to-infinitive	I not said here	it	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic
3	add speech: assert	past	I	a PS.	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ps.=Patient

Example 3

PS The party starts at three.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	PS	ps	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 party	det
3	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 starts	nsubj
4	starts	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 PS	acl:relcl
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 three	case
6	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 starts	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 PS	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	present	the party	PS not said here		three			vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ps=Eventuality

Example 4

Her letter had a PS and a PPS.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 letter	nmod:poss
2	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 PS	det
5	PS	ps	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 PPS	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 PPS	det
8	PPS	PPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 PS	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Her letter	a PS and a PPS					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ps=Patient
2	letter		Her = she						nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Write a PS to remind them about the money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 PS	det
3	PS	ps	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 remind	mark
5	remind	remind	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Write	advcl
6	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 remind	iobj
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 money	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 money	det
9	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 remind	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	a PS					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ps=Theme
2	remind speech: other	to-infinitive	you not said here		them = they			about the money	vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient

Example 6

He got a PS4 for his birthday.

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 got	nsubj
2	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 PS4	det
4	PS4	PS4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 got	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 birthday	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 birthday	nmod:poss
7	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	He	a PS4				for his birthday	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent ps4=Theme for birthday=Source

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