quid
Who acts: you, ticket, I, Mum, 8 quid, we · What happens: chew, make, be, lend, cost, find · To what, where: piece, mouth, profit, quid, me, ten quid
«quid» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: quid in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal, UK, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.
A pound in money (£1).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 pound | det |
| 2 | pound | pound | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 money | case |
| 4 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pound | nmod |
| 5 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 £ | punct |
| 6 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 4 money | appos |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 £ | nummod |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 £ | punct |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 pound | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: rare — kept apart, not parsed.
A piece of tobacco chewed in the mouth.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 piece | det |
| 2 | piece | piece | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 tobacco | case |
| 4 | tobacco | tobacco | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 piece | nmod |
| 5 | chewed | chew | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 piece | acl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 mouth | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 mouth | det |
| 8 | mouth | mouth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 chewed | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 piece | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chew | participle | a piece of tobacco not said here | the mouth | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 3
Usage: UK informal — kept apart, not parsed.
«Quids in»: making a profit or being lucky.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Quids | punct |
| 2 | Quids | quid | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 » | case |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Quids | punct |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 making | punct |
| 6 | making | make | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 Quids | conj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 profit | det |
| 8 | profit | profit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 making | obj |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 lucky | cc |
| 10 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 lucky | cop |
| 11 | lucky | lucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 making | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 Quids | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | gerund | a profit | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset profit=Product | |||||
| 2 | is | gerund | lucky property | tree rules |
Example 1
Can you lend me a quid?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 lend | aux |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 lend | nsubj |
| 3 | lend | lend | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 lend | iobj |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 quid | det |
| 6 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lend | obj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 lend | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lend | can | you | a quid | me | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient quid=Theme |
Example 2
The ticket costs ten quid.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ticket | det |
| 2 | ticket | ticket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 costs | nsubj |
| 3 | costs | cost | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 quid | nummod |
| 5 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 costs | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 costs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cost | present | the ticket | ten quid | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme quid=Value |
Example 3
I found five quid in my coat pocket.
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 found | nsubj |
| 2 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 quid | nummod |
| 4 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 found | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 pocket | case |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 pocket | nmod:poss |
| 7 | coat | coat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pocket | compound |
| 8 | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 found | obl | ||
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 found | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | past | I | five quid | my coat pocket | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quid=Topic |
Example 4
Mum gave me 20 quid and I spent 12, so I had 8 quid left.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | nsubj |
| 2 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | iobj |
| 4 | 20 | 20 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 quid | nummod |
| 5 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 spent | cc |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 spent | nsubj |
| 8 | spent | spend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 gave | conj |
| 9 | 12 | 12 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 spent | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 had | punct |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 had | advmod |
| 12 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 had | nsubj |
| 13 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 gave | conj |
| 14 | 8 | 8 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 15 quid | nummod |
| 15 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 had | obj |
| 16 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 had | xcomp |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | Mum | 20 quid | me | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient quid=Theme | |||
| 2 | spend | past | I | 12 | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 12=Asset | ||||
| 3 | have | past | I | 8 quid | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | leave | participle | 8 quid not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 5
If we sell all the cakes, we'll be quids in!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 3 sell | mark |
| 2 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 sell | nsubj |
| 3 | sell | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 quids | advcl |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 cakes | det:predet |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 cakes | det |
| 6 | cakes | cake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sell | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 sell | punct |
| 8 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 quids | nsubj |
| 9 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 quids | aux |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 quids | cop |
| 11 | quids | quid | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 quids | compound:prt |
| 13 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 11 quids | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell a condition, not said to happen | present | we | all cakes | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is a | future | we | quids | tree rules |
Example 6
That's two quid for a bag of crisps — too much!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 quid | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 quid | cop |
| 3 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 quid | nummod |
| 4 | quid | quid | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 bag | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bag | det |
| 7 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 quid | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 crisps | case |
| 9 | crisps | crisp | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 bag | nmod |
| 10 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 much | punct |
| 11 | too | too | ADV | _ | 12 much | advmod |
| 12 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 quid | conj |
| 13 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 quid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | That | two quid | for a bag of crisps | tree rules | |||
| 2 | be | That not said here | tree rules |
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