rant

Who acts: post, Grandad, sister, I, He, you · What happens: talk, shout, listen, complain, rant, go · To what, where: angry excited way, rant, coach, referee, long rant, me

«rant» 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: rant in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To talk or shout for a long time in an angry, excited way, often without listening to others.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 talk	mark
2	talk	talk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 shout	cc
4	shout	shout	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 talk	conj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 time	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 time	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 time	amod
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shout	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	14 way	case
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 way	det
11	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 way	amod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 angry	punct
13	excited	excited	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 way	amod
14	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shout	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 listening	punct
16	often	often	ADV	_	18 listening	advmod
17	without	without	SCONJ	_	18 listening	mark
18	listening	listen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 shout	advcl
19	to	to	ADP	_	20 others	case
20	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 listening	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	to-infinitive				vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	shout speech: express	infinitive	a angry excited way	time		vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	listen	gerund			to others; often property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to other=Theme

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A long, angry speech or piece of writing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 speech	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 speech	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 speech	amod
5	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 piece	cc
7	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 speech	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 writing	case
9	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 piece	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 speech	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, online — kept apart, not parsed.

A post or video where someone complains loudly about something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 post	det
2	post	post	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 complains	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 video	cc
4	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 post	conj
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	7 complains	advmod
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 complains	nsubj
7	complains	complain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	7 complains	advmod
9	about	about	ADP	_	10 something	case
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 complains	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 complains	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	complain speech: other	present	a post or video					about something; loudly property	vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic

Example 1

Grandad ranted about the price of bread.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 ranted	nsubj
2	ranted	rant	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADP	_	5 price	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 price	det
5	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ranted	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 bread	case
7	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 price	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ranted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rant speech: other	past	Grandad					about the price of bread	vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about price=Topic

Example 2

My sister went on a rant about her phone being taken away.

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 sister	nmod:poss
2	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 rant	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rant	det
6	rant	rant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	obl
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 phone	case
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 phone	nmod:poss
9	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	obl
10	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 taken	aux:pass
11	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 went	parataxis
12	away	away	ADV	_	11 taken	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	My sister			a rant		about sister's phone	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on rant=Location
2	take away	gerund · passive						away property	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»

Example 3

Sorry for the rant, I'm just really annoyed!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 rant	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 rant	det
4	rant	rant	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sorry	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 annoyed	punct
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 annoyed	nsubj
7	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 annoyed	cop
8	just	just	ADV	_	10 annoyed	advmod
9	really	really	ADV	_	10 annoyed	advmod
10	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Sorry	conj
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Sorry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I					annoyed property	tree rules

Example 4

The coach ranted and raved at the referee.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	ranted	rant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 coach	acl
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 raved	cc
5	raved	rave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 ranted	conj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 referee	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 referee	det
8	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 raved	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 coach	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rant speech: other	participle		the coach not said here					vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	rave speech: other	participle				the referee			vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

He posted a long rant about the new game update.

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 posted	nsubj
2	posted	post	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 rant	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 rant	amod
5	rant	rant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 posted	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	10 update	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 update	det
8	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 update	amod
9	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 update	compound
10	update	update	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rant	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 posted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	post	past	He	a long rant				about the new game update	vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rant=Theme

Example 6

Stop ranting and listen to me for a second.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	ranting	rant	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 listen	cc
4	listen	listen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 me	case
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 listen	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 second	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 second	det
9	second	second	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 listen	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	when	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	rant speech: other	gerund	you not said here			vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	listen	infinitive	you not said here	me	second	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to i=Theme

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