sarcastically Who acts: you, something, he, rain, she, brother · What happens: mean, say, mock, tease, hurt, happen · To what, where: something, mocking way, opposite, last biscuit, ball, eyes · Speech: someone speaks here
«sarcastically» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: sarcastically in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sarcastically means saying something in a mocking way, where you say the opposite of what you mean in order to tease or hurt, like saying "Oh, great!" when something bad happens.
The tree, 31 words advmod ccomp obj case det amod obl punct advmod nsubj parataxis det obj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl case obl mark advcl cc conj punct mark advcl punct discourse punct ccomp punct punct advmod nsubj amod advcl punct root Sarcastically ADV means VERB saying VERB something PRON in ADP a DET mocking VERB way NOUN , PUNCT where ADV you PRON say VERB the DET opposite NOUN of ADP what PRON you PRON mean VERB in ADP order NOUN to PART tease VERB or CCONJ hurt VERB , PUNCT like SCONJ saying VERB " PUNCT Oh INTJ , PUNCT great ADJ ! PUNCT " PUNCT when ADV something PRON bad ADJ happens VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 saying say VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 saying obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 way case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 way det 7 mocking mock VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 way amod 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 saying obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 say punct 10 where where ADV PronType=Rel 12 say advmod 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 say nsubj 12 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 saying parataxis 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 opposite det 14 opposite opposite NOUN Number=Sing 12 say obj 15 of of ADP _ 16 what case 16 what what PRON PronType=Rel 14 opposite nmod 17 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 mean nsubj 18 mean mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 what acl:relcl 19 in in ADP _ 20 order case 20 order order NOUN Number=Sing 18 mean obl 21 to to PART _ 22 tease mark 22 tease tease VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 mean advcl 23 or or CCONJ _ 24 hurt cc 24 hurt hurt VERB VerbForm=Inf 22 tease conj 25 , , PUNCT _ 27 saying punct 26 like like SCONJ _ 27 saying mark 27 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 24 hurt advcl 28 " " PUNCT _ 31 great punct 29 Oh oh INTJ _ 31 great discourse 30 , , PUNCT _ 29 Oh punct 31 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 27 saying ccomp 32 ! ! PUNCT _ 31 great punct 33 " " PUNCT _ 31 great punct 34 when when ADV PronType=Int 37 happens advmod 35 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 37 happens nsubj 36 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 35 something amod 37 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 31 great advcl 38 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present sarcastically property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 say speech: assert gerund something a mocking way vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent something=Theme in way=Manner 3 mock gerund vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 say speech: assert present you the opposite vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent opposite=Topic 5 mean present you in order vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in order=Attribute 6 tease to-infinitive you not said here vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 7 hurt infinitive you not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 8 say speech: assert gerund you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 9 happen present something vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Example 1 "Oh, brilliant," he said sarcastically, as the rain started.
The tree, 9 words punct discourse punct punct punct nsubj parataxis advmod punct mark det nsubj conj punct root " PUNCT Oh INTJ , PUNCT brilliant ADJ , PUNCT " PUNCT he PRON said VERB sarcastically ADV , PUNCT as SCONJ the DET rain NOUN started VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 brilliant punct 2 Oh oh INTJ _ 4 brilliant discourse 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Oh punct 4 brilliant brilliant ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 brilliant punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 brilliant punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 said nsubj 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 brilliant parataxis 9 sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 8 said advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 started punct 11 as as SCONJ _ 14 started mark 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 rain det 13 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 14 started nsubj 14 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 said conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 brilliant punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past he sarcastically property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 start past the rain vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 "Thanks a lot," she said sarcastically when her brother ate the last biscuit.
The tree, 13 words punct ccomp det nmod:unmarked punct punct nsubj advmod advmod nmod:poss nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root " PUNCT Thanks NOUN a DET lot NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT she PRON said VERB sarcastically ADV when ADV her PRON brother NOUN ate VERB the DET last ADJ biscuit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Thanks punct 2 Thanks thanks NOUN Number=Sing 8 said ccomp 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 lot det 4 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 2 Thanks nmod:unmarked 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 Thanks punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 2 Thanks punct 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 said nsubj 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 8 said advmod 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 ate advmod 11 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 brother nmod:poss 12 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 13 ate nsubj 13 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 said advcl 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 biscuit det 15 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 16 biscuit amod 16 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 13 ate obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past she sarcastically property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 eat past her brother the last biscuit vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient
Example 3 He clapped sarcastically when I dropped the ball.
nsubj advmod advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root He PRON clapped VERB sarcastically ADV when ADV I PRON dropped VERB the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT 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 clapped nsubj 2 clapped clap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 2 clapped advmod 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 dropped advmod 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 dropped nsubj 6 dropped drop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 clapped advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ball det 8 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 6 dropped obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 clapped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 clap past He sarcastically property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location 2 drop past I the ball vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme
Example 4 "What a lovely surprise," Mum said sarcastically, looking at the muddy floor.
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj det amod ccomp punct punct nsubj advmod punct advcl case det amod obl punct root " PUNCT What PRON a DET lovely ADJ surprise NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT Mum NOUN said VERB sarcastically ADV , PUNCT looking VERB at ADP the DET muddy ADJ floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 surprise punct 2 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 surprise nsubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 surprise det 4 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 5 surprise amod 5 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 9 said ccomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 surprise punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 9 said punct 8 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 9 said advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 looking punct 12 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 said advcl 13 at at ADP _ 16 floor case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 floor det 15 muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 16 floor amod 16 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 12 looking obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 surprise in a quote tree rules 2 say speech: assert past Mum sarcastically property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 look gerund Mum not said here at the muddy floor vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at floor=Theme
Example 5 Don't speak sarcastically to your teacher.
aux advmod advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Do AUX n't PART speak VERB sarcastically ADV to ADP your PRON teacher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 speak aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 speak advmod 3 speak speak VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 3 speak advmod 5 to to ADP _ 7 teacher case 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 teacher nmod:poss 7 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 speak obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 speak punct
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1 not speak speech: other imperative · do-support you not said here to your teacher; sarcastically property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to teacher=Co-Agent
Example 6 She rolled her eyes and answered sarcastically.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj advmod punct root She PRON rolled VERB her PRON eyes NOUN and CCONJ answered VERB sarcastically ADV . 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 rolled nsubj 2 rolled roll VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 eyes nmod:poss 4 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 rolled obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 answered cc 6 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 rolled conj 7 sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 6 answered advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 rolled punct
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1 roll past She her eyes vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Agent 2 answer speech: assert past She not said here sarcastically property vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Read the line sarcastically and the meaning changes.
det obj advmod cc det nsubj conj punct root Read VERB the DET line NOUN sarcastically ADV and CCONJ the DET meaning NOUN changes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Read read VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 line det 3 line line NOUN Number=Sing 1 Read obj 4 sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 1 Read advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 changes cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 meaning det 7 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 8 changes nsubj 8 changes change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Read conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Read punct
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1 read imperative you not said here the line sarcastically property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Topic 2 change present the meaning vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 "I suppose it's full of molasses now," remarked one of the young men, sarcastically.
The tree, 15 words punct nsubj nsubj cop ccomp case obl advmod punct punct conj obj case det amod nmod punct advmod punct root " PUNCT I PRON suppose VERB it PRON 's AUX full ADJ of ADP molasses NOUN now ADV , PUNCT " PUNCT remarked VERB one NUM of ADP the DET young ADJ men NOUN , PUNCT sarcastically ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 suppose punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 suppose nsubj 3 suppose suppose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 full nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 full cop 6 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 3 suppose ccomp 7 of of ADP _ 8 molasses case 8 molasses molass NOUN Number=Plur 6 full obl 9 now now ADV PronType=Dem 3 suppose advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 remarked punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 12 remarked punct 12 remarked remark VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 suppose conj 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 remarked obj 14 of of ADP _ 17 men case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 men det 16 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 17 men amod 17 men man NOUN Number=Plur 13 one nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 sarcastically punct 19 sarcastically sarcastically ADV _ 12 remarked advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 suppose punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 suppose in a quote present I now vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 2 is in a quote present it of molasses; full property tree rules 3 remark speech: assert participle I not said here one of the young men sarcastically property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent one=Topic
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