scandal Who acts: scandal, people, famous person, It, something, park · What happens: be, find out, shock, lie, cheat, mean · To what, where: something, Scandal talk, scandal, front page, footballer, cheating scandal · Speech: someone speaks here
«scandal» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: scandal in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A scandal is something wrong or shameful that people find out about and are shocked by, such as a famous person lying or cheating.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop amod cc conj mark nsubj advcl compound:prt advmod cc aux:pass conj obl punct case fixed det amod conj acl cc conj punct root A DET scandal NOUN is AUX something PRON wrong ADJ or CCONJ shameful ADJ that SCONJ people NOUN find VERB out ADP about ADV and CCONJ are AUX shocked VERB by ADP , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET famous ADJ person NOUN lying VERB or CCONJ cheating VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 scandal det 2 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 shameful cc 7 shameful shameful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 wrong conj 8 that that SCONJ _ 10 find mark 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 find nsubj 10 find find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something advcl 11 out out ADP _ 10 find compound:prt 12 about about ADV _ 10 find advmod 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 shocked cc 14 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 shocked aux:pass 15 shocked shock VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 find conj 16 by by ADP _ 15 shocked obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 22 person punct 18 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 22 person case 19 as as ADP _ 18 such fixed 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 person det 21 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 22 person amod 22 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 something conj 23 lying lie VERB VerbForm=Ger 22 person acl 24 or or CCONJ _ 25 cheating cc 25 cheating cheat VERB VerbForm=Ger 23 lying conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a scandal something tree rules 2 find out present people about property vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent 3 shock present · passive people not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» 4 lie gerund a famous person not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 cheat gerund a famous person not said here vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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 Scandal is talk and gossip about such things.
compound cop cc conj case amod nmod punct root Scandal NOUN is AUX talk NOUN and CCONJ gossip NOUN about ADP such ADJ things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 3 talk compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 talk cop 3 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 gossip cc 5 gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 3 talk conj 6 about about ADP _ 8 things case 7 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 8 things amod 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 5 gossip nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 talk punct
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1 is a present Scandal talk and gossip about such things tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
"It's a scandal" means something is very unfair or wrong.
punct nsubj cop det nsubj punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp cc conj punct root " PUNCT It PRON 's AUX a DET scandal NOUN " PUNCT means VERB something PRON is AUX very ADV unfair ADJ or CCONJ wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 scandal punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 scandal nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 scandal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 scandal det 5 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 scandal punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 unfair nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 unfair cop 10 very very ADV _ 11 unfair advmod 11 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 7 means ccomp 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 wrong cc 13 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 11 unfair conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 is a in a quote present It a scandal tree rules 2 mean present a scandal vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 is present something unfair property tree rules 4 be something not said here tree rules
Example 1 The scandal was on the front page of every newspaper.
det nsubj cop case det amod case det nmod punct root The DET scandal NOUN was AUX on ADP the DET front ADJ page NOUN of ADP every DET newspaper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 scandal det 2 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 7 page nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 page cop 4 on on ADP _ 7 page case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 page det 6 front front ADJ Degree=Pos 7 page amod 7 page page NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 newspaper case 9 every every DET PronType=Tot 10 newspaper det 10 newspaper newspaper NOUN Number=Sing 7 page nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 page punct
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1 is past the scandal the front page of every newspaper tree rules
Example 2 The footballer was caught up in a cheating scandal.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass compound:prt case det compound obl punct root The DET footballer NOUN was AUX caught VERB up ADP in ADP a DET cheating NOUN scandal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 footballer det 2 footballer footballer NOUN Number=Sing 4 caught nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 caught aux:pass 4 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 caught compound:prt 6 in in ADP _ 9 scandal case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 scandal det 8 cheating cheating NOUN Number=Sing 9 scandal compound 9 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 4 caught obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 caught punct
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1 catch up past · passive the footballer a cheating scandal vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 3 It's a scandal that the park has no toilets.
nsubj cop det mark det nsubj advcl det obj punct root It PRON 's AUX a DET scandal NOUN that SCONJ the DET park NOUN has VERB no DET toilets NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 scandal nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 scandal cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 scandal det 4 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 8 has mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 park det 7 park park NOUN Number=Sing 8 has nsubj 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 scandal advcl 9 no no DET PronType=Neg 10 toilets det 10 toilets toilet NOUN Number=Plur 8 has obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 scandal punct
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1 is a present It a scandal tree rules 2 have present the park no toilets vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toilet=Patient
Example 4 The minister lost her job after the scandal.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET minister NOUN lost VERB her PRON job NOUN after ADP the DET scandal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 minister det 2 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost nsubj 3 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 job nmod:poss 5 job job NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost obj 6 after after ADP _ 8 scandal case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 scandal det 8 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lost punct
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1 lose past the minister minister's job after the scandal vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality 2 job minister nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Tabloids love scandal.
nsubj obj punct root Tabloids NOUN love VERB scandal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tabloids tabloid NOUN Number=Plur 2 love nsubj 2 love love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 2 love obj 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 love punct
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1 love present Tabloids scandal vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer scandal=Stimulus
Example 6 The village was buzzing with scandal about the missing cake.
det nsubj aux case obl case det amod nmod punct root The DET village NOUN was AUX buzzing VERB with ADP scandal NOUN about ADP the DET missing ADJ cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 village det 2 village village NOUN Number=Sing 4 buzzing nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 buzzing aux 4 buzzing buzz VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 scandal case 6 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 4 buzzing obl 7 about about ADP _ 10 cake case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 cake det 9 missing missing ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cake amod 10 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 6 scandal nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 buzzing punct
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1 buzz past · progressive the village with scandal about the missing cake vn bulge-47.5.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location with scandal=Theme
Example 7 When the scandal broke, the singer said sorry.
advmod det nsubj advcl punct det nsubj xcomp punct root When ADV the DET scandal NOUN broke VERB , PUNCT the DET singer NOUN said VERB sorry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 4 broke advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 scandal det 3 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 4 broke nsubj 4 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 said advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 broke punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 singer det 7 singer singer NOUN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 said xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 break past the scandal vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 say speech: apologize past the singer sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 8 For fear of scandal he kept the matter quiet and searched everywhere he could think of, but all to no purpose.
The tree, 21 words case obl case nmod nsubj det obj xcomp cc conj advmod nsubj aux ccomp obl punct cc obl case det nmod punct root For ADP fear NOUN of ADP scandal NOUN he PRON kept VERB the DET matter NOUN quiet ADJ and CCONJ searched VERB everywhere ADV he PRON could AUX think VERB of ADP , PUNCT but CCONJ all DET to ADP no DET purpose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 2 fear case 2 fear fear NOUN Number=Sing 6 kept obl 3 of of ADP _ 4 scandal case 4 scandal scandal NOUN Number=Sing 2 fear nmod 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 kept nsubj 6 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 matter det 8 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 6 kept obj 9 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 6 kept xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 searched cc 11 searched search VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 kept conj 12 everywhere everywhere ADV PronType=Tot 11 searched advmod 13 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 think nsubj 14 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 think aux 15 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 searched ccomp 16 of of ADP _ 15 think obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 all punct 18 but but CCONJ _ 19 all cc 19 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 kept obl 20 to to ADP _ 22 purpose case 21 no no DET PronType=Neg 22 purpose det 22 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 19 all nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 kept punct
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1 keep past he the matter for fear of scandal; all obl ; quiet property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Theme 2 search participle he not said here everywhere property tree rules 3 think speech: other could he vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 fear scandal nom fear «feeling transitive»: of=patient
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