shrug Who acts: you, shrug, homework, He, She, I · What happens: be, drop, show, not know, not care, shrug off · To what, where: shoulders, movement, something, it, shrug, fall · Speech: someone speaks here
«shrug» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: shrug in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To shrug is to raise your shoulders quickly and drop them, to show you do not know or do not care.
The tree, 21 words mark advcl cop mark nmod:poss obj advmod cc conj obj punct mark parataxis nsubj aux advmod ccomp cc aux advmod conj punct root To PART shrug NOUN is AUX to PART raise VERB your PRON shoulders NOUN quickly ADV and CCONJ drop VERB them PRON , PUNCT to PART show VERB you PRON do AUX not PART know VERB or CCONJ do AUX not PART care VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 shrug mark 2 shrug shrug NOUN Number=Sing 5 raise advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 raise cop 4 to to PART _ 5 raise mark 5 raise raise VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 shoulders nmod:poss 7 shoulders shoulder NOUN Number=Plur 5 raise obj 8 quickly quickly ADV _ 5 raise advmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 drop cc 10 drop drop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 raise conj 11 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 drop obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 show punct 13 to to PART _ 14 show mark 14 show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 raise parataxis 15 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 know nsubj 16 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 know aux 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 know advmod 18 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 show ccomp 19 or or CCONJ _ 22 care cc 20 do do AUX VerbForm=Inf 22 care aux 21 not not PART Polarity=Neg 22 care advmod 22 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 know conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 raise punct
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1 is present quickly, raise property tree rules 2 drop present shoulders = shoulder vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme 3 show to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 not know present · do-support you vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 5 not care infinitive · do-support you not said here vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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 A shrug is that movement.
det nsubj cop det punct root A DET shrug NOUN is AUX that DET movement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shrug det 2 shrug shrug NOUN Number=Sing 5 movement nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 movement cop 4 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 movement det 5 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 movement punct
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1 is a present a shrug that movement tree rules
Meaning 3 To shrug something off is to treat it as not important, or to get over it easily.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl obj compound:prt cop mark obj mark advmod advcl punct cc mark parataxis case obl advmod punct root To PART shrug VERB something PRON off ADP is AUX to PART treat VERB it PRON as SCONJ not PART important ADJ , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART get VERB over ADP it PRON easily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 shrug mark 2 shrug shrug VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 treat advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 shrug obj 4 off off ADP _ 2 shrug compound:prt 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 treat cop 6 to to PART _ 7 treat mark 7 treat treat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 treat obj 9 as as SCONJ _ 11 important mark 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 important advmod 11 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 7 treat advcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 get punct 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 get cc 14 to to PART _ 15 get mark 15 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 treat parataxis 16 over over ADP _ 17 it case 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 get obl 18 easily easily ADV _ 15 get advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 treat punct
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1 shrug off to-infinitive something vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 is present treat property tree rules 3 get to-infinitive it easily property vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme over it=Destination
Example 1 «Where's your homework?» He just shrugged.
Sentence 1: «Where's your homework?»
punct cop nmod:poss nsubj punct punct root « PUNCT Where ADV 's AUX your PRON homework NOUN ? PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Where punct 2 Where where ADV PronType=Int root root 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 Where cop 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 homework nmod:poss 5 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 2 Where nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 Where punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 2 Where punct
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1 is in a quote present your homework where property tree rules
Sentence 2: He just shrugged.
nsubj advmod punct root He PRON just ADV shrugged VERB . 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 3 shrugged nsubj 2 just just ADV _ 3 shrugged advmod 3 shrugged shrug VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 shrugged punct
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1 shrug past He vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 She shrugged her shoulders and said, «I don't know.»
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj punct punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct punct root She PRON shrugged VERB her PRON shoulders NOUN and CCONJ said VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON do AUX n't PART know VERB . PUNCT » 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 shrugged nsubj 2 shrugged shrug 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 shoulders nmod:poss 4 shoulders shoulder NOUN Number=Plur 2 shrugged obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 said cc 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 shrugged conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 know punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 12 know punct 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 know nsubj 10 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 know aux 11 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 know advmod 12 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 said ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 know punct 14 » » PUNCT _ 12 know punct
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1 shrug past She her shoulders vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoulder=Patient 2 say speech: assert past She not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 not know in a quote present · do-support I vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 He gave a shrug and walked away.
nsubj det obj cc conj advmod punct root He PRON gave VERB a DET shrug NOUN and CCONJ walked VERB away ADV . 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 shrug det 4 shrug shrug NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 walked cc 6 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 gave conj 7 away away ADV _ 6 walked advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He a shrug vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shrug=Theme 2 walk away past He not said here away property vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 She shrugged off the fall and kept running.
nsubj case det obl cc conj xcomp punct root She PRON shrugged VERB off ADP the DET fall NOUN and CCONJ kept VERB running VERB . 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 shrugged nsubj 2 shrugged shrug VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 off off ADP _ 5 fall case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 fall det 5 fall fall NOUN Number=Sing 2 shrugged obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 kept cc 7 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 shrugged conj 8 running run VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 kept xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 shrugged punct
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1 shrug off past She the fall vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fall=Patient 2 keep past She not said here tree rules 3 run gerund She not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Don't shrug when I ask you a question.
aux advmod advmod nsubj advcl obj det obj punct root Do AUX n't PART shrug VERB when ADV I PRON ask VERB you PRON a DET question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 shrug aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 shrug advmod 3 shrug shrug VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 ask advmod 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 ask nsubj 6 ask ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 shrug advcl 7 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 ask obj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 question det 9 question question NOUN Number=Sing 6 ask obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 shrug punct
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1 not shrug imperative · do-support you not said here vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 ask speech: ask present I a question you tree rules
Example 6 He shrugged off the cold and played on.
nsubj case det obl cc conj advmod punct root He PRON shrugged VERB off ADP the DET cold NOUN and CCONJ played VERB on ADV . 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 shrugged nsubj 2 shrugged shrug VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 off off ADP _ 5 cold case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cold det 5 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 2 shrugged obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 played cc 7 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 shrugged conj 8 on on ADV _ 7 played advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 shrugged punct
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1 shrug off past He the cold vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Patient 2 play on past He not said here vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 "All right," said Elfin, shrugging his shoulders.
punct det ccomp punct punct nsubj punct advcl nmod:poss obj punct root " PUNCT All DET right ADJ , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB Elfin PROPN , PUNCT shrugging VERB his PRON shoulders NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 right punct 2 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 right det 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 6 said ccomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 right punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 3 right punct 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 Elfin Elfin PROPN Number=Sing 6 said nsubj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 shrugging punct 9 shrugging shrug VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 said advcl 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 shoulders nmod:poss 11 shoulders shoulder NOUN Number=Plur 9 shrugging obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Elfin vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 shrug gerund Elfin not said here Elfin's shoulders vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoulder=Patient
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