sitcom
Who acts: sitcom, favourite sitcom, We, Sitcoms, episode · What happens: be, watch, have, last, set · To what, where: funny TV, family, sitcom, laughter, background, school
«sitcom» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: sitcom in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A sitcom is a funny TV or radio series about the same characters in everyday situations, like a family or friends at work. Short for «situation comedy».
Sentence 1: A sitcom is a funny TV or radio series about the same characters in everyday situations, like a family or friends at work.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 sitcom | det |
| 2 | sitcom | sitcom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 TV | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 TV | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 TV | det |
| 5 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 TV | amod |
| 6 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 series | cc |
| 8 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 series | compound |
| 9 | series | series | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 TV | conj |
| 10 | about | about | ADP | _ | 13 characters | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 characters | det |
| 12 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 characters | amod |
| 13 | characters | character | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 series | nmod |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 situations | case |
| 15 | everyday | everyday | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 situations | amod |
| 16 | situations | situation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 characters | nmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 family | punct |
| 18 | like | like | ADP | _ | 20 family | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 family | det |
| 20 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 TV | conj |
| 21 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 22 friends | cc |
| 22 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 family | conj |
| 23 | at | at | ADP | _ | 24 work | case |
| 24 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 friends | nmod |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 TV | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a sitcom | a funny TV or radio series about the same characters in everyday situations and a family or friends at work | tree rules |
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.
Sentence 2: Short for «situation comedy».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 comedy | case |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 comedy | punct |
| 4 | situation | situation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 comedy | compound |
| 5 | comedy | comedy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Short | obl |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 comedy | punct |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Short | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
My favourite sitcom is about a family with five kids.
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 | 3 sitcom | nmod:poss |
| 2 | favourite | favourite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sitcom | amod |
| 3 | sitcom | sitcom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 family | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 family | cop |
| 5 | about | about | ADV | _ | 7 family | advmod |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 family | det |
| 7 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 kids | case |
| 9 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 kids | nummod |
| 10 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 family | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 family | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | My favourite sitcom | a family | with five kids; about property | tree rules |
Example 2
We watch a sitcom every Friday night.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 watch | nsubj |
| 2 | watch | watch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 sitcom | det |
| 4 | sitcom | sitcom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 watch | obj |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 night | det |
| 6 | Friday | Friday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 night | compound |
| 7 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 watch | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 watch | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watch | present | We | a sitcom | night | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sitcom=Theme |
Example 3
Sitcoms often have laughter in the background.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sitcoms | sitcom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 have | nsubj |
| 2 | often | often | ADV | _ | 3 have | advmod |
| 3 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | laughter | laughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 background | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 background | det |
| 7 | background | background | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Sitcoms | laughter | the background | often property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laughter=Patient |
Example 4
Each episode of the sitcom lasts about 25 minutes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 episode | det |
| 2 | episode | episode | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lasts | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 sitcom | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sitcom | det |
| 5 | sitcom | sitcom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 episode | nmod |
| 6 | lasts | last | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | about | about | ADV | _ | 8 25 | advmod |
| 8 | 25 | 25 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 9 minutes | nummod |
| 9 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 lasts | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 lasts | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | last | present | each episode of the sitcom | minute | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
Example 5
The sitcom is set in a school.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sitcom | det |
| 2 | sitcom | sitcom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 set | aux:pass |
| 4 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 school | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 school | det |
| 7 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 set | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set | present · passive | the sitcom | a school | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in school=Destination |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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