smidge

Who acts: I, skirt, you, Dad · What happens: amount, have, be, add, say, take · To what, where: something, smidge, huge slice, picture · Speech: someone speaks here

«smidge» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: smidge in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A very small amount of something: «a smidge of butter».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 amount	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 small	advmod
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 amount	amod
4	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 amount	nmod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 smidge	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 smidge	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 smidge	det
10	smidge	smidge	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 butter	case
12	butter	butter	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 smidge	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 smidge	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 amount	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	amount			something					nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A little bit, slightly: «a smidge too long».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bit	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bit	amod
3	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 slightly	punct
5	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	3 bit	advmod
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 smidge	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 smidge	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 smidge	det
9	smidge	smidge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bit	appos
10	too	too	ADV	_	11 long	advmod
11	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 smidge	advmod
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 smidge	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bit	punct

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

Example 1

Can I have just a smidge of ketchup?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 have	aux
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	just	just	ADV	_	6 smidge	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 smidge	det
6	smidge	smidge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 ketchup	case
8	ketchup	ketchup	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 smidge	nmod
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	can	I	a smidge of ketchup					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smidge=Patient

Example 2

The skirt is a smidge too long.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 skirt	det
2	skirt	skirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 smidge	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 smidge	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smidge	det
5	smidge	smidge	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	too	too	ADV	_	7 long	advmod
7	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 smidge	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 smidge	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the skirt	a smidge				long property	tree rules

Example 3

Add a smidge of salt to the soup.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Add	add	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 smidge	det
3	smidge	smidge	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Add	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 salt	case
5	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smidge	nmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 soup	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 soup	det
8	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Add	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Add	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	a smidge of salt				to the soup	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent smidge=Patient to soup=Co-Patient

Example 4

I'm a smidge tired after the walk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 tired	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tired	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 smidge	det
4	smidge	smidge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tired	obl:unmarked
5	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 walk	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 walk	det
8	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tired	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tired	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I				after the walk	a smidge obl:unmarked; tired property	tree rules

Example 5

«Just a smidge of cake,» said Dad, taking a huge slice.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 smidge	punct
2	Just	just	ADV	_	4 smidge	advmod
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 smidge	det
4	smidge	smidge	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	ccomp
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 cake	case
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 smidge	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 smidge	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 said	nsubj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 taking	punct
12	taking	take	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 said	advcl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 slice	det
14	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 slice	amod
15	slice	slice	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 taking	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Dad						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	take	gerund	Dad not said here	a huge slice					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slice=Theme

Example 6

Move the picture a smidge to the left.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 picture	det
3	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Move	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smidge	det
5	smidge	smidge	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Move	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 left	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 left	det
8	left	left	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Move	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	imperative	you not said here	the picture				to the left result	vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient NP.extent PP.initial_state PP.result»: agent=Causer picture=Patient smidge=Extent to left=Result

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