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snitch

Who acts: someone, person, you, He, Nobody, Telling · What happens: tell, do, steal, snitch, eat, like · To what, where: teacher, something, others, biscuit, cake, snitch · Speech: someone speaks here

«snitch» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: snitch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To tell a teacher, parent or other adult that someone has done something wrong (informal and often unkind).

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 tell	mark
2	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 teacher	det
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tell	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 parent	punct
6	parent	parent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 teacher	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 adult	cc
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 adult	amod
9	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 teacher	conj
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 done	mark
11	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 done	nsubj
12	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 done	aux
13	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 tell	ccomp
14	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 done	obj
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 something	amod
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 informal	punct
17	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 wrong	conj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 unkind	cc
19	often	often	ADV	_	20 unkind	advmod
20	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 wrong	conj
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 unkind	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	to-infinitive			a teacher and parent or other adult				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic
2	do	present · perfect	someone	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

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 person who tells on others.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 tells	nsubj
4	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 others	case
6	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 tells	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present	a person			others			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

To steal something small.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 steal	mark
2	steal	steal	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 steal	obj
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 something	amod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 steal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steal	to-infinitive		something					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location something=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"snitch a biscuit".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 snitch	punct
2	snitch	snitch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 biscuit	det
4	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 snitch	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 snitch	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 snitch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	snitch speech: other in a quote	imperative	you not said here	a biscuit					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Topic

Example 1

He snitched on his sister for eating the cake.

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 snitched	nsubj
2	snitched	snitch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 sister	case
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 sister	nmod:poss
5	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 snitched	obl
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 eating	mark
7	eating	eat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 snitched	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cake	det
9	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eating	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 snitched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	snitch speech: other	past	He					on his sister	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	eat	gerund	He not said here	the cake					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient

Example 2

Nobody likes being called a snitch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	2 likes	nsubj
2	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 called	aux:pass
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 likes	xcomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 snitch	det
6	snitch	snitch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 called	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 likes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	Nobody						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	call not said to happen	gerund · passive	Nobody not said here	a snitch					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: snitch=Recipient

Example 3

Telling a teacher about bullying is not snitching.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 snitching	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 teacher	det
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Telling	obj
4	about	about	ADP	_	5 bullying	case
5	bullying	bullying	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Telling	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 snitching	aux
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 snitching	advmod
8	snitching	snitch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 snitching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	gerund			a teacher			about bullying	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient about bullying=Topic
2	not snitch speech: other	present · progressive	Telling						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

She snitched a cookie from the jar.

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 snitched	nsubj
2	snitched	snitch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 cookie	det
4	cookie	cookie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 snitched	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 jar	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 jar	det
7	jar	jar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 snitched	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 snitched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	snitch speech: other	past	She	a cookie		the jar			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cookie=Topic

Example 5

In Quidditch, the Seeker tries to catch the Snitch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Quidditch	case
2	Quidditch	Quidditch	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 tries	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Quidditch	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Seeker	det
5	Seeker	Seeker	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 tries	nsubj
6	tries	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 catch	mark
8	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 tries	xcomp
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Snitch	det
10	Snitch	snitch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 catch	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 tries	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	present	the Seeker			Quidditch			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	catch not said to happen	to-infinitive	the Seeker not said here	the Snitch					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snitch=Theme

Example 6

Do not snitch about small things, but always tell about danger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 snitch	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 snitch	advmod
3	snitch	snitch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 things	case
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 things	amod
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 snitch	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 tell	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 tell	cc
9	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	10 tell	advmod
10	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 snitch	conj
11	about	about	ADP	_	12 danger	case
12	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tell	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 snitch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not snitch speech: other	imperative · do-support	you not said here					about small things	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here					about danger; always property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent about danger=Topic

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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