sweetie

Who acts: Sweetie, you, she, new neighbour, I, little girl · What happens: be, call, like, thank, come, give · To what, where: loving name, someone, sweetie, you, kind lovely person, real sweetie · Speech: someone speaks here

«sweetie» 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: sweetie in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Sweetie is a loving name you call someone you like, such as a child or a partner: «Thank you, sweetie.».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 name	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 name	det
4	loving	loving	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 name	amod
5	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 call	nsubj
7	call	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 name	acl:relcl
8	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 call	obj
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 like	nsubj
10	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 someone	acl:relcl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 child	punct
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	15 child	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 child	det
15	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 someone	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 partner	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 partner	det
18	partner	partner	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 child	conj
19	:	:	PUNCT	_	21 Thank	punct
20	«	«	PUNCT	_	21 Thank	punct
21	Thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 name	parataxis
22	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	21 Thank	obj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 sweetie	punct
24	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 Thank	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	21 Thank	punct
26	»	»	PUNCT	_	21 Thank	punct
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	is a	present	Sweetie	a loving name		tree rules
2	call	present	you	a loving name not said here	someone	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient
3	like	present	you			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
4	thank speech: thank in a quote	present		sweetie	you	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

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 sweetie is a kind, lovely person: she's a real sweetie.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sweetie	det
2	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 person	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 person	det
5	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 person	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 kind	punct
7	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 person	amod
8	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 sweetie	punct
10	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 sweetie	nsubj
11	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 sweetie	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 sweetie	det
13	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 sweetie	amod
14	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 person	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a sweetie	a kind lovely person and a real sweetie					tree rules
2	is a	present	she	a real sweetie					tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: UK, Scotland, child's word — kept apart, not parsed.

A sweetie is a sweet, a piece of candy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sweetie	det
2	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 piece	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 piece	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 piece	det
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 piece	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 piece	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 piece	det
8	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 candy	case
10	candy	candy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 piece	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a sweetie	a sweet piece				of candy	tree rules

Example 1

Come here, sweetie, and give me a hug.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	1 Come	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 sweetie	punct
4	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Come	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 give	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 give	cc
7	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Come	conj
8	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 give	iobj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 hug	det
10	hug	hug	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	imperative	you not said here	sweetie		here			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	give	infinitive	you not said here	a hug	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient hug=Theme

Example 2

Night night, sweetie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 night	compound
2	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 sweetie	punct
4	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 night	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 night	punct

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

Example 3

Our new neighbour is a real sweetie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 neighbour	nmod:poss
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 neighbour	amod
3	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sweetie	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sweetie	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sweetie	det
6	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sweetie	amod
7	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sweetie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Our new neighbour	a real sweetie					tree rules

Example 4

Can I have a sweetie, Gran?

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	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sweetie	det
5	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Gran	punct
7	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sweetie	appos
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

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

Example 5

The little girl shared her sweeties with her friends.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 girl	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 girl	amod
3	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shared	nsubj
4	shared	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sweeties	nmod:poss
6	sweeties	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shared	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 friends	case
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 friends	nmod:poss
9	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shared	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	share	past	the little girl	girl's sweeties				with girl's friends	tree rules

Example 6

Thanks for helping, sweetie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	for	for	SCONJ	_	3 helping	mark
3	helping	help	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Thanks	acl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 sweetie	punct
5	sweetie	sweetie	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thanks	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thanks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	gerund	Thanks and sweetie not said here						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

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