tabloid
Who acts: tabloids, singer, Tabloid headlines, We, you, story · What happens: print, wed, be, compare, not believe, read · To what, where: story, tabloid, everything, tabloids, tabloid size
«tabloid» 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: tabloid in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A newspaper with smaller pages, many photos and short, eye-catching stories, often about famous people, crime and gossip.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 newspaper | det |
| 2 | newspaper | newspaper | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 pages | case |
| 4 | smaller | small | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 pages | amod |
| 5 | pages | page | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 newspaper | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 photos | punct |
| 7 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 photos | amod |
| 8 | photos | photo | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 pages | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 stories | cc |
| 10 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 stories | amod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 short | punct |
| 12 | eye | eye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 catching | compound |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 eye | punct |
| 14 | catching | catching | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 stories | compound |
| 15 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 pages | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 people | punct |
| 17 | often | often | ADV | _ | 20 people | advmod |
| 18 | about | about | ADP | _ | 20 people | case |
| 19 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 people | amod |
| 20 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 pages | appos |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 crime | punct |
| 22 | crime | crime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 people | conj |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 gossip | cc |
| 24 | gossip | gossip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 crime | conj |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 newspaper | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Sensational, shocking or gossipy, like tabloid news.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensational | sensational | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 shocking | punct |
| 3 | shocking | shocking | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Sensational | conj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 gossipy | cc |
| 5 | gossipy | gossipy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Sensational | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 news | punct |
| 7 | like | like | ADP | _ | 9 news | case |
| 8 | tabloid | tabloid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 news | amod |
| 9 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sensational | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Sensational | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
A size of newspaper page, smaller than a broadsheet.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 size | det |
| 2 | size | size | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 smaller | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 page | case |
| 4 | newspaper | newspaper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 page | compound |
| 5 | page | page | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 size | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 smaller | punct |
| 7 | smaller | small | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 8 | than | than | ADP | _ | 10 broadsheet | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 broadsheet | det |
| 10 | broadsheet | broadsheet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 smaller | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 smaller | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The tabloids printed a story about the singer's wedding.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 tabloids | det |
| 2 | tabloids | tabloid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 printed | nsubj |
| 3 | printed | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root | |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 story | det |
| 5 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 printed | obj |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 wedding | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 singer | det |
| 8 | singer | singer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 wedding | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 singer | case |
| 10 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 story | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 printed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | past | the tabloids | a story | about the singer's wedding | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme | ||||
| 2 | wed | the singer | nom wedding «event transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 2
Tabloid headlines are big, bold and short.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tabloid | tabloid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 headlines | amod |
| 2 | headlines | headline | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 big | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 big | cop |
| 4 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 bold | punct |
| 6 | bold | bold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 big | conj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 short | cc |
| 8 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 big | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 big | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Tabloid headlines | big property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | Tabloid headlines not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | be | Tabloid headlines not said here | tree rules |
Example 3
We compared a tabloid with a broadsheet in English class.
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 compared | nsubj |
| 2 | compared | compare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 tabloid | det |
| 4 | tabloid | tabloid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 compared | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 broadsheet | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 broadsheet | det |
| 7 | broadsheet | broadsheet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 compared | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 class | case |
| 9 | English | English | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 class | compound |
| 10 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 broadsheet | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 compared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compare | past | We | a tabloid | with a broadsheet in English class | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent tabloid=Patient with broadsheet=Co-Patient |
Example 4
Don't believe everything you read in the tabloids.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 believe | aux |
| 2 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 believe | advmod |
| 3 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 believe | obj |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 read | nsubj |
| 6 | read | read | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 everything | acl:relcl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 tabloids | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 tabloids | det |
| 9 | tabloids | tabloid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 read | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 believe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not believe | imperative · do-support | you not said here | everything | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | read | present | you | the tabloids | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 5
The story was full of tabloid gossip.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 story | det |
| 2 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 full | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 full | cop |
| 4 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 gossip | case |
| 6 | tabloid | tabloid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 gossip | amod |
| 7 | gossip | gossip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 full | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 full | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the story | of tabloid gossip; full property | tree rules |
Example 6
Some serious newspapers now print in tabloid size.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 3 newspapers | det |
| 2 | serious | serious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 newspapers | amod |
| 3 | newspapers | newspaper | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 print | nsubj |
| 4 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 print | advmod |
| 5 | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root | ||
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 size | case |
| 7 | tabloid | tabloid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 size | amod |
| 8 | size | size | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 print | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 print | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present | some serious newspapers | tabloid size | now | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in size=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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