tattletale Who acts: tattletale, person, other people, It, you, They · What happens: be, tell, get, mistake, use, do · To what, where: person, teacher, trouble, informal unkind name, USA, tattletale · Speech: someone speaks here
«tattletale» 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: tattletale in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tattletale is a person, often a child, who tells a teacher or parent about other people's small mistakes, usually to get them into trouble.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det punct advmod det conj punct nsubj parataxis det obj cc conj case amod nmod:poss case amod obl punct advmod mark conj obj case obl punct root A DET tattletale NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN , PUNCT often ADV a DET child NOUN , PUNCT who PRON tells VERB a DET teacher NOUN or CCONJ parent NOUN about ADP other ADJ people NOUN 's PART small ADJ mistakes NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV to PART get VERB them PRON into ADP trouble NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tattletale det 2 tattletale tattletale NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 child punct 7 often often ADV _ 9 child advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 child det 9 child child NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 tells punct 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 tells nsubj 12 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person parataxis 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 teacher det 14 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 12 tells obj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 parent cc 16 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 14 teacher conj 17 about about ADP _ 22 mistakes case 18 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 19 people amod 19 people people NOUN Number=Plur 22 mistakes nmod:poss 20 's 's PART _ 19 people case 21 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 22 mistakes amod 22 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 12 tells obl 23 , , PUNCT _ 26 get punct 24 usually usually ADV _ 26 get advmod 25 to to PART _ 26 get mark 26 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 tells conj 27 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 26 get obj 28 into into ADP _ 29 trouble case 29 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 26 get obl 30 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a tattletale a person and a child tree rules 2 tell speech: assert present a person and a child a teacher or parent about other people's small mistakes vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient about mistake=Topic 3 get to-infinitive a person and a child not said here teacher trouble usually property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus 4 mistake other people nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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 It is an informal, unkind name, mostly used in the USA and Canada.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct advmod acl case det obl cc conj punct root It PRON is AUX an DET informal ADJ , PUNCT unkind ADJ name NOUN , PUNCT mostly ADV used VERB in ADP the DET USA PROPN and CCONJ Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 name nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 name cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 name det 4 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 7 name amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 informal punct 6 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 7 name amod 7 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 used punct 9 mostly mostly ADV _ 10 used advmod 10 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 name acl 11 in in ADP _ 13 USA case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 USA det 13 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 10 used obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 Canada cc 15 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 13 USA conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 name punct
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1 is a present It a informal unkind name tree rules 2 use participle a informal unkind name not said here the USA and Canada mostly property vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Don't be a tattletale about every little thing.
advmod cop det obj case det amod nmod punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX a DET tattletale NOUN about ADP every DET little ADJ thing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 tattletale advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 tattletale cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tattletale det 5 tattletale tattletale NOUN Number=Sing 1 Do obj 6 about about ADP _ 9 thing case 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 thing det 8 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 9 thing amod 9 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 5 tattletale nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is a infinitive a tattletale about every little thing tree rules
Example 2 They called him a tattletale for telling the teacher.
nsubj obj det xcomp mark advcl det obj punct root They PRON called VERB him PRON a DET tattletale NOUN for SCONJ telling VERB the DET teacher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 called nsubj 2 called call VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 called obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tattletale det 5 tattletale tattletale NOUN Number=Sing 2 called xcomp 6 for for SCONJ _ 7 telling mark 7 telling tell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 called advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 teacher det 9 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 7 telling obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 called punct
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1 call past They him = he vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient 2 tell speech: assert gerund They not said here the teacher vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
Example 3 Telling an adult when someone is hurt is not being a tattletale.
csubj det obj advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl cop advmod cop det punct root Telling VERB an DET adult NOUN when ADV someone PRON is AUX hurt VERB is AUX not PART being AUX a DET tattletale NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 tattletale csubj 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adult det 3 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 1 Telling obj 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 hurt advmod 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 hurt nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 hurt aux:pass 7 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Telling advcl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 tattletale cop 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 tattletale advmod 10 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 tattletale cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 tattletale det 12 tattletale tattletale NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 tattletale punct
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1 tell speech: assert gerund a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 2 hurt present · passive someone vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 not is a present Telling a tattletale tree rules
Example 4 «Tattletale!» shouted his sister.
punct nsubj punct punct nmod:poss iobj punct root « PUNCT Tattletale NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT shouted VERB his PRON sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Tattletale punct 2 Tattletale tattletale NOUN Number=Sing 5 shouted nsubj 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Tattletale punct 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Tattletale punct 5 shouted shout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 sister nmod:poss 7 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 5 shouted iobj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 shouted punct
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1 shout speech: express past Tattletale Tattletale's sister vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Topic
Example 5 In the UK, a tattletale is often called a telltale.
case det obl punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod det xcomp punct root In ADP the DET UK PROPN , PUNCT a DET tattletale NOUN is AUX often ADV called VERB a DET telltale NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 UK case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 UK det 3 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 9 called obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 UK punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tattletale det 6 tattletale tattletale NOUN Number=Sing 9 called nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 called aux:pass 8 often often ADV _ 9 called advmod 9 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 telltale det 11 telltale telltale NOUN Number=Sing 9 called xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 called punct
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1 call present · passive a tattletale the UK often property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 6 If it's a safety problem, always tell.
mark nsubj cop det compound advcl punct advmod punct root If SCONJ it PRON 's AUX a DET safety NOUN problem NOUN , PUNCT always ADV tell VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 6 problem mark 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 problem nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 problem cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 problem det 5 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 6 problem compound 6 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 9 tell advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 problem punct 8 always always ADV PronType=Tot 9 tell advmod 9 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 tell punct
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1 is a a condition, not said to happen present it a safety problem tree rules 2 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here always property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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