teasing Who acts: Teasing, animal, teacher, her, His, It · What happens: make, annoy, tease, mean, try, want · To what, where: fun, friendly way, them, animal, something, her · Speech: someone speaks here
«teasing» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: teasing in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Teasing is making fun of someone or annoying them with words or tricks, sometimes in a friendly way and sometimes in a hurtful way.
The tree, 24 words nsubj aux obj case nmod cc conj obj case obl cc conj punct advmod case det amod obl cc advmod case det amod conj punct root Teasing NOUN is AUX making VERB fun NOUN of ADP someone PRON or CCONJ annoying VERB them PRON with ADP words NOUN or CCONJ tricks NOUN , PUNCT sometimes ADV in ADP a DET friendly ADJ way NOUN and CCONJ sometimes ADV in ADP a DET hurtful ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Teasing teasing NOUN Number=Sing 3 making nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 making aux 3 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 3 making obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 someone case 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 fun nmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 annoying cc 8 annoying annoy VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 making conj 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 annoying obj 10 with with ADP _ 11 words case 11 words word NOUN Number=Plur 8 annoying obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 tricks cc 13 tricks trick NOUN Number=Plur 11 words conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 way punct 15 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 19 way advmod 16 in in ADP _ 19 way case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 way det 18 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 19 way amod 19 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 making obl 20 and and CCONJ _ 25 way cc 21 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 25 way advmod 22 in in ADP _ 25 way case 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 way det 24 hurtful hurtful ADJ Degree=Pos 25 way amod 25 way way NOUN Number=Sing 19 way conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 3 making punct
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1 make present · progressive Teasing fun of someone a friendly way and a hurtful way vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fun=Product 2 annoy gerund Teasing not said here them = they with words or tricks vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer
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 Teasing can also mean playfully trying to make an animal or person want something.
The tree, 14 words csubj aux advmod advmod xcomp mark xcomp det obj cc conj xcomp obj punct root Teasing VERB can AUX also ADV mean VERB playfully ADV trying VERB to PART make VERB an DET animal NOUN or CCONJ person NOUN want VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Teasing tease VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 mean csubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 playfully playfully ADV _ 6 trying advmod 6 trying try VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 mean xcomp 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 trying xcomp 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 animal det 10 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 8 make obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 person cc 12 person person NOUN Number=Sing 10 animal conj 13 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 make xcomp 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 want obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 tease gerund vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean can Teasing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 try not said to happen gerund Teasing not said here playfully property vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 4 make not said to happen to-infinitive Teasing not said here a animal or person tree rules 5 want not said to happen infinitive a animal or person not said here something vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme
Example 1 The teasing stopped when the teacher came in.
det nsubj mark det nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET teasing NOUN stopped VERB when SCONJ the DET teacher NOUN came VERB in ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teasing det 2 teasing teasing NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped nsubj 3 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 came mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 teacher det 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stopped advcl 8 in in ADV _ 7 came advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stopped punct
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1 stop past the teasing vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 come in past the teacher vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 His teasing made her cry.
nmod:poss nsubj obj xcomp punct root His PRON teasing NOUN made VERB her PRON cry VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 teasing nmod:poss 2 teasing teasing NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 made obj 5 cry cry VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 made xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past His teasing her = she tree rules 2 cry speech: express infinitive her = she not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 tease His = he nom teasing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 It was just friendly teasing; we were both laughing.
nsubj cop advmod amod punct nsubj aux advmod conj punct root It PRON was AUX just ADV friendly ADJ teasing NOUN ; PUNCT we PRON were AUX both ADV laughing VERB . 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 5 teasing nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 teasing cop 3 just just ADV _ 5 teasing advmod 4 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 teasing amod 5 teasing teasing NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 laughing punct 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 laughing nsubj 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 laughing aux 9 both both ADV _ 10 laughing advmod 10 laughing laugh VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 teasing conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 teasing punct
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1 is a past It friendly teasing tree rules 2 laugh past · progressive we both property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Stop teasing the dog; it might bite.
xcomp det obj punct nsubj aux conj punct root Stop VERB teasing VERB the DET dog NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON might AUX bite VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 teasing tease VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Stop xcomp 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dog det 4 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 2 teasing obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 bite punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 bite nsubj 7 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 bite aux 8 bite bite VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Stop conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 tease gerund you not said here the dog vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient 3 bite might dog vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Teasing about someone's clothes is unkind.
csubj case nmod:poss case obl cop punct root Teasing VERB about ADP someone PRON 's PART clothes NOUN is AUX unkind ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Teasing tease VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 unkind csubj 2 about about ADP _ 5 clothes case 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 clothes nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 someone case 5 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 1 Teasing obl 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 unkind cop 7 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 unkind punct
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1 tease gerund about someone's clothes vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present Teasing unkind property tree rules
Example 6 He gave her a teasing smile.
nsubj iobj det compound obj punct root He PRON gave VERB her PRON a DET teasing NOUN smile NOUN . PUNCT 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave iobj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 smile det 5 teasing teasing NOUN Number=Sing 6 smile compound 6 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He a teasing smile her = she vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient smile=Theme
Example 7 If the teasing doesn't stop, tell an adult.
mark det nsubj aux advmod advcl punct det obj punct root If SCONJ the DET teasing NOUN does AUX n't PART stop VERB , PUNCT tell VERB an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 6 stop mark 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 teasing det 3 teasing teasing NOUN Number=Sing 6 stop nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stop aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 stop advmod 6 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 tell advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 stop punct 8 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 adult det 10 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 8 tell obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 tell punct
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1 not stop a condition, not said to happen present · do-support the teasing vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
Example 8 But she was not teasing him; those times were past.
cc nsubj aux advmod obj punct det nsubj cop conj punct root But CCONJ she PRON was AUX not PART teasing VERB him PRON ; PUNCT those DET times NOUN were AUX past ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 5 teasing cc 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 teasing nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 teasing aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 teasing advmod 5 teasing tease VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 teasing obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 past punct 8 those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 9 times det 9 times time NOUN Number=Plur 11 past nsubj 10 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 past cop 11 past past ADJ Degree=Pos 5 teasing conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 teasing punct
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1 not tease past · progressive she him = he vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient 2 is past that times past property tree rules
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