trolling

Who acts: Posting, Fishing, I, Trolling, someone, you · What happens: post, make, get, pull, bait, move · To what, where: rude messages, internet, people, attention, baited line, moving boat · Speech: someone speaks here

«trolling» 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: trolling in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: online — kept apart, not parsed.

Posting rude, mean or upsetting messages on the internet on purpose, to make people angry or to get attention.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Posting	post	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 make	csubj
2	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 messages	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct
4	mean	mean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 rude	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 upsetting	cc
6	upsetting	upsetting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 rude	conj
7	messages	message	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Posting	obj
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 internet	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 internet	det
10	internet	internet	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 messages	nmod
11	on	on	ADP	_	12 purpose	case
12	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Posting	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 make	punct
14	to	to	PART	_	15 make	mark
15	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
16	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 make	obj
17	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 make	xcomp
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 get	cc
19	to	to	PART	_	20 get	mark
20	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 make	conj
21	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 get	obj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	post	gerund		rude messages	the internet	on purpose	vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
2	make	to-infinitive	Posting	people		angry property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product
3	get	to-infinitive	Posting not said here	attention			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus

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: fishing — kept apart, not parsed.

Fishing by pulling a baited line behind a slowly moving boat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	by	by	SCONJ	_	3 pulling	mark
3	pulling	pull	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Fishing	acl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 line	det
5	baited	bait	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 line	amod
6	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulling	obj
7	behind	behind	ADP	_	11 boat	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 boat	det
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	10 moving	advmod
10	moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 boat	amod
11	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulling	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Fishing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	pull	gerund	Fishing not said here	a baited line	a moving boat		vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme
2	bait	participle					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
3	move	gerund				slowly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Teasing someone as a joke: «I'm just trolling you».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Teasing	tease	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Teasing	obj
3	as	as	ADP	_	5 joke	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 joke	det
5	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Teasing	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Teasing	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 trolling	punct
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 trolling	nsubj
9	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 trolling	aux
10	just	just	ADV	_	11 trolling	advmod
11	trolling	troll	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Teasing	conj
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 trolling	obj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 trolling	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Teasing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tease	gerund		someone				as a joke	vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient
2	troll in a quote	present · progressive	I	you					vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent you=Location

Example 1

Trolling people online is a form of bullying.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Trolling	troll	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 form	csubj
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Trolling	obj
3	online	online	ADV	_	1 Trolling	advmod
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 form	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 form	det
6	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 bullying	case
8	bullying	bullying	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 form	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	troll	gerund		people				online property	vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Location
2	is a	present	Trolling	a form				of bullying	tree rules

Example 2

If someone is trolling you, don't reply – block and report them.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 trolling	mark
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 trolling	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 trolling	aux
4	trolling	troll	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 reply	advcl
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 trolling	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 trolling	punct
7	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	9 reply	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 reply	advmod
9	reply	reply	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	–	-	PUNCT	_	11 block	punct
11	block	block	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	9 reply	parataxis
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 report	cc
13	report	report	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	11 block	conj
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 report	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 reply	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	troll a condition, not said to happen	present · progressive	someone	you	vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent you=Location
2	not reply speech: assert	imperative · do-support	you not said here		vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	block	infinitive			vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
4	report	infinitive		them = they	vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

Example 3

He was trolling the comments with nasty messages.

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	3 trolling	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 trolling	aux
3	trolling	troll	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 comments	det
5	comments	comment	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 trolling	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 messages	case
7	nasty	nasty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 messages	amod
8	messages	message	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 comments	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 trolling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	troll	past · progressive	He	the comments				with nasty messages	vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent comment=Location

Example 4

«Are you trolling me?» she laughed when I said school was cancelled.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 trolling	punct
2	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 trolling	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 trolling	nsubj
4	trolling	troll	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 laughed	ccomp
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 trolling	obj
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 trolling	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 trolling	punct
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 laughed	nsubj
9	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	12 said	advmod
11	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 said	nsubj
12	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 laughed	advcl
13	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cancelled	nsubj:pass
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 cancelled	aux:pass
15	cancelled	cancel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 said	ccomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 laughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	troll in a quote	present · progressive	you	me	vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Location
2	laugh	past	she		tree rules
3	say speech: assert	past	I		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	cancel	past · passive		school	tree rules

Example 5

We went trolling for salmon from Uncle Jim's boat.

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 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	trolling	troll	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 went	xcomp
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 salmon	case
5	salmon	salmon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 trolling	obl
6	from	from	ADP	_	10 boat	case
7	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Jim	compound
8	Jim	Jim	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 boat	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Jim	case
10	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 trolling	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	We						vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	troll	gerund	We not said here			Uncle Jim's boat		for salmon	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for salmon=Theme

Example 6

The website removed accounts for trolling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 website	det
2	website	website	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 accounts	nsubj
3	removed	remove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 accounts	amod
4	accounts	account	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 trolling	case
6	trolling	trolling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 accounts	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 accounts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remove	participle							vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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