zinger

Who acts: zinger, Grandma, real zinger, everyone, comedian, quiz · What happens: be, strike, come back, make, laugh, have · To what, where: quick remark, something, everyone, zinger · Speech: someone speaks here

«zinger» 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: zinger in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A zinger is a quick, clever and funny remark, often a sharp joke at someone.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 zinger	det
2	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 remark	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 remark	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 remark	det
5	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 remark	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 clever	punct
7	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 quick	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 funny	cc
9	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 quick	conj
10	remark	remark	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 joke	punct
12	often	often	ADV	_	15 joke	advmod
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 joke	det
14	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 joke	amod
15	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 remark	appos
16	at	at	ADP	_	17 someone	case
17	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	15 joke	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 remark	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a zinger	a quick remark					tree rules

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 zinger can also be something surprising or striking, like a zinger of a question.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 zinger	det
2	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 something	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	6 something	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 something	cop
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
7	surprising	surprising	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 something	amod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 striking	cc
9	striking	strike	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 surprising	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 zinger	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	13 zinger	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 zinger	det
13	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	conj
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 question	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 question	det
16	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 zinger	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a zinger	something					tree rules
2	strike	gerund	a zinger not said here						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Grandma came back with a real zinger that made everyone laugh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	nsubj
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	back	back	ADV	_	2 came	advmod
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 zinger	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 zinger	det
6	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 zinger	amod
7	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	obl
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 made	nsubj
9	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 zinger	acl:relcl
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	9 made	obj
11	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 made	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	come back	past	Grandma		with a real zinger	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	make	past	a real zinger	everyone		tree rules
3	laugh	infinitive	everyone not said here			vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The comedian had a zinger for every heckler.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 comedian	det
2	comedian	comedian	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 zinger	det
5	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 heckler	case
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 heckler	det
8	heckler	heckler	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 zinger	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the comedian	a zinger				for every heckler	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zinger=Patient

Example 3

The quiz ended with a zinger of a question.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 quiz	det
2	quiz	quiz	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ended	nsubj
3	ended	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 zinger	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 zinger	det
6	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ended	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 question	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 question	det
9	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 zinger	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ended	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	past	the quiz					with a zinger of a question	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with zinger=Subeventuality

Example 4

He thought of the perfect zinger an hour too late.

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 thought	nsubj
2	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 zinger	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 zinger	det
5	perfect	perfect	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 zinger	amod
6	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 thought	ccomp
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 hour	det
8	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 zinger	nmod:unmarked
9	too	too	ADV	_	10 late	advmod
10	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 thought	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	He					late property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

A good zinger is funny without being cruel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 zinger	det
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 zinger	amod
3	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 funny	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 funny	cop
5	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	without	without	SCONJ	_	8 cruel	mark
7	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 cruel	cop
8	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 funny	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 funny	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a good zinger					funny property	tree rules
2	is	gerund	a good zinger not said here					cruel property	tree rules

Example 6

Her speech ended with a zinger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 speech	nmod:poss
2	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ended	nsubj
3	ended	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 zinger	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 zinger	det
6	zinger	zinger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ended	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ended	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	past	Her speech					with a zinger	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with zinger=Subeventuality
2	speak		Her = she						nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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