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title: critic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «critic» in the school dictionary: A critic is a person whose job is to give opinions about films, books, music, food, art or plays, often in newspapers, magazines or online. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# critic

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**Who acts:** critic, job, they, Everyone, joke, someone · **What happens:** be, say, think, complain, work, give · **To what, where:** person, newspapers, someone, critic, joke, movie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«critic» 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: [critic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A critic is a person whose job is to give opinions about films, books, music, food, art or plays, often in newspapers, magazines or online.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:m1:1
# text = A critic is a person whose job is to give opinions about films, books, music, food, art or plays, often in newspapers, magazines or online.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	opinions	opinion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	plays	play	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	often	often	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	magazines	magazine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	_
30	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	online	online	ADV	RB	_	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a critic | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  | newspapers and magazines |  | give *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A critic is someone who says what they think is wrong or bad about a person, idea or plan: «critics of the new rule».

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:m2:1
# text = A critic is someone who says what they think is wrong or bad about a person, idea or plan: «critics of the new rule».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	critics	critic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a critic | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | about a person and idea or plan | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Everyone's a critic» is a joke said when someone complains about your work.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:m3:1
# text = «Everyone's a critic» is a joke said when someone complains about your work.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj	_	_
13	complains	complain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Everyone | a critic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *speech: other* | present | a critic | a joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a joke |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **complain** *speech: other* | present | someone |  |  |  |  | about your work | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about work=Topic |
| 5 | **work** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film critic gave the movie five stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:x1:1
# text = The film critic gave the movie five stars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	movie	movie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the film critic | the movie |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent movie=Recipient star=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A food critic visited our local restaurant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:x2:1
# text = A food critic visited our local restaurant.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | a food critic | our local restaurant |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent restaurant=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Critics of the plan said it would cost too much.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:x3:1
# text = Critics of the plan said it would cost too much.
1	Critics	critic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	cost	cost	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Critics of the plan |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cost** | would | plan | much |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme much=Value |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be your own worst critic — your drawing is good!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:x4:1
# text = Don't be your own worst critic — your drawing is good!
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	worst	bad	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | infinitive |  | your own worst critic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | your drawing |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **draw** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Everyone's a critic!» laughed Dad when we didn't like his soup.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:x5:1
# text = «Everyone's a critic!» laughed Dad when we didn't like his soup.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	critic	critic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Everyone | a critic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | a critic | Dad |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **like** | past · do-support | we | critic's soup |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot soup=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book was loved by readers but not by critics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critic:x6:1
# text = The book was loved by readers but not by critics.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	critics	critic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | past · passive | readers but critics | the book |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

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