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title: giveaway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «giveaway» in the school dictionary: A giveaway is a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a prize in a competition. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# giveaway

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** giveaway, small sign, Giveaway prices, verb, secret, red face · **What happens:** be, give, tell, show, give away, mean · **To what, where:** thing, small sign, secret, truth, something, giveaway · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«giveaway» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [giveaway in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/giveaway.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A giveaway is a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a prize in a competition.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:m1:1
# text = A giveaway is a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a prize in a competition.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	giveaway	giveaway	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	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a giveaway | a thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present · passive |  | a thing |  |  |  | for example; free *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: subject=Recipient gift=Theme for example=Asset |

<!-- .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 giveaway (dead giveaway) is a small sign that tells a secret or shows the truth.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:m2:1
# text = A giveaway (dead giveaway) is a small sign that tells a secret or shows the truth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a giveaway | a small sign |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a small sign | a secret |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Recipient |
| 3 | **show** | present | a small sign *not said here* | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Her red face was a giveaway."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:m2e:1
# text = "Her red face was a giveaway."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | Her red face | a giveaway |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giveaway prices are very low.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:m3:1
# text = Giveaway prices are very low.
1	Giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Giveaway prices |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The verb «give away» means to give something for free, or to tell a secret by mistake.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:m4:1
# text = The verb «give away» means to give something for free, or to tell a secret by mistake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
5	away	away	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give away** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the verb |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **give** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | for free | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent something=Theme for free=Asset |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | a secret |  |  |  |  | by mistake | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chocolate on his face was a dead giveaway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:x1:1
# text = The chocolate on his face was a dead giveaway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the chocolate on his face | a dead giveaway |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The comic came with a free giveaway: a toy whistle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:x2:1
# text = The comic came with a free giveaway: a toy whistle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	comic	comic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the comic |  |  |  |  | with a free giveaway and a toy whistle | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Enter our giveaway to win a bike!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:x3:1
# text = Enter our giveaway to win a bike!
1	Enter	enter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | imperative | you *not said here* | our giveaway |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme giveaway=Destination |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a bike |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her smile was a giveaway that she knew the surprise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:x4:1
# text = Her smile was a giveaway that she knew the surprise.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Her smile | a giveaway |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | past | she | the surprise |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer surprise=Stimulus |
| 3 | **smile** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't give away the ending of the book!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:x5:1
# text = Don't give away the ending of the book!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **give away** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the ending of the book |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent ending=Theme |
| 2 | **end** |  |  | the book |  |  |  |  | nom ending «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They gave away all the kittens to good homes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:x6:1
# text = They gave away all the kittens to good homes.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give away** | past | They | all kittens | good homes |  |  | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent kitten=Theme to home=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop sold the toys at giveaway prices.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giveaway:x7:1
# text = The shop sold the toys at giveaway prices.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	giveaway	giveaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the shop | the toys |  | giveaway prices |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent toy=Theme at price=Asset |

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