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title: humorously — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «humorously» in the school dictionary: In a funny way that makes people smile or laugh. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# humorously

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**Who acts:** funny way, people, Grandpa, we, book, He · **What happens:** make, smile, laugh, tell, describe, suggest · **To what, where:** people, story, elephant, bags, teacher · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«humorously» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [humorously in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/humorously.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a funny way that makes people smile or laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humorously:m1:1
# text = In a funny way that makes people smile or laugh.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	smile	smile	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a funny way | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smile** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **laugh** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa told the story humorously, and we all laughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humorously:x1:1
# text = Grandpa told the story humorously, and we all laughed.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	humorously	humorously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Grandpa | the story |  |  |  | humorously *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | we |  |  |  |  | all *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The book humorously describes a cat's day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humorously:x2:1
# text = The book humorously describes a cat's day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	humorously	humorously	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | the book |  |  |  | day | humorously *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He humorously suggested we hire an elephant to carry our bags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humorously:x3:1
# text = He humorously suggested we hire an elephant to carry our bags.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	humorously	humorously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	suggested	suggest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hire	hire	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | past | He |  |  |  |  | humorously *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hire** | present | we | a elephant |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent elephant=Theme |
| 3 | **carry** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | our bags |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The teacher humorously called the messy desk «a work of art».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humorously:x4:1
# text = The teacher humorously called the messy desk «a work of art».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	humorously	humorously	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	messy	messy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | participle · passive |  | the teacher |  |  |  | humorously *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** *in a quote* |  | art |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She humorously answered, «Only on Tuesdays!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humorously:x5:1
# text = She humorously answered, «Only on Tuesdays!»
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	humorously	humorously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Tuesdays	Tuesday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | She |  |  |  | tuesday | humorously *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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