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title: prankster — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prankster» in the school dictionary: A prankster is a person who likes playing pranks — tricks or jokes on other people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# prankster

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**Who acts:** prankster, person, cousin, Everyone, good prankster, teacher · **What happens:** be, like, play, hide, know, swap · **To what, where:** person, pranks, family prankster, rubber spider, lunchbox, prankster · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A prankster is a person who likes playing pranks — tricks or jokes on other people.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prankster:m1:1
# text = A prankster is a person who likes playing pranks — tricks or jokes on other people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prankster	prankster	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	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	pranks	prank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a prankster | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **play** *not said to happen* | gerund | a person *not said here* | pranks and tricks or jokes |  |  |  | on other people | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prank=Theme |

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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 -->
My cousin is the family prankster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prankster:x1:1
# text = My cousin is the family prankster.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	prankster	prankster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My cousin | the family prankster |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prankster hid a rubber spider in the lunchbox.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prankster:x2:1
# text = The prankster hid a rubber spider in the lunchbox.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prankster	prankster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lunchbox	lunchbox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the prankster | a rubber spider |  | the lunchbox |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent spider=Patient in lunchbox=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone knew the prankster had swapped the salt and sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prankster:x3:1
# text = Everyone knew the prankster had swapped the salt and sugar.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knew	know	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	prankster	prankster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	swapped	swap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	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 | **know** | past | Everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **swap** | past · perfect · passive |  | the prankster |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good prankster knows when to stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prankster:x4:1
# text = A good prankster knows when to stop.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	prankster	prankster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | a good prankster |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The teacher caught the prankster in the act.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prankster:x5:1
# text = The teacher caught the prankster in the act.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	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	prankster	prankster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the teacher | the prankster |  | the act |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prankster=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some pranksters go too far and hurt people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prankster:x6:1
# text = Some pranksters go too far and hurt people.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	pranksters	prankster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | some pranksters |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hurt** | infinitive | some pranksters *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient |

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