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title: rap — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rap» in the school dictionary: Rap is a kind of music where words are spoken quickly in rhythm over a beat, instead of being sung. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rap

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Rap, rap sheet, We, sharp rap, teacher, brother · **What happens:** be, speak, sing, rap, mean, perform · **To what, where:** kind, words, rhythm, quick sharp knock, rap, mild telling off · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«rap» in the school dictionary: its 7 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [rap in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rap.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rap is a kind of music where words are spoken quickly in rhythm over a beat, instead of being sung.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:m1:1
# text = Rap is a kind of music where words are spoken quickly in rhythm over a beat, instead of being sung.
1	Rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
11	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	rhythm	rhythm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	beat	beat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	21	mark	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rap | a kind |  |  |  | of music | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | words |  | rhythm |  | over a beat; quickly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V» |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To rap means to perform this kind of music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:m2:1
# text = To rap means to perform this kind of music.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rap	rap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	perform	perform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rap** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **perform** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | this kind of music |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rap is a quick, sharp knock or hit, as in «a rap on the door».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:m3:1
# text = A rap is a quick, sharp knock or hit, as in «a rap on the door».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	knock	knock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rap | a quick sharp knock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hit** | infinitive | a rap *not said here* | a rap |  |  |  | on the door | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent rap=Instrument on door=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To rap means to knock or hit quickly and sharply.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:m4:1
# text = To rap means to knock or hit quickly and sharply.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rap	rap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	knock	knock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sharply	sharply	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rap** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **knock** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **hit** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«A rap on the knuckles» is a mild telling-off; «take the rap» means to take the blame or punishment, often for someone else.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:m5:1
# text = «A rap on the knuckles» is a mild telling-off; «take the rap» means to take the blame or punishment, often for someone else.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	knuckles	knuckle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	telling	telling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	20	nsubj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
20	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	ccomp	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	blame	blame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	often	often	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
29	for	for	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	22	obl	_	_
31	else	else	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rap on the knuckles | a mild telling off |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the rap |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rap=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the blame or punishment |  |  |  | for someone | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent blame=Theme for someone=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rap sheet is a police record of crimes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:m6:1
# text = A rap sheet is a police record of crimes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	police	police	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	crimes	crime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rap sheet | a police record |  |  |  | of crimes | tree rules |

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To rap out words means to say them suddenly and sharply.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:m7:1
# text = To rap out words means to say them suddenly and sharply.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rap	rap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sharply	sharply	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rap out** | to-infinitive |  | words |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | words *= word* |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wrote a rap about the times tables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:x1:1
# text = We wrote a rap about the times tables.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | We | a rap |  |  |  | about times tables | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent rap=Recipient about table=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a sharp rap at the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:x2:1
# text = There was a sharp rap at the window.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a sharp rap |  |  | the window; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at window=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher rapped on the desk for silence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:x3:1
# text = The teacher rapped on the desk for silence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rapped	rap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rap** | past | the teacher |  |  | the desk |  | for silence | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on desk=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother loves rap music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:x4:1
# text = My brother loves rap music.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | My brother | rap music |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer music=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I took the rap for breaking the vase, but it was the dog.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:x5:1
# text = I took the rap for breaking the vase, but it was the dog.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	breaking	break	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | I | the rap |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rap=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | gerund | I *not said here* | the vase |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vase=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | past | vase | the dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spiders get a bad rap, but most are harmless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:x6:1
# text = Spiders get a bad rap, but most are harmless.
1	Spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rap	rap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Spiders | a bad rap |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rap=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | most |  |  |  |  | harmless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She can rap really fast without missing a word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:x7:1
# text = She can rap really fast without missing a word.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	rap	rap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	missing	miss	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rap** | can | She |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **miss** | gerund | She *not said here* | a word |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Hold your tongue, John,” his father rapped out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rap:x8:1
# text = “Hold your tongue, John,” his father rapped out.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	rapped	rap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** *in a quote* | infinitive | John's father *not said here* | your tongue |  |  |  | John *vocative* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme |
| 2 | **rap out** | past | John's father |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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