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title: tabloid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tabloid» in the school dictionary: A newspaper with smaller pages, many photos and short, eye-catching stories, often about famous people, crime and gossip. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tabloid

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**Who acts:** tabloids, singer, Tabloid headlines, We, you, story · **What happens:** print, wed, be, compare, not believe, read · **To what, where:** story, tabloid, everything, tabloids, tabloid size

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A newspaper with smaller pages, many photos and short, eye-catching stories, often about famous people, crime and gossip.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:m1:1
# text = A newspaper with smaller pages, many photos and short, eye-catching stories, often about famous people, crime and gossip.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	catching	catching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sensational, shocking or gossipy, like tabloid news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:m2:1
# text = Sensational, shocking or gossipy, like tabloid news.
1	Sensational	sensational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	shocking	shocking	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	gossipy	gossipy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	tabloid	tabloid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A size of newspaper page, smaller than a broadsheet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:m3:1
# text = A size of newspaper page, smaller than a broadsheet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	broadsheet	broadsheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tabloids printed a story about the singer's wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:x1:1
# text = The tabloids printed a story about the singer's wedding.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tabloids	tabloid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	printed	print	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | past | the tabloids | a story |  |  |  | about the singer's wedding | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme |
| 2 | **wed** |  | the singer |  |  |  |  |  | nom wedding «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tabloid headlines are big, bold and short.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:x2:1
# text = Tabloid headlines are big, bold and short.
1	Tabloid	tabloid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	headlines	headline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	bold	bold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Tabloid headlines |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Tabloid headlines *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Tabloid headlines *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We compared a tabloid with a broadsheet in English class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:x3:1
# text = We compared a tabloid with a broadsheet in English class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	compared	compare	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	tabloid	tabloid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	broadsheet	broadsheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | past | We | a tabloid |  |  |  | with a broadsheet in English class | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent tabloid=Patient with broadsheet=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Don't believe everything you read in the tabloids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:x4:1
# text = Don't believe everything you read in the tabloids.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	believe	believe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tabloids	tabloid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **not** **believe** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus |
| 2 | **read** | present | you |  |  | the tabloids |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story was full of tabloid gossip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:x5:1
# text = The story was full of tabloid gossip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tabloid	tabloid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the story |  |  |  |  | of tabloid gossip; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some serious newspapers now print in tabloid size.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabloid:x6:1
# text = Some serious newspapers now print in tabloid size.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	print	print	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	tabloid	tabloid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | present | some serious newspapers |  |  | tabloid size | now |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in size=Destination |

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