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title: whoopee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «whoopee» in the school dictionary: «Whoopee!» is a word you shout when you are very happy and excited. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# whoopee

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**Who acts:** Whoopee, you, that, whoopee cushion, rubber cushion, someone · **What happens:** be, shout, say, mean, not be, make · **To what, where:** word, It, rubber cushion, rude noise, cushion, Whoopee school · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«whoopee» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [whoopee in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/whoopee.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Whoopee!» is a word you shout when you are very happy and excited.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:m1:1
# text = «Whoopee!» is a word you shout when you are very happy and excited.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	shout	shout	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Whoopee | a word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | you | a word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It can also be said sarcastically, meaning «so what, that is not exciting» («Oh, whoopee, more homework»).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:m2:1
# text = It can also be said sarcastically, meaning «so what, that is not exciting» («Oh, whoopee, more homework»).
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	sarcastically	sarcastically	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	22	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
22	whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	25	amod	_	_
25	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | can · passive |  | It |  |  |  | sarcastically *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | exciting *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A whoopee cushion is a joke rubber cushion that makes a rude noise when someone sits on it.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:m3:1
# text = A whoopee cushion is a joke rubber cushion that makes a rude noise when someone sits on it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
16	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a whoopee cushion | a rubber cushion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a rubber cushion | a rude noise |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product |
| 3 | **sit** | present | someone |  |  | cushion |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on it=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whoopee, school is closed for snow!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:x1:1
# text = Whoopee, school is closed for snow!
1	Whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | present · passive |  | Whoopee school |  |  |  | for snow | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Whoopee!» shouted Sam as he went down the slide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:x2:1
# text = «Whoopee!» shouted Sam as he went down the slide.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	slide	slide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | Whoopee | Sam |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sam=Topic |
| 2 | **go down** | past | Whoopee | the slide |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient slide=Extent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We won the match — whoopee!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:x3:1
# text = We won the match — whoopee!
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | We | the match |  |  |  | whoopee *obl* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Oh, whoopee, another spelling test,» she said with a sigh.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:x4:1
# text = «Oh, whoopee, another spelling test,» she said with a sigh.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sigh	sigh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  | with a sigh | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with sigh=Manner |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hid a whoopee cushion on the teacher's chair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:x5:1
# text = He hid a whoopee cushion on the teacher's chair.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	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	whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | He | a whoopee cushion |  | the teacher's chair |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cushion=Patient on chair=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone laughed when the whoopee cushion went off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:x6:1
# text = Everyone laughed when the whoopee cushion went off.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | Everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go off** | past | the whoopee cushion |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa said «Whoopee!» when he heard the good news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:x7:1
# text = Grandpa said «Whoopee!» when he heard the good news.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Whoopee	whoopee	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Grandpa |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hear** | past | Grandpa | the good news |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whoopee, it's pizza night!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whoopee:x8:1
# text = Whoopee, it's pizza night!
1	Whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Whoopee | pizza night |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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