nag

Who acts: someone, person, Mum, you, I, He · What happens: keep, ask, tell, do, worry, hurt · To what, where: someone, something, annoying way, nagging doubt, you, me · Speech: someone speaks here

«nag» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: nag in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To keep asking or telling someone to do something in an annoying way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 keep	mark
2	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	asking	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 keep	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 telling	cc
5	telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 asking	conj
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 telling	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 do	mark
8	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 telling	xcomp
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 do	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	13 way	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 way	det
12	annoying	annoying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 way	amod
13	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 do	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	keep	to-infinitive				tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	gerund				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	tell speech: assert	gerund		someone		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient clause=Topic
4	do not said to happen	to-infinitive	someone not said here	something	a annoying way	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

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

To keep worrying or hurting you a little: a nagging doubt, a nagging pain.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 keep	mark
2	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	worrying	worry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 keep	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 hurting	cc
5	hurting	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 worrying	conj
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 hurting	obj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 little	det
8	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hurting	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 doubt	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 doubt	det
11	nagging	nag	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 doubt	amod
12	doubt	doubt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 worrying	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 pain	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 pain	det
15	nagging	nag	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 pain	amod
16	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 doubt	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	keep	to-infinitive		tree rules
2	worry	gerund	a nagging doubt and a nagging pain	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	hurt	gerund	you	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer little=Result
4	nag	gerund		vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	nag	gerund		vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: noun, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who nags.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 nags	nsubj
4	nags	nag	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nag	present	a person						vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: noun, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

An old or weak horse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 horse	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 horse	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 weak	cc
4	weak	weak	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 old	conj
5	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 horse	punct

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

Example 1

Mum keeps nagging me to tidy my room.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	nsubj
2	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nagging	nag	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 keeps	xcomp
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 nagging	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 tidy	mark
6	tidy	tidy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 nagging	advcl
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 room	nmod:poss
8	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tidy	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	keep	present	Mum		tree rules
2	nag	gerund	Mum not said here	me	vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient
3	tidy	to-infinitive	Mum not said here	my room	tree rules

Example 2

Stop nagging! I'll do it in a minute.

Sentence 1: Stop nagging!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	nagging	nag	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	nag	gerund	you not said here						vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: I'll do it in a minute.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 do	nsubj
2	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 do	aux
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 do	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 minute	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 minute	det
7	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 do	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	future	I	it			minute		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Example 3

I had a nagging feeling I'd forgotten something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 feeling	det
4	nagging	nag	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 feeling	amod
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 forgotten	nsubj
7	'd	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 forgotten	aux
8	forgotten	forget	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 feeling	acl:relcl
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 forgotten	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	have	past	I	a nagging feeling	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient
2	nag	gerund			vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	forget	past · perfect	I	something	tree rules

Example 4

He had a nagging cough for weeks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cough	det
4	nagging	nag	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 cough	amod
5	cough	cough	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 weeks	case
7	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cough	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	He	a nagging cough			for weeks		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cough=Patient
2	nag	gerund							vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

My sister nagged Dad until he bought ice cream.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 sister	nmod:poss
2	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nagged	nsubj
3	nagged	nag	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 nagged	obj
5	until	until	SCONJ	_	7 bought	mark
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 bought	nsubj
7	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 nagged	advcl
8	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cream	compound
9	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bought	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 nagged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nag	past	My sister	Dad					vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Patient
2	buy	past	Dad	ice cream					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Theme

Example 6

The farmer's old nag could barely pull the cart.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 farmer	det
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nag	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 farmer	case
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 nag	amod
5	nag	nag	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pull	nsubj
6	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 pull	aux
7	barely	barely	ADV	_	8 pull	advmod
8	pull	pull	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cart	det
10	cart	cart	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pull	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 pull	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	could	the farmer's old nag	the cart				barely property	vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=Theme

Example 7

Don't be such a nag.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 nag	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 nag	cop
4	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	6 nag	det:predet
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 nag	det
6	nag	nag	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Do	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is a	infinitive		such nag					tree rules

Example 8

A nagging thought kept me awake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 thought	det
2	nagging	nag	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 thought	amod
3	thought	thought	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kept	nsubj
4	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 kept	obj
6	awake	awake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 kept	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nag	gerund							vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	keep	past	a nagging thought	me				awake property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme

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