ng

Who acts: that, plan, words, you, engineer, NG · What happens: make, be, sing, ring, bang, think · To what, where: one sound, end, ng, finger, broken part, good

«ng» 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: ng in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: phonics — kept apart, not parsed.

The letter pair «ng» that makes one sound, as at the end of sing, ring and long.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 pair	det
2	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pair	compound
3	pair	pair	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 ng	punct
5	ng	ng	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pair	conj
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 pair	punct
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 makes	nsubj
8	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pair	parataxis
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 sound	nummod
10	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 makes	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 end	punct
12	as	as	ADP	_	15 end	case
13	at	at	ADP	_	15 end	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 end	det
15	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 makes	parataxis
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 sing	case
17	sing	sing	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 end	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 ring	punct
19	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 end	conj
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 long	cc
21	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 end	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pair	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	that	one sound					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product

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

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

«no good», as in «that plan is NG».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 good	punct
2	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	3 good	det
3	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 good	punct
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 NG	punct
6	as	as	ADP	_	12 NG	case
7	in	in	ADP	_	12 NG	case
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 NG	punct
9	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 plan	det
10	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 NG	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 NG	cop
12	NG	NG	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 good	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 NG	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	that plan					as NG	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

A short code for Nigeria (NG) or for «National Guard» or «nanogram» (ng) in science.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 code	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 code	amod
3	code	code	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 Nigeria	case
5	Nigeria	Nigeria	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 code	nmod
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 NG	punct
7	NG	NG	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Nigeria	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 NG	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 Guard	cc
10	for	for	ADP	_	13 Guard	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 Guard	punct
12	National	National	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 Guard	amod
13	Guard	Guard	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Nigeria	conj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 Guard	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 nanogram	cc
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 nanogram	punct
17	nanogram	nanogram	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 code	conj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 nanogram	punct
19	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 ng	punct
20	ng	ng	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 nanogram	appos
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 ng	punct
22	in	in	ADP	_	23 science	case
23	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 nanogram	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 code	punct

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

Example 1

The words sing, ring and bang all end in «ng».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 words	det
2	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sing	nsubj
3	sing	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 ring	punct
5	ring	ring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sing	conj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 bang	cc
7	bang	bang	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sing	conj
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 end	det
9	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bang	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 ng	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 ng	punct
12	ng	ng	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bang	obl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 bang	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	sing speech: express	present	the words			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	ring	present	the words not said here			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	bang	present	the words not said here	all end	ng	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent end=Theme in ng=Trajectory

Example 2

Can you think of five words with «ng» at the end?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 think	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 think	nsubj
3	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 words	case
5	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 words	nummod
6	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 think	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 ng	case
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 ng	punct
9	ng	ng	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 words	nmod
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 ng	punct
11	at	at	ADP	_	13 end	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 end	det
13	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ng	nmod
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 think	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	can	you					of five words with ng at the end	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

In «finger» you can hear «ng» followed by a «g» sound.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 finger	case
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 finger	punct
3	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hear	obl
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 finger	punct
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 hear	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 hear	aux
7	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 ng	punct
9	ng	ng	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hear	obj
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 ng	punct
11	followed	follow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 ng	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	17 sound	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 sound	det
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 g	punct
15	g	G	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 sound	compound
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 g	punct
17	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 followed	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	can	you	ng		finger			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer ng=Stimulus
2	follow	participle		ng not said here				by a g sound	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by sound=Location

Example 4

The engineer wrote «NG» on the broken part, meaning no good.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 engineer	det
2	engineer	engineer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	nsubj
3	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 NG	punct
5	NG	NG	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	obj
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 NG	punct
7	on	on	ADP	_	10 part	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 part	det
9	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 part	amod
10	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 meaning	punct
12	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 wrote	advcl
13	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	14 good	det
14	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 meaning	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	write	past	the engineer	NG	the broken part	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ng=Theme on part=Destination
2	break	participle				vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	mean	gerund	the engineer not said here	no good		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Topic

Example 5

NG is the country code for Nigeria.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	NG	NG	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 code	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 code	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 code	det
4	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 code	compound
5	code	code	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 Nigeria	case
7	Nigeria	Nigeria	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 code	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 code	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	NG	the country code				for Nigeria	tree rules

Example 6

A nanogram, written ng, is a billionth of a gram.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 nanogram	det
2	nanogram	nanogram	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 billionth	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 ng	punct
4	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 ng	amod
5	ng	ng	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 nanogram	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 nanogram	punct
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 billionth	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 billionth	det
9	billionth	billionth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 gram	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 gram	det
12	gram	gram	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 billionth	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 billionth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	participle							vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	a nanogram and written ng	a billionth				of a gram	tree rules

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