nosy Who acts: Nosy, nosy person, nosy neighbour, you, that, little sister · What happens: mean, ask, watch, do, not be, be · To what, where: interested, many personal questions, everyone, window, private letter, head
«nosy» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: nosy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Nosy means too interested in other people's private business.
nsubj advmod obj case amod nmod:poss case amod obl punct root Nosy ADJ means VERB too ADV interested ADJ in ADP other ADJ people NOUN 's PART private ADJ business NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nosy nosy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 too too ADV _ 4 interested advmod 4 interested interested ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means obj 5 in in ADP _ 10 business case 6 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 business nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 people case 9 private private ADJ Degree=Pos 10 business amod 10 business business NOUN Number=Sing 4 interested obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Nosy interested vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interested=Topic
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 A nosy person asks too many personal questions or snoops.
det amod nsubj advmod amod amod obj cc conj punct root A DET nosy ADJ person NOUN asks VERB too ADV many ADJ personal ADJ questions NOUN or CCONJ snoops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 nosy nosy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 asks nsubj 4 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 too too ADV _ 6 many advmod 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 questions amod 7 personal personal ADJ Degree=Pos 8 questions amod 8 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 4 asks obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 snoops cc 10 snoops snoop NOUN Number=Plur 8 questions conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 asks punct
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1 ask speech: ask present a nosy person many personal questions or snoops vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient
Example 1 Our nosy neighbour watches everyone from her window.
nmod:poss amod nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Our PRON nosy ADJ neighbour NOUN watches VERB everyone PRON from ADP her PRON window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 neighbour nmod:poss 2 nosy nosy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 neighbour amod 3 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 4 watches nsubj 4 watches watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 4 watches obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 window case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 window nmod:poss 8 window window NOUN Number=Sing 4 watches obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 watches punct
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1 watch present Our nosy neighbour everyone neighbour's window vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme
Example 2 Don't be nosy; that's her private letter.
advmod cop obj punct nsubj cop nmod:poss amod obl punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX nosy ADJ ; PUNCT that PRON 's AUX her PRON private ADJ letter NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 nosy advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 nosy cop 4 nosy nosy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 letter punct 6 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 letter nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 letter cop 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 letter nmod:poss 9 private private ADJ Degree=Pos 10 letter amod 10 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 4 nosy obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive nosy property tree rules 3 is a present that her private letter tree rules
Example 3 My little sister is so nosy!
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop advmod punct root My PRON little ADJ sister NOUN is AUX so ADV nosy ADJ ! PUNCT 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 3 sister nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 nosy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 nosy cop 5 so so ADV _ 6 nosy advmod 6 nosy nosy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 nosy punct
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1 is present My little sister nosy property tree rules
Example 4 The nosy cat poked its head into my bag.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET nosy ADJ cat NOUN poked VERB its PRON head NOUN into ADP my PRON bag NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cat det 2 nosy nosy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cat amod 3 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 poked nsubj 4 poked poke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 head nmod:poss 6 head head NOUN Number=Sing 4 poked obj 7 into into ADP _ 9 bag case 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 bag nmod:poss 9 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 4 poked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 poked punct
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1 poke past the nosy cat cat's head into my bag vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent head=Instrument into bag=Patient
Example 5 He asked lots of nosy questions.
nsubj obj case amod nmod punct root He PRON asked VERB lots NOUN of ADP nosy ADJ questions NOUN . PUNCT 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 asked nsubj 2 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 2 asked obj 4 of of ADP _ 6 questions case 5 nosy nosy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 questions amod 6 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 3 lots nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past He lots of nosy questions vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient
Example 6 Stop being a nosy parker.
cop det amod xcomp punct root Stop VERB being AUX a DET nosy ADJ parker NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 parker cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 parker det 4 nosy nosy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 parker amod 5 parker parker NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stop xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 is a gerund you not said here a nosy parker tree rules
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