slacking

Who acts: you, wind, your, coach, I, my · What happens: slack, mean, be, not do, do, get · To what, where: work, training, He, phone · Speech: someone speaks here

«slacking» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: slacking in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Slacking means being lazy and not doing work you should be doing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slacking	slack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 lazy	cop
4	lazy	lazy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	ccomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 doing	cc
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 doing	advmod
7	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 lazy	conj
8	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 doing	obj
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 doing	nsubj
10	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 doing	aux
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 doing	aux
12	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 work	acl:relcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	slack	gerund				vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is	gerund			lazy property	tree rules
4	not do	gerund		work		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality
5	do	should · progressive	you	work not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=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

Slacking means getting looser or slower, like a rope or the wind (often «slackening»).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slacking	slack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	looser	loose	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 getting	xcomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 slower	cc
6	slower	slow	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 looser	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 rope	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 rope	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 rope	det
10	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 getting	obl
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 wind	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 wind	det
13	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rope	conj
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 slackening	punct
15	often	often	ADV	_	17 slackening	advmod
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 slackening	punct
17	slackening	slacken	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 wind	acl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 slackening	punct
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 slackening	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	slack	gerund			vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	get not said to happen	gerund		like a rope or the wind; loose property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
4	slacken in a quote	gerund	the wind not said here	often property	vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Stop slacking and get on with your work.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	slacking	slack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 get	cc
4	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
5	on	on	ADP	_	4 get	compound:prt
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 work	case
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 work	nmod:poss
8	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 get	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	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	slack	gerund	you not said here		vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	get on	infinitive	you not said here	with your work	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
4	work		your		nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The coach said, «No slacking at training!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 slacking	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 slacking	punct
6	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	7 slacking	det
7	slacking	slack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 said	ccomp
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 training	case
9	training	training	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 slacking	obl
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	7 slacking	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 slacking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: express	past	the coach						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	slack in a quote	gerund				training			vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

He was caught slacking on his phone.

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	3 caught	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 caught	aux:pass
3	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	slacking	slack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 caught	xcomp
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 phone	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 phone	nmod:poss
7	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slacking	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past · passive		He					tree rules
2	slack	gerund				his phone			vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

I've been slacking with my reading this week.

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	4 slacking	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 slacking	aux
3	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 slacking	aux
4	slacking	slack	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 reading	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 reading	nmod:poss
7	reading	reading	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slacking	obl
8	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 week	det
9	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slacking	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 slacking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slack	present · perfect · progressive	I				week	with my reading	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with reading=Instrument
2	read		my						nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

We can't afford to start slacking now.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 afford	nsubj
2	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 afford	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 afford	advmod
4	afford	afford	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 start	mark
6	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 afford	xcomp
7	slacking	slack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 start	xcomp
8	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 slacking	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 afford	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	roles by
1	not afford	can	We		tree rules
2	start	to-infinitive	We not said here		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	slack	gerund	We not said here	now	vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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