wag Who acts: you, Wag, puppy, I, wagging tail, Grandma · What happens: move, shake, show, disagree, mean, skip · To what, where: side, finger, someone, school, tail, happy dog · Speech: someone speaks here
«wag» 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: wag in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To move quickly from side to side or up and down, especially a dog's tail.
The tree, 16 words mark advmod case obl case obl cc advmod cc conj punct advmod det nmod:poss case conj punct root To PART move VERB quickly ADV from ADP side NOUN to ADP side NOUN or CCONJ up ADV and CCONJ down ADV , PUNCT especially ADV a DET dog NOUN 's PART tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 move mark 2 move move VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quickly quickly ADV _ 2 move advmod 4 from from ADP _ 5 side case 5 side side NOUN Number=Sing 2 move obl 6 to to ADP _ 7 side case 7 side side NOUN Number=Sing 9 up obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 up cc 9 up up ADV _ 2 move advmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 down cc 11 down down ADV _ 9 up conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 tail punct 13 especially especially ADV _ 17 tail advmod 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 dog det 15 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 17 tail nmod:poss 16 's 's PART _ 15 dog case 17 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 2 move conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 move punct
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1 move to-infinitive side quickly property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from side=Trajectory
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 shake a finger at someone to show you disagree.
mark det obj case obl mark advcl nsubj ccomp punct root To PART shake VERB a DET finger NOUN at ADP someone PRON to PART show VERB you PRON disagree VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 shake mark 2 shake shake VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 finger det 4 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 2 shake obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 someone case 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 shake obl 7 to to PART _ 8 show mark 8 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 shake advcl 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 disagree nsubj 10 disagree disagree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 show ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 shake punct
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1 shake to-infinitive a finger someone vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent finger=Theme at someone=Trajectory 2 show to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 disagree present you vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 "Wag" or "wag school" means skip school without permission (Australian and New Zealand slang).
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj punct cc punct compound conj punct ccomp obj case obl punct appos cc flat compound conj punct punct root " PUNCT Wag NOUN " PUNCT or CCONJ " PUNCT wag NOUN school NOUN " PUNCT means VERB skip VERB school NOUN without ADP permission NOUN ( PUNCT Australian ADJ and CCONJ New PROPN Zealand PROPN slang NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Wag punct 2 Wag wag NOUN Number=Sing 9 means nsubj 3 " " PUNCT _ 2 Wag punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 7 school cc 5 " " PUNCT _ 7 school punct 6 wag wag NOUN Number=Sing 7 school compound 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 Wag conj 8 " " PUNCT _ 7 school punct 9 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 skip skip VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 means ccomp 11 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 skip obj 12 without without ADP _ 13 permission case 13 permission permission NOUN Number=Sing 10 skip obl 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 Australian punct 15 Australian Australian ADJ Degree=Pos 13 permission appos 16 and and CCONJ _ 19 slang cc 17 New New PROPN Number=Sing 18 Zealand flat 18 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 19 slang compound 19 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 15 Australian conj 20 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 Australian punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 9 means punct
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1 mean present Wag or wag school vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 skip infinitive school without permission vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Agent
Example 1 The puppy wagged its tail when I came home.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET puppy NOUN wagged VERB its PRON tail NOUN when ADV I PRON came VERB home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 wagged nsubj 3 wagged wag VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 tail nmod:poss 5 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 3 wagged obj 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 came advmod 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 came nsubj 8 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 wagged advcl 9 home home ADV _ 8 came advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wagged punct
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1 wag past the puppy puppy's tail vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient 2 come past I home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A wagging tail doesn't always mean a happy dog.
det amod nsubj aux advmod advmod det amod obj punct root A DET wagging VERB tail NOUN does AUX n't PART always ADV mean VERB a DET happy ADJ dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tail det 2 wagging wag VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 tail amod 3 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 7 mean nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 mean aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 mean advmod 6 always always ADV PronType=Tot 7 mean advmod 7 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 dog det 9 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 dog amod 10 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 7 mean obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 mean punct
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1 wag gerund vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 not mean present · do-support a wagging tail a happy dog always property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Topic
Example 3 Grandma wagged her finger at me.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Grandma NOUN wagged VERB her PRON finger NOUN at ADP me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 wagged nsubj 2 wagged wag VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 finger nmod:poss 4 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 2 wagged obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 me case 6 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 wagged obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 wagged punct
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1 wag past Grandma Grandma's finger at me vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient
Example 4 Tongues will wag if you do that.
nsubj aux mark nsubj advcl obj punct root Tongues NOUN will AUX wag VERB if SCONJ you PRON do VERB that PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tongues tongue NOUN Number=Plur 3 wag nsubj 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 wag aux 3 wag wag VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 if if SCONJ _ 6 do mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 do nsubj 6 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wag advcl 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 do obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wag punct
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1 wag future Tongues vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 do a condition, not said to happen present you that vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality
Example 5 The dog's whole body wagged with joy.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj case obl punct root The DET dog NOUN 's PART whole ADJ body NOUN wagged VERB with ADP joy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 body nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 dog case 4 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 5 body amod 5 body body NOUN Number=Sing 6 wagged nsubj 6 wagged wag VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 with with ADP _ 8 joy case 8 joy joy NOUN Number=Sing 6 wagged obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 wagged punct
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1 wag past the dog's whole body with joy vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Always ask before you pat a dog.
advmod mark nsubj ccomp det obj punct root Always ADV ask VERB before SCONJ you PRON pat VERB a DET dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Always always ADV PronType=Tot 2 ask advmod 2 ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 before before SCONJ _ 5 pat mark 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 pat nsubj 5 pat pat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 ask ccomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dog det 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 pat obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here always property vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 pat present you a dog vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Experiencer
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