The itching was getting worse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	2:det	Discourse=causal-cause:14->15:0|Entity=(18-event-new-cf1-2-sgl
2	itching	itching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	4:nsubj|5:nsubj:xsubj	Entity=18)
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	4:aux	_
4	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	0:root	_
5	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	4:xcomp	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	4:punct	_
