brainstorm

Who acts: session, you, 's, We, group, I · What happens: think, write, choose, do, not think, let · To what, where: group, ideas, best, this, 's, names

«brainstorm» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: brainstorm in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To think of lots of ideas quickly, in a group or alone, writing them all down before choosing the best.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 think	mark
2	think	think	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 lots	case
4	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 think	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 ideas	case
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 lots	nmod
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 think	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 group	punct
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 group	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 group	det
11	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 think	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 alone	cc
13	alone	alone	ADV	_	11 group	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 writing	punct
15	writing	write	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 think	conj
16	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 writing	obj
17	all	all	ADV	_	18 down	advmod
18	down	down	ADV	_	15 writing	advmod
19	before	before	SCONJ	_	20 choosing	mark
20	choosing	choose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 writing	advcl
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 best	det
22	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	20 choosing	obj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 think	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	to-infinitive		a group	of lots of ideas; quickly property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	write	gerund	ideas = idea		down property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
3	choose	gerund	the best			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Theme

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A session of doing this.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 session	det
2	session	session	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 doing	mark
4	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 session	acl
5	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 doing	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 session	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund	a session not said here	this					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality

Meaning 3

Usage: noun, UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A moment of confusion when you suddenly cannot think.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 moment	det
2	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 confusion	case
4	confusion	confusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 moment	nmod
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 think	advmod
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 think	nsubj
7	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	10 think	advmod
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 think	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 think	advmod
10	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 moment	acl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 moment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not think speech: other	can	you					suddenly property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: noun, US, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A sudden clever idea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 idea	det
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 idea	amod
3	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 idea	amod
4	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 idea	punct

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

Example 1

Let's brainstorm ideas for our story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	brainstorm	brainstorm	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 brainstorm	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 story	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 story	nmod:poss
7	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 brainstorm	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's					tree rules
2	brainstorm	infinitive	's not said here	ideas				for our story	tree rules

Example 2

We brainstormed names for the class pet.

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	2 brainstormed	nsubj
2	brainstormed	brainstorm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 brainstormed	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 pet	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 pet	det
6	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pet	compound
7	pet	pet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 brainstormed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 brainstormed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	brainstorm	past	We	names				for the class pet	tree rules

Example 3

Our group did a brainstorm on the board.

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	2 group	nmod:poss
2	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 brainstorm	det
5	brainstorm	brainstorm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 board	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 board	det
8	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	Our group	a brainstorm		the board			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brainstorm=Eventuality

Example 4

I had a brainstorm and forgot my own phone number.

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	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 brainstorm	det
4	brainstorm	brainstorm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 forgot	cc
6	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 number	nmod:poss
8	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 number	amod
9	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 number	compound
10	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 forgot	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	I	a brainstorm					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brainstorm=Patient
2	forget	past	I not said here	my own phone number					tree rules

Example 5

She had a brainstorm: why not sell lemonade?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 brainstorm	det
4	brainstorm	brainstorm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 sell	punct
6	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	8 sell	advmod
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 sell	advmod
8	sell	sell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 had	conj
9	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sell	obj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	She	a brainstorm					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brainstorm=Patient
2	not sell	infinitive	She not said here	lemonade					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lemonade=Theme

Example 6

Brainstorm all the words you know about the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brainstorm	brainstorm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 words	nsubj
2	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 words	det:predet
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 words	det
4	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 know	nsubj
6	know	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 words	acl:relcl
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 sea	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sea	det
9	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 know	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 words	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	present	you	all words not said here				about the sea	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus

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