imperative Who acts: imperative, It, you, Recipes, Bossy verbs, Saving · What happens: be, use, give, sit down, mix, mean · To what, where: form, verb, orders, flour, something, door · Speech: someone speaks here
«imperative» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: imperative in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
The imperative is the form of a verb used to give orders, instructions or advice, like «Sit down!» or «Mix the flour».
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod acl mark xcomp obj punct conj cc conj punct case punct conj compound:prt punct punct cc punct conj det obj punct punct root The DET imperative ADJ is AUX the DET form NOUN of ADP a DET verb NOUN used VERB to PART give VERB orders NOUN , PUNCT instructions NOUN or CCONJ advice NOUN , PUNCT like ADP « PUNCT Sit VERB down ADP ! PUNCT » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT Mix VERB the DET flour NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 imperative det 2 imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos 5 form nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 form cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 form det 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 verb case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 verb det 8 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nmod 9 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 verb acl 10 to to PART _ 11 give mark 11 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 used xcomp 12 orders order NOUN Number=Plur 11 give obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 instructions punct 14 instructions instruction NOUN Number=Plur 12 orders conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 advice cc 16 advice advice NOUN Number=Sing 12 orders conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 Sit punct 18 like like ADP _ 20 Sit case 19 « « PUNCT _ 20 Sit punct 20 Sit sit VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 used conj 21 down down ADP _ 20 Sit compound:prt 22 ! ! PUNCT _ 20 Sit punct 23 » » PUNCT _ 20 Sit punct 24 or or CCONJ _ 26 Mix cc 25 « « PUNCT _ 26 Mix punct 26 Mix mix VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 Sit conj 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 flour det 28 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 26 Mix obj 29 » » PUNCT _ 26 Mix punct 30 . . PUNCT _ 5 form punct
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1 is a present the imperative the form of a verb tree rules 2 use participle a verb not said here vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 give to-infinitive orders and instructions or advice vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme 4 sit down in a quote infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 mix in a quote infinitive the flour vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flour=Patient
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 Imperative means extremely important or urgent, as in «It is imperative that you arrive on time».
The tree, 16 words nsubj advmod ccomp cc conj punct mark fixed punct nsubj cop conj mark nsubj advcl case obl punct punct root Imperative ADJ means VERB extremely ADV important ADJ or CCONJ urgent ADJ , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT It PRON is AUX imperative ADJ that SCONJ you PRON arrive VERB on ADP time NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 extremely extremely ADV _ 4 important advmod 4 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means ccomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 urgent cc 6 urgent urgent ADJ Degree=Pos 4 important conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 imperative punct 8 as as SCONJ _ 13 imperative mark 9 in in ADP _ 8 as fixed 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 imperative punct 11 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 imperative nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 imperative cop 13 imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos 4 important conj 14 that that SCONJ _ 16 arrive mark 15 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 arrive nsubj 16 arrive arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 imperative advcl 17 on on ADP _ 18 time case 18 time time NOUN Number=Sing 16 arrive obl 19 » » PUNCT _ 16 arrive punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Imperative vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is in a quote present It imperative property tree rules 3 arrive in a quote present you time vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 An imperative is something you must do, a duty or need.
det amod cop nsubj aux acl:relcl punct det parataxis cc conj punct root An DET imperative ADJ is AUX something PRON you PRON must AUX do VERB , PUNCT a DET duty NOUN or CCONJ need VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 something det 2 imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 do nsubj 6 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 do aux 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 something acl:relcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 duty punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 duty det 10 duty duty NOUN Number=Sing 4 something parataxis 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 need cc 12 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 duty conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present something tree rules 2 do must you vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 need present vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Example 1 «Close the door» uses an imperative verb.
punct csubj det obj punct det amod obj punct root « PUNCT Close VERB the DET door NOUN » PUNCT uses VERB an DET imperative ADJ verb NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Close punct 2 Close close VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 uses csubj 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 door det 4 door door NOUN Number=Sing 2 Close obj 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Close punct 6 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 verb det 8 imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos 9 verb amod 9 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 6 uses obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 uses punct
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1 close in a quote infinitive the door vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient 2 use present a imperative verb vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verb=Patient
Example 2 Recipes are full of imperatives like «stir» and «bake».
nsubj cop case obl case punct nmod punct cc punct conj punct punct root Recipes NOUN are AUX full ADJ of ADP imperatives NOUN like ADP « PUNCT stir NOUN » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT bake NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Recipes recipe NOUN Number=Plur 3 full nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 full cop 3 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 imperatives case 5 imperatives imperative NOUN Number=Plur 3 full obl 6 like like ADP _ 8 stir case 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 stir punct 8 stir stir NOUN Number=Sing 5 imperatives nmod 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 stir punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 bake cc 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 bake punct 12 bake bake NOUN Number=Sing 8 stir conj 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 bake punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 full punct
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1 is present Recipes of imperatives like stir and bake; full property tree rules
Example 3 It is imperative that you wear a helmet.
nsubj cop mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root It PRON is AUX imperative ADJ that SCONJ you PRON wear VERB a DET helmet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 imperative nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 imperative cop 3 imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 wear mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 wear nsubj 6 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 imperative advcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 helmet det 8 helmet helmet NOUN Number=Sing 6 wear obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 imperative punct
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1 is present It imperative property tree rules 2 wear present you a helmet vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme
Example 4 Bossy verbs are imperatives.
amod nsubj cop punct root Bossy ADJ verbs NOUN are AUX imperatives NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 verbs amod 2 verbs verb NOUN Number=Plur 4 imperatives nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 imperatives cop 4 imperatives imperative NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 imperatives punct
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1 is a present Bossy verbs imperatives tree rules
Example 5 Write instructions using imperative verbs.
obj advcl amod obj punct root Write VERB instructions NOUN using VERB imperative ADJ verbs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 instructions instruction NOUN Number=Plur 1 Write obj 3 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Write advcl 4 imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos 5 verbs amod 5 verbs verb NOUN Number=Plur 3 using obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
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1 write imperative you not said here instructions vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme 2 use gerund you not said here imperative verbs vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verb=Patient
Example 6 Saving the forest is a moral imperative.
csubj det obj cop det amod punct root Saving VERB the DET forest NOUN is AUX a DET moral ADJ imperative ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saving save VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 imperative csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 forest det 3 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 1 Saving obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 imperative cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 imperative det 6 moral moral ADJ Degree=Pos 7 imperative amod 7 imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 imperative punct
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1 save gerund the forest vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forest=Theme 2 is present Saving imperative property tree rules
Example 7 But he knew that he must go, for the call was imperative.
cc nsubj mark nsubj aux ccomp punct mark det nsubj cop conj punct root But CCONJ he PRON knew VERB that SCONJ he PRON must AUX go VERB , PUNCT for SCONJ the DET call NOUN was AUX imperative ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 3 knew cc 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 knew nsubj 3 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 7 go mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 go nsubj 6 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 go aux 7 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 knew ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 imperative punct 9 for for SCONJ _ 13 imperative mark 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 call det 11 call call NOUN Number=Sing 13 imperative nsubj 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 imperative cop 13 imperative imperative ADJ Degree=Pos 7 go conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 knew punct
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1 know past he vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 go must he vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is past the call imperative property tree rules
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