impromptu

Who acts: We, class, Toad, teacher, Schubert, street musician · What happens: do, make, spur, write, sound, make up · To what, where: impromptu speech, spur, moment, short piece, music, spot

«impromptu» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: impromptu in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Done or made without planning or practice, on the spur of the moment: «an impromptu speech».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 made	cc
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Done	conj
4	without	without	ADP	_	5 planning	case
5	planning	planning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 practice	cc
7	practice	practice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 planning	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 spur	punct
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 spur	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 spur	det
11	spur	spur	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 moment	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 moment	det
14	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 spur	nmod
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 speech	punct
17	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 speech	det
18	impromptu	impromptu	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 speech	amod
19	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obl
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 speech	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	do	participle	a impromptu speech			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	participle		the spur of the moment	without planning or practice	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	spur		the moment			nom spur «communication transitive»: of=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

Usage: noun, music — kept apart, not parsed.

A short piece of music written to sound as if it were made up on the spot.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 piece	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 piece	amod
3	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 music	case
5	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 piece	nmod
6	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 piece	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 sound	mark
8	sound	sound	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 written	xcomp
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 made	mark
10	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 made	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 made	nsubj:pass
12	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 made	aux:pass
13	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 sound	advcl
14	up	up	ADP	_	13 made	compound:prt
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 spot	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 spot	det
17	spot	spot	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 made	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	write	participle	a short piece of music not said here		vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	sound	to-infinitive			vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	make up	past · passive	music	the spot	vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot

Example 1

We had an impromptu picnic in the park.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 picnic	det
4	impromptu	impromptu	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 picnic	compound
5	picnic	picnic	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 park	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 park	det
8	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 picnic	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	a impromptu picnic		the park			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient

Example 2

The class gave an impromptu concert for the head teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 class	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 concert	det
5	impromptu	impromptu	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 concert	compound
6	concert	concert	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 teacher	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 teacher	det
9	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 teacher	compound
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the class	a impromptu concert				for the head teacher	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent concert=Theme for teacher=Asset

Example 3

Toad sang an impromptu song all about his own cleverness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 sang	nsubj
2	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 song	det
4	impromptu	impromptu	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 song	compound
5	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sang	obj
6	all	all	ADV	_	10 cleverness	advmod
7	about	about	ADP	_	10 cleverness	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 cleverness	nmod:poss
9	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cleverness	amod
10	cleverness	cleverness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sang	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	past	Toad	a impromptu song				about Toad's own cleverness	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme

Example 4

The teacher asked me to give an impromptu speech.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 asked	iobj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 give	mark
6	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 asked	xcomp
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 speech	det
8	impromptu	impromptu	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 speech	compound
9	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the teacher		me				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic
2	give not said to happen	to-infinitive	the teacher not said here	a impromptu speech					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme

Example 5

Schubert wrote famous impromptus for piano.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Schubert	Schubert	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 impromptus	amod
4	impromptus	impromptu	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 piano	case
6	piano	piano	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	Schubert	famous impromptus				for piano	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent impromptu=Result for piano=Beneficiary

Example 6

The street musician gave an impromptu show.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 musician	det
2	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 musician	compound
3	musician	musician	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	nsubj
4	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 show	det
6	impromptu	impromptu	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 show	amod
7	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the street musician	a impromptu show					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Theme

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