impulsively

Who acts: you, He, She, I, we, Shops · What happens: stop, think, follow, regret, jump, spend · To what, where: way, pool, pocket money, sweets, friend, treats

«impulsively» 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: impulsively in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Suddenly and without stopping to think first.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	4 stopping	advmod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 stopping	cc
3	without	without	SCONJ	_	4 stopping	mark
4	stopping	stop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 think	mark
6	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 stopping	xcomp
7	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 think	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stopping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	gerund						suddenly property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	think speech: other	to-infinitive						first property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Following a strong sudden wish or feeling, often in a way you may regret.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 wish	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 wish	det
3	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wish	amod
4	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wish	amod
5	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 feeling	cc
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wish	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 way	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	12 way	advmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 way	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 way	det
12	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wish	conj
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 regret	nsubj
14	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 regret	aux
15	regret	regret	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 way	acl:relcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 wish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	regret	may	you	a way not said here					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus

Example 1

He impulsively jumped into the pool with his clothes on.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 jumped	nsubj
2	impulsively	impulsively	ADV	_	3 jumped	advmod
3	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 pool	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pool	det
6	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jumped	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 clothes	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 clothes	nmod:poss
9	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	3 jumped	obl
10	on	on	ADV	_	3 jumped	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 jumped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jump	past	He					into the pool result; with his clothes; impulsively property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into pool=Result

Example 2

She impulsively spent all her pocket money on sweets.

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	3 spent	nsubj
2	impulsively	impulsively	ADV	_	3 spent	advmod
3	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 money	det:predet
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 money	nmod:poss
6	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 money	compound
7	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spent	obj
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 sweets	case
9	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 spent	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	She	her pocket money				on sweets goal; impulsively property	vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent money=Asset on sweet=Goal

Example 3

Don't act impulsively when you're angry; count to ten.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 act	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 act	advmod
3	act	act	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	impulsively	impulsively	ADV	_	3 act	advmod
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 angry	mark
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 angry	nsubj
7	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 angry	cop
8	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 act	advcl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 count	punct
10	count	count	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 act	conj
11	to	to	ADP	_	12 ten	case
12	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 count	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	not act	imperative · do-support	you not said here	impulsively property	vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	you	angry property	tree rules
3	count	infinitive	you not said here	to ten	vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ten=Experiencer

Example 4

I impulsively hugged my friend when we won.

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	3 hugged	nsubj
2	impulsively	impulsively	ADV	_	3 hugged	advmod
3	hugged	hug	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 friend	nmod:poss
5	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hugged	obj
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 won	mark
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 won	nsubj
8	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hugged	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hugged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hug	past	I	my friend				impulsively property	vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Co-Agent
2	win	past	we						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Shops put treats near the tills so people buy them impulsively.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	nsubj
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	treats	treat	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obj
4	near	near	ADP	_	6 tills	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tills	det
6	tills	till	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obl
7	so	so	ADV	_	9 buy	advmod
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 buy	nsubj
9	buy	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 put	advcl
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 buy	obj
11	impulsively	impulsively	ADV	_	9 buy	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	Shops	treats		the tills			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent treat=Theme near till=Destination
2	buy	present	people	treats = treat				impulsively property	vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Example 6

He answered impulsively and got the sum wrong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 answered	nsubj
2	answered	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	impulsively	impulsively	ADV	_	2 answered	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 got	cc
5	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 answered	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sum	det
7	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 got	obj
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 got	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 answered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	past	He					impulsively property	vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	get	past	He not said here	the sum				wrong property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sum=Stimulus

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