instigator Who acts: person, teacher, He, She, you, fox · What happens: start, cause, begin, want, know, be · To what, where: something, action, instigator, treehouse, instigators, story · Speech: someone speaks here
«instigator» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: instigator in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who starts something, especially trouble such as a fight, argument or protest.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct advmod nmod case fixed det nmod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON starts VERB something PRON , PUNCT especially ADV trouble NOUN such ADJ as ADP a DET fight NOUN , PUNCT argument NOUN or CCONJ protest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 starts nsubj 4 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 starts obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 trouble punct 7 especially especially ADV _ 8 trouble advmod 8 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 5 something nmod 9 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 12 fight case 10 as as ADP _ 9 such fixed 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 fight det 12 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 8 trouble nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 argument punct 14 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 12 fight conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 protest cc 16 protest protest NOUN Number=Sing 12 fight conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 start present a person something vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
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 A person who causes an action or plan to begin: the instigator of the idea.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc conj mark advcl punct det obl case det nmod punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON causes VERB an DET action NOUN or CCONJ plan NOUN to PART begin VERB : PUNCT the DET instigator NOUN of ADP the DET idea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 causes nsubj 4 causes cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 action det 6 action action NOUN Number=Sing 4 causes obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 plan cc 8 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 6 action conj 9 to to PART _ 10 begin mark 10 begin begin VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 causes advcl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 instigator punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 instigator det 13 instigator instigator NOUN Number=Sing 10 begin obl 14 of of ADP _ 16 idea case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 idea det 16 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 13 instigator nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 cause present a person a action or plan vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition action=Patient 2 begin to-infinitive a person not said here the instigator of the idea vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 1 The teacher wanted to know who was the instigator of the snowball fight.
det nsubj mark xcomp nsubj cop det ccomp case det compound nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN wanted VERB to PART know VERB who PRON was AUX the DET instigator NOUN of ADP the DET snowball NOUN fight NOUN . PUNCT 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 wanted nsubj 3 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 know mark 5 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wanted xcomp 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 instigator nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 instigator cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 instigator det 9 instigator instigator NOUN Number=Sing 5 know ccomp 10 of of ADP _ 13 fight case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 fight det 12 snowball snowball NOUN Number=Sing 13 fight compound 13 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 9 instigator nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 wanted punct
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1 want past the teacher vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 know not said to happen to-infinitive the teacher not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 is a past the instigator of the snowball fight tree rules
Example 2 He was the instigator of the plan to build a treehouse.
nsubj cop det case det nmod mark acl det obj punct root He PRON was AUX the DET instigator NOUN of ADP the DET plan NOUN to PART build VERB a DET treehouse NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 instigator nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 instigator cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 instigator det 4 instigator instigator NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 plan case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 plan det 7 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 4 instigator nmod 8 to to PART _ 9 build mark 9 build build VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 plan acl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 treehouse det 11 treehouse treehouse NOUN Number=Sing 9 build obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 instigator punct
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1 is a past He the instigator of the plan tree rules 2 build to-infinitive He not said here a treehouse vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset treehouse=Product
Example 3 The instigators of the riot were arrested.
det nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass punct root The DET instigators NOUN of ADP the DET riot NOUN were AUX arrested VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 instigators det 2 instigators instigator NOUN Number=Plur 7 arrested nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 5 riot case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 riot det 5 riot riot NOUN Number=Sing 2 instigators nmod 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 arrested aux:pass 7 arrested arrest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 arrested punct
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1 arrest past · passive the instigators of the riot vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 4 She was the instigator of our class charity sale.
nsubj cop det case nmod:poss compound compound nmod punct root She PRON was AUX the DET instigator NOUN of ADP our PRON class NOUN charity NOUN sale NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 instigator nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 instigator cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 instigator det 4 instigator instigator NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 9 sale case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 sale nmod:poss 7 class class NOUN Number=Sing 8 charity compound 8 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 9 sale compound 9 sale sale NOUN Number=Sing 4 instigator nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 instigator punct
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1 is a past She the instigator of our charity sale tree rules
Example 5 Don't be the instigator of unkind games.
advmod cop det obj case amod nmod punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX the DET instigator NOUN of ADP unkind ADJ games NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 instigator advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 instigator cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 instigator det 5 instigator instigator NOUN Number=Sing 1 Do obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 games case 7 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 8 games amod 8 games game NOUN Number=Plur 5 instigator nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is a infinitive the instigator of unkind games tree rules
Example 6 In the story, the fox was the instigator of every trick in the farmyard.
The tree, 14 words case det obl punct det nsubj cop det case det nmod case det nmod punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET fox NOUN was AUX the DET instigator NOUN of ADP every DET trick NOUN in ADP the DET farmyard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 instigator obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fox det 6 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 9 instigator nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 instigator cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 instigator det 9 instigator instigator NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 12 trick case 11 every every DET PronType=Tot 12 trick det 12 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing 9 instigator nmod 13 in in ADP _ 15 farmyard case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 farmyard det 15 farmyard farmyard NOUN Number=Sing 12 trick nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 instigator punct
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1 is a past the fox the instigator the story of every trick in the farmyard tree rules
Example 7 Unprepared for this sudden attack he admitted his guilt, but pointed to the wife of Xuthus as the instigator of the crime.
The tree, 22 words case det amod obl nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct cc conj case det obl case nmod case det obl case det nmod punct root Unprepared VERB for ADP this DET sudden ADJ attack NOUN he PRON admitted VERB his PRON guilt NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ pointed VERB to ADP the DET wife NOUN of ADP Xuthus PROPN as ADP the DET instigator NOUN of ADP the DET crime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unprepared unprepar VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 for for ADP _ 5 attack case 3 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 attack det 4 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 5 attack amod 5 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 1 Unprepared obl 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 admitted nsubj 7 admitted admit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 attack acl:relcl 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 guilt nmod:poss 9 guilt guilt NOUN Number=Sing 7 admitted obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 pointed punct 11 but but CCONJ _ 12 pointed cc 12 pointed point VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Unprepared conj 13 to to ADP _ 15 wife case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 wife det 15 wife wife NOUN Number=Sing 12 pointed obl 16 of of ADP _ 17 Xuthus case 17 Xuthus Xuthus PROPN Number=Sing 15 wife nmod 18 as as ADP _ 20 instigator case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 instigator det 20 instigator instigator NOUN Number=Sing 12 pointed obl 21 of of ADP _ 23 crime case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 crime det 23 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 20 instigator nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 1 Unprepared punct
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1 unprepar participle for this sudden attack tree rules 2 admit speech: other past he his guilt vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guilt=Theme 3 point participle the wife of Xuthus as the instigator of the crime vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to wife=Recipient
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