instinct Who acts: natural way, Birds, sense, Spiders, Baby turtles, instinct · What happens: behave, bear, not need, learn, build, be · To what, where: natural way, nests, sense, instinct, webs, sea · Speech: someone speaks here
«instinct» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: instinct in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A natural way of behaving that an animal or person is born with and does not need to learn (Birds build nests by instinct).
The tree, 24 words det amod nsubj:pass mark acl mark det advcl cc conj aux:pass obl cc aux advmod conj mark xcomp punct nsubj ccomp obj case obl punct punct root A DET natural ADJ way NOUN of SCONJ behaving VERB that SCONJ an DET animal NOUN or CCONJ person NOUN is AUX born VERB with ADP and CCONJ does AUX not PART need VERB to PART learn VERB ( PUNCT Birds NOUN build VERB nests NOUN by ADP instinct NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 way det 2 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 3 way amod 3 way way NOUN Number=Sing 12 born nsubj:pass 4 of of SCONJ _ 5 behaving mark 5 behaving behave VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 way acl 6 that that SCONJ _ 8 animal mark 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 animal det 8 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 5 behaving advcl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 person cc 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 animal conj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 born aux:pass 12 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 13 with with ADP _ 12 born obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 17 need cc 15 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 need aux 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 need advmod 17 need need VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 born conj 18 to to PART _ 19 learn mark 19 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 need xcomp 20 ( ( PUNCT _ 22 build punct 21 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 22 build nsubj 22 build build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 learn ccomp 23 nests nest NOUN Number=Plur 22 build obj 24 by by ADP _ 25 instinct case 25 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 22 build obl 26 ) ) PUNCT _ 22 build punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 12 born punct
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1 behave gerund a natural way not said here vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 2 bear present · passive a natural way vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 not need present · do-support vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 4 learn not said to happen to-infinitive vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 build present Birds nests by instinct vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Product
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 strong feeling or sense about what is true or what to do, without thinking it through (trust your instinct).
The tree, 20 words det amod cc conj mark nsubj cop acl cc obj mark conj punct mark advcl obj compound:prt punct parataxis nmod:poss obj punct punct root A DET strong ADJ feeling NOUN or CCONJ sense NOUN about SCONJ what PRON is AUX true ADJ or CCONJ what PRON to PART do VERB , PUNCT without SCONJ thinking VERB it PRON through ADP ( PUNCT trust VERB your PRON instinct NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 feeling det 2 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 feeling amod 3 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 sense cc 5 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 3 feeling conj 6 about about SCONJ _ 9 true mark 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 true nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 true cop 9 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sense acl 10 or or CCONJ _ 13 do cc 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 13 do obj 12 to to PART _ 13 do mark 13 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 true conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 thinking punct 15 without without SCONJ _ 16 thinking mark 16 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 do advcl 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 thinking obj 18 through through ADP _ 16 thinking compound:prt 19 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 trust punct 20 trust trust VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 13 do parataxis 21 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 instinct nmod:poss 22 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 20 trust obj 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 trust punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 3 feeling punct
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1 is present sense true property tree rules 2 do to-infinitive sense not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality 3 think through speech: other gerund sense not said here sense vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme 4 trust infinitive your instinct vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instinct=Theme
Meaning 3 A natural ability or talent (an instinct for music).
det amod cc conj punct det appos case nmod punct punct root A DET natural ADJ ability NOUN or CCONJ talent NOUN ( PUNCT an DET instinct NOUN for ADP music NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 ability det 2 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 3 ability amod 3 ability ability NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 talent cc 5 talent talent NOUN Number=Sing 3 ability conj 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 instinct punct 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 instinct det 8 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 3 ability appos 9 for for ADP _ 10 music case 10 music music NOUN Number=Sing 8 instinct nmod 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 instinct punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 ability punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 Spiders spin webs by instinct.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Spiders NOUN spin VERB webs NOUN by ADP instinct NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spiders spider NOUN Number=Plur 2 spin nsubj 2 spin spin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 webs web NOUN Number=Plur 2 spin obj 4 by by ADP _ 5 instinct case 5 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 2 spin obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 spin punct
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1 spin present Spiders webs by instinct vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent web=Theme
Example 2 Baby turtles go towards the sea by instinct.
compound nsubj case det obl case obl punct root Baby NOUN turtles NOUN go VERB towards ADP the DET sea NOUN by ADP instinct NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 turtles compound 2 turtles turtle NOUN Number=Plur 3 go nsubj 3 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 towards towards ADP _ 6 sea case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sea det 6 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 3 go obl 7 by by ADP _ 8 instinct case 8 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 3 go obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 go punct
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1 go present Baby turtles the sea by instinct vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme towards sea=Initial_Location
Example 3 My instinct told me something was wrong, so I left.
nmod:poss nsubj iobj nsubj cop ccomp punct advmod nsubj conj punct root My PRON instinct NOUN told VERB me PRON something PRON was AUX wrong ADJ , PUNCT so ADV I PRON left VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 instinct nmod:poss 2 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 3 told nsubj 3 told tell 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 told iobj 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 wrong nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 wrong cop 7 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 told ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 left punct 9 so so ADV _ 11 left advmod 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 left nsubj 11 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 told conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past My instinct me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient 2 is past something wrong property tree rules 3 leave past I vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Trust your instincts if a stranger makes you feel uncomfortable.
nmod:poss obj mark det nsubj advcl obj xcomp xcomp punct root Trust VERB your PRON instincts NOUN if SCONJ a DET stranger NOUN makes VERB you PRON feel VERB uncomfortable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trust trust VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 instincts nmod:poss 3 instincts instinct NOUN Number=Plur 1 Trust obj 4 if if SCONJ _ 7 makes mark 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stranger det 6 stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Trust advcl 8 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 makes obj 9 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 makes xcomp 10 uncomfortable uncomfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 9 feel xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Trust punct
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1 trust imperative you not said here your instincts vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instinct=Theme 2 make a condition, not said to happen present a stranger you tree rules 3 feel infinitive you not said here uncomfortable property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 A cat's instinct is to chase things that move.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop mark obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET cat NOUN 's PART instinct NOUN is AUX to PART chase VERB things NOUN that PRON move VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 instinct nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 cat case 4 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 7 chase nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 chase cop 6 to to PART _ 7 chase mark 7 chase chase VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 chase obj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 move nsubj 10 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 things acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 chase punct
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1 is present a cat's instinct chase property tree rules 2 move present things vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 She has a good instinct for which questions to ask.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod mark parataxis punct root She PRON has VERB a DET good ADJ instinct NOUN for ADP which DET questions NOUN to PART ask VERB . 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 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 instinct det 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 instinct amod 5 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 questions case 7 which which DET PronType=Int 8 questions det 8 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 5 instinct nmod 9 to to PART _ 10 ask mark 10 ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 instinct parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present She a good instinct for which questions vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instinct=Patient 2 ask speech: ask to-infinitive vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Survival instinct made the deer run.
compound nsubj det nsubj ccomp punct root Survival NOUN instinct NOUN made VERB the DET deer NOUN run VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Survival survival NOUN Number=Sing 2 instinct compound 2 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 deer det 5 deer deer NOUN Number=Plur 6 run nsubj 6 run run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made ccomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Survival instinct tree rules 2 run present the deer vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 In his excitement he had forgotten the river, and it was not till the cold water touched his feet that he stood still by instinct.
The tree, 25 words case nmod:poss obl nsubj aux det obj punct cc nsubj cop advmod case det amod nsubj conj nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl advmod case obl punct root In ADP his PRON excitement NOUN he PRON had AUX forgotten VERB the DET river NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ it PRON was AUX not PART till ADP the DET cold ADJ water NOUN touched VERB his PRON feet NOUN that SCONJ he PRON stood VERB still ADV by ADP instinct NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 excitement case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 excitement nmod:poss 3 excitement excitement NOUN Number=Sing 6 forgotten obl 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 forgotten nsubj 5 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 forgotten aux 6 forgotten forget VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 river det 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 6 forgotten obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 18 touched punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 17 water cc 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 water nsubj 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 water cop 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 water advmod 14 till till ADP _ 17 water case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 water det 16 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 17 water amod 17 water water NOUN Number=Sing 18 touched nsubj 18 touched touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 forgotten conj 19 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 feet nmod:poss 20 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 18 touched obj 21 that that SCONJ _ 23 stood mark 22 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 stood nsubj 23 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 touched advcl 24 still still ADV _ 23 stood advmod 25 by by ADP _ 26 instinct case 26 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 23 stood obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 forgotten punct
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1 forget past · perfect he the river his excitement tree rules 2 not is past river till the cold water tree rules 3 touch past the cold water water's feet vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme foot=Co-Theme 4 stand past water still by instinct vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by instinct=Location 5 excite his = he nom excitement «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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