instinctive Who acts: Coming, spider, Pulling, Baby turtles, Spinning, nobody · What happens: do, learn, think, come, bear, know · To what, where: behaviour, instinct, web, hand, hot pan, instinctive urge · Speech: someone speaks here
«instinctive» 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: instinctive in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Done naturally, without learning or thinking about it.
advmod punct mark advcl cc conj case obl punct root Done VERB naturally ADV , PUNCT without SCONJ learning VERB or CCONJ thinking VERB about ADP it PRON . PUNCT 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 naturally naturally ADV _ 1 Done advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 learning punct 4 without without SCONJ _ 5 learning mark 5 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Done advcl 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 thinking cc 7 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 learning conj 8 about about ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 thinking obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Done punct
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1 do participle naturally property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 learn gerund vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 think speech: other gerund about it vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic
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: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Coming from instinct: behaviour an animal is born knowing, like a spider spinning a web.
The tree, 15 words csubj:pass case obl punct obl det obl:unmarked aux:pass advcl punct case det conj acl det obj punct root Coming VERB from ADP instinct NOUN : PUNCT behaviour NOUN an DET animal NOUN is AUX born VERB knowing VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET spider NOUN spinning VERB a DET web NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 born csubj:pass 2 from from ADP _ 3 instinct case 3 instinct instinct NOUN Number=Sing 1 Coming obl 4 : : PUNCT _ 5 behaviour punct 5 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 1 Coming obl 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 animal det 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 1 Coming obl:unmarked 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 born aux:pass 9 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 knowing know VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 born advcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 spider punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 spider case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 spider det 14 spider spider NOUN Number=Sing 10 knowing conj 15 spinning spin VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 spider acl 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 web det 17 web web NOUN Number=Sing 15 spinning obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 born punct
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1 come gerund behaviour instinct a animal obl:unmarked vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from instinct=Initial_Location 2 bear present · passive Coming vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» 3 know gerund Coming not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 spin gerund a spider not said here a web vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent web=Theme
Example 1 Pulling your hand from a hot pan is instinctive.
csubj nmod:poss obj case det amod obl cop punct root Pulling VERB your PRON hand NOUN from ADP a DET hot ADJ pan NOUN is AUX instinctive ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pulling pull VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 instinctive csubj 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hand nmod:poss 3 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pulling obj 4 from from ADP _ 7 pan case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pan det 6 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pan amod 7 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pulling obl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 instinctive cop 9 instinctive instinctive ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 instinctive punct
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1 pull gerund your hand a hot pan vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent hand=Theme from pan=Initial_Location 2 is present Pulling instinctive property tree rules
Example 2 Baby turtles have an instinctive urge to crawl to the sea.
compound nsubj det amod obj mark acl case det obl punct root Baby NOUN turtles NOUN have VERB an DET instinctive ADJ urge NOUN to PART crawl VERB to ADP the DET sea 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 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 urge det 5 instinctive instinctive ADJ Degree=Pos 6 urge amod 6 urge urge NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 7 to to PART _ 8 crawl mark 8 crawl crawl VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 urge acl 9 to to ADP _ 11 sea case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sea det 11 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 8 crawl obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present Baby turtles a instinctive urge vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent urge=Patient 2 crawl to-infinitive Baby turtles not said here a instinctive urge not said here the sea vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to sea=Destination
Example 3 Spinning webs is instinctive for spiders; nobody teaches them.
csubj obj cop case obl punct nsubj parataxis obj punct root Spinning VERB webs NOUN is AUX instinctive ADJ for ADP spiders NOUN ; PUNCT nobody PRON teaches VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spinning spin VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 instinctive csubj 2 webs web NOUN Number=Plur 1 Spinning obj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 instinctive cop 4 instinctive instinctive ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 spiders case 6 spiders spider NOUN Number=Plur 4 instinctive obl 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 teaches punct 8 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 9 teaches nsubj 9 teaches teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 instinctive parataxis 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 teaches obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 instinctive punct
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1 spin gerund webs vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent web=Theme 2 is present Spinning for spiders; instinctive property tree rules 3 teach speech: other present nobody webs = web vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient
Example 4 She had an instinctive feeling that something was wrong.
nsubj det amod obj mark nsubj cop acl punct root She PRON had VERB an DET instinctive ADJ feeling NOUN that SCONJ something PRON was AUX wrong ADJ . 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 feeling det 4 instinctive instinctive ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeling amod 5 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 that that SCONJ _ 9 wrong mark 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 wrong nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 wrong cop 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeling acl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past She a instinctive feeling vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient 2 is past something a instinctive feeling not said here wrong property tree rules
Example 5 Ducklings instinctively follow their mother.
nsubj advmod nmod:poss obj punct root Ducklings NOUN instinctively ADV follow VERB their PRON mother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ducklings duckling NOUN Number=Plur 3 follow nsubj 2 instinctively instinctively ADV _ 3 follow advmod 3 follow follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 mother nmod:poss 5 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 3 follow obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 follow punct
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1 follow present Ducklings Ducklings's mother instinctively property vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mother=Theme
Example 6 He's an instinctive footballer who always knows where to run.
nsubj cop det amod nsubj advmod acl:relcl advmod mark ccomp punct root He PRON 's AUX an DET instinctive ADJ footballer NOUN who PRON always ADV knows VERB where ADV to PART run VERB . 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 5 footballer nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 footballer cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 footballer det 4 instinctive instinctive ADJ Degree=Pos 5 footballer amod 5 footballer footballer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 knows nsubj 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 8 knows advmod 8 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 footballer acl:relcl 9 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 run advmod 10 to to PART _ 11 run mark 11 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 knows ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 footballer punct
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1 is a present He a instinctive footballer tree rules 2 know present a instinctive footballer always property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 run to-infinitive vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal.
The tree, 29 words compound punct nsubj punct conj cc compound conj amod obj case det obl punct mark det amod nsubj parataxis det amod cc conj obj case nmod conj punct conj cc advmod conj punct root Folklore NOUN , PUNCT legends NOUN , PUNCT myths NOUN and CCONJ fairy NOUN tales NOUN have VERB followed VERB childhood NOUN through ADP the DET ages NOUN , PUNCT for SCONJ every DET healthy ADJ youngster NOUN has VERB a DET wholesome ADJ and CCONJ instinctive ADJ love NOUN for ADP stories NOUN fantastic ADJ , PUNCT marvelous ADJ and CCONJ manifestly ADV unreal ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Folklore folklore NOUN Number=Sing 3 legends compound 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 legends punct 3 legends legend NOUN Number=Plur 9 have nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 myths punct 5 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur 3 legends conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 tales cc 7 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 8 tales compound 8 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 3 legends conj 9 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 followed follow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 childhood amod 11 childhood childhood NOUN Number=Sing 9 have obj 12 through through ADP _ 14 ages case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 ages det 14 ages age NOUN Number=Plur 9 have obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 has punct 16 for for SCONJ _ 20 has mark 17 every every DET PronType=Tot 19 youngster det 18 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 19 youngster amod 19 youngster youngster NOUN Number=Sing 20 has nsubj 20 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 have parataxis 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 love det 22 wholesome wholesome ADJ Degree=Pos 25 love amod 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 instinctive cc 24 instinctive instinctive ADJ Degree=Pos 22 wholesome conj 25 love love NOUN Number=Sing 20 has obj 26 for for ADP _ 27 stories case 27 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 25 love nmod 28 fantastic fantastic ADJ Degree=Pos 20 has conj 29 , , PUNCT _ 30 marvelous punct 30 marvelous marvelous ADJ Degree=Pos 28 fantastic conj 31 and and CCONJ _ 33 unreal cc 32 manifestly manifestly ADV _ 33 unreal advmod 33 unreal unreal ADJ Degree=Pos 28 fantastic conj 34 . . PUNCT _ 9 have punct
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1 have present Folklore legends and myths and fairy tales followed childhood through the ages vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent childhood=Patient 2 follow participle vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 have present every healthy youngster a wholesome love for stories vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Patient
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