instinctively Who acts: you, it, body, She, Baby turtles, I · What happens: mean, do, think, teach, feel, be · To what, where: something, it, hands, sea, hand, hot pan · Speech: someone speaks here
«instinctively» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: instinctively in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Instinctively means doing something naturally, without thinking about it or being taught, because you feel it is right or your body does it automatically.
The tree, 24 words advmod xcomp obj advmod punct mark conj case obl cc aux:pass conj punct mark nsubj conj nsubj cop ccomp cc nmod:poss nsubj conj obj advmod punct root Instinctively ADV means VERB doing VERB something PRON naturally ADV , PUNCT without SCONJ thinking VERB about ADP it PRON or CCONJ being AUX taught VERB , PUNCT because SCONJ you PRON feel VERB it PRON is AUX right ADJ or CCONJ your PRON body NOUN does VERB it PRON automatically ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Instinctively instinctively ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 doing obj 5 naturally naturally ADV _ 3 doing advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 thinking punct 7 without without SCONJ _ 8 thinking mark 8 thinking think VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 doing conj 9 about about ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 thinking obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 taught cc 12 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 taught aux:pass 13 taught teach VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 thinking conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 feel punct 15 because because SCONJ _ 17 feel mark 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 feel nsubj 17 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 taught conj 18 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 right nsubj 19 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 right cop 20 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 17 feel ccomp 21 or or CCONJ _ 24 does cc 22 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 23 body nmod:poss 23 body body NOUN Number=Sing 24 does nsubj 24 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 right conj 25 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 does obj 26 automatically automatically ADV _ 24 does advmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present instinctively property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen gerund something naturally property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 think speech: other gerund about it vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic 4 teach speech: other gerund · passive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V» 5 feel present you vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 6 is present it right property tree rules 7 do present your body it automatically property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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.
Example 1 She instinctively put her hands out when she fell.
nsubj advmod nmod:poss obj advmod advmod nsubj advcl punct root She PRON instinctively ADV put VERB her PRON hands NOUN out ADV when ADV she PRON fell 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 3 put nsubj 2 instinctively instinctively ADV _ 3 put advmod 3 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 hands nmod:poss 5 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 3 put obj 6 out out ADV _ 3 put advmod 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 fell advmod 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 fell nsubj 9 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 put advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 put punct
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1 put out past She her hands instinctively, out property vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent hand=Goal 2 fall past she vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Baby turtles instinctively crawl towards the sea.
compound nsubj advmod case det obl punct root Baby NOUN turtles NOUN instinctively ADV crawl VERB towards 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 4 crawl nsubj 3 instinctively instinctively ADV _ 4 crawl advmod 4 crawl crawl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 towards towards ADP _ 7 sea case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sea det 7 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 4 crawl obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 crawl punct
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1 crawl present Baby turtles the sea instinctively property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards sea=Destination
Example 3 I instinctively pulled my hand away from the hot pan.
nsubj advmod nmod:poss obj advmod case det amod obl punct root I PRON instinctively ADV pulled VERB my PRON hand NOUN away ADV from ADP the DET hot ADJ pan NOUN . PUNCT 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 pulled nsubj 2 instinctively instinctively ADV _ 3 pulled advmod 3 pulled pull 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 hand nmod:poss 5 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 3 pulled obj 6 away away ADV _ 3 pulled advmod 7 from from ADP _ 10 pan case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 pan det 9 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 10 pan amod 10 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 3 pulled obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 pulled punct
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1 pull away past I my hand the hot pan away, instinctively property tree rules
Example 4 He instinctively knew something was wrong.
nsubj advmod nsubj cop ccomp punct root He PRON instinctively ADV knew VERB something PRON was AUX wrong ADJ . 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 3 knew nsubj 2 instinctively instinctively ADV _ 3 knew advmod 3 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 wrong nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 wrong cop 6 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 knew ccomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 knew punct
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1 know past He instinctively property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 is past something wrong property tree rules
Example 5 The cat instinctively crouched when it saw the bird.
det nsubj advmod advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root The DET cat NOUN instinctively ADV crouched VERB when ADV it PRON saw VERB the DET bird NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 crouched nsubj 3 instinctively instinctively ADV _ 4 crouched advmod 4 crouched crouch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 saw advmod 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 saw nsubj 7 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 crouched advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bird det 9 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 7 saw obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 crouched punct
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1 crouch participle the cat instinctively property vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 see past cat the bird vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bird=Stimulus
Example 6 Birds instinctively know how to build nests.
nsubj advmod advmod mark ccomp obj punct root Birds NOUN instinctively ADV know VERB how ADV to PART build VERB nests NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 3 know nsubj 2 instinctively instinctively ADV _ 3 know advmod 3 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 build advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 build mark 6 build build VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 know ccomp 7 nests nest NOUN Number=Plur 6 build obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 know punct
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1 know present Birds instinctively property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 build to-infinitive nests vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product
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