instructional

Who acts: We, recipe, Instructional writing, kit, coach, school · What happens: mean, teach, show, do, watch, plant · To what, where: you, something, instructional video, seeds, kind, command verbs · Speech: someone speaks here

«instructional» 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: instructional in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Meant to teach or show you how to do something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Meant	mean	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 teach	mark
3	teach	teach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Meant	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 show	cc
5	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 teach	conj
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 show	iobj
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 do	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 do	mark
9	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 show	ccomp
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 do	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Meant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	mean	participle			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	teach speech: other not said to happen	to-infinitive			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	show	infinitive		you	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic
4	do	to-infinitive	something		vn act-114-1 «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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with teaching and instruction in schools.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 teaching	case
4	teaching	teaching	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 instruction	cc
6	instruction	instruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 teaching	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 schools	case
8	schools	school	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 teaching	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with teaching in schools and instruction	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We watched an instructional video on how to plant seeds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 video	det
4	instructional	instructional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 video	amod
5	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obj
6	on	on	SCONJ	_	9 plant	mark
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 plant	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 plant	mark
9	plant	plant	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 watched	advcl
10	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 plant	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We	a instructional video					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme
2	plant	to-infinitive	We not said here	seeds					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Patient

Example 2

A recipe is a kind of instructional text.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 recipe	det
2	recipe	recipe	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kind	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 kind	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 kind	det
5	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 text	case
7	instructional	instructional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 text	amod
8	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kind	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a recipe	a kind				of instructional text	tree rules

Example 3

Instructional writing uses command verbs like "stir" and "pour".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Instructional	instructional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 writing	amod
2	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 uses	nsubj
3	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	command	command	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 verbs	compound
5	verbs	verb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 uses	obj
6	like	like	ADP	_	8 stir	case
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 stir	punct
8	stir	stir	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 verbs	nmod
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 stir	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 pour	cc
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 pour	punct
12	pour	pour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stir	conj
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 pour	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Instructional writing	command verbs				like stir and pour	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verb=Patient

Example 4

The kit came with an instructional booklet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kit	det
2	kit	kit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 booklet	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 booklet	det
6	instructional	instructional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 booklet	amod
7	booklet	booklet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the kit					with a instructional booklet	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The coach made an instructional poster about safe swimming.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 poster	det
5	instructional	instructional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 poster	amod
6	poster	poster	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 swimming	case
8	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 swimming	amod
9	swimming	swimming	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 poster	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the coach	a instructional poster				about safe swimming	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset poster=Product

Example 6

The school wants more instructional time for reading (formal).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 school	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wants	nsubj
3	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	5 instructional	advmod
5	instructional	instructional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 time	amod
6	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wants	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 reading	case
8	reading	reading	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 time	nmod
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 formal	punct
10	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 reading	amod
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 formal	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present	the school				time		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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