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title: brainstorm — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brainstorm» in the school dictionary: To think of lots of ideas quickly, in a group or alone, writing them all down before choosing the best. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brainstorm

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**Who acts:** session, you, 's, We, group, I · **What happens:** think, write, choose, do, not think, let · **To what, where:** group, ideas, best, this, 's, names

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«brainstorm» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [brainstorm in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brainstorm.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To think of lots of ideas quickly, in a group or alone, writing them all down before choosing the best.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:m1:1
# text = To think of lots of ideas quickly, in a group or alone, writing them all down before choosing the best.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	writing	write	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	all	all	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	down	down	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
19	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	choosing	choose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a group |  | of lots of ideas; quickly *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **write** | gerund |  | ideas *= idea* |  |  |  | down *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **choose** | gerund |  | the best |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Theme |

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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 {#m2}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A session of doing this.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:m2:1
# text = A session of doing this.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	session	session	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund | a session *not said here* | this |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun, UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A moment of confusion when you suddenly cannot think.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:m3:1
# text = A moment of confusion when you suddenly cannot think.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | can | you |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: noun, US, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden clever idea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:m4:1
# text = A sudden clever idea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's brainstorm ideas for our story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:x1:1
# text = Let's brainstorm ideas for our story.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	brainstorm	brainstorm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **brainstorm** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | ideas |  |  |  | for our story | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We brainstormed names for the class pet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:x2:1
# text = We brainstormed names for the class pet.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brainstormed	brainstorm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brainstorm** | past | We | names |  |  |  | for the class pet | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our group did a brainstorm on the board.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:x3:1
# text = Our group did a brainstorm on the board.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brainstorm	brainstorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | Our group | a brainstorm |  | the board |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brainstorm=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a brainstorm and forgot my own phone number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:x4:1
# text = I had a brainstorm and forgot my own phone number.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brainstorm	brainstorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a brainstorm |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brainstorm=Patient |
| 2 | **forget** | past | I *not said here* | my own phone number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had a brainstorm: why not sell lemonade?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:x5:1
# text = She had a brainstorm: why not sell lemonade?
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brainstorm	brainstorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a brainstorm |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brainstorm=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **sell** | infinitive | She *not said here* | lemonade |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lemonade=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brainstorm all the words you know about the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainstorm:x6:1
# text = Brainstorm all the words you know about the sea.
1	Brainstorm	brainstorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | you | all words *not said here* |  |  |  | about the sea | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |

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