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title: insane — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insane» in the school dictionary: Seriously mentally ill; today doctors use «mental illness» instead. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# insane

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**Who acts:** today doctors, That, goal, skateboard trick, It, homework · **What happens:** use, be, swim, drive, amount, call · **To what, where:** mental illness, storm, me, traffic, people, insane things · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«insane» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [insane in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insane.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old or offensive when used of people — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seriously mentally ill; today doctors use «mental illness» instead.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:m1:1
# text = Seriously mentally ill; today doctors use «mental illness» instead.
1	Seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	mentally	mentally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | today doctors | mental illness |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very foolish or crazy, as in «That's an insane idea».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:m2:1
# text = Very foolish or crazy, as in «That's an insane idea».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | as a insane idea | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Amazing or extreme, as in «That goal was insane!».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:m3:1
# text = Amazing or extreme, as in «That goal was insane!».
1	Amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	extreme	extreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | that goal |  |  |  |  | insane *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That skateboard trick was insane! (slang)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* That skateboard trick was insane!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:x1:1
# text = That skateboard trick was insane!
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	skateboard	skateboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that skateboard trick |  |  |  |  | insane *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (slang)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:x1:2
# text = (slang)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It would be insane to swim in that storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:x2:1
# text = It would be insane to swim in that storm.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	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 | **is** | would | It |  |  |  |  | insane *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **swim** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | that storm |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in storm=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This homework is driving me insane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:x3:1
# text = This homework is driving me insane.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | present · progressive | this homework | me |  |  |  | insane *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was an insane amount of traffic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:x4:1
# text = There was an insane amount of traffic.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a insane amount of traffic |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | traffic |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The price of those trainers is insane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:x5:1
# text = The price of those trainers is insane.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the price of that trainers |  |  |  |  | insane *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old books called people with mental illness «insane», but today we say «mentally ill».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:x6:1
# text = Old books called people with mental illness «insane», but today we say «mentally ill».
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	mentally	mentally	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | Old books *not said here* | people |  |  |  | with mental illness | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Old books |  |  |  | today |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I do the most insane things I possibly can, and then I tell a poet about it, and thus the whole town gets to know of it directly."

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insane:x7:1
# text = I do the most insane things I possibly can, and then I tell a poet about it, and thus the whole town gets to know of it directly."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	insane	insane	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	possibly	possibly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	tell	tell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
21	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	xcomp	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obl	_	_
30	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | I | the insane things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | I | a poet |  |  | then | about poet | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent poet=Recipient about it=Topic |
| 3 | **get** | present | the whole town |  |  |  |  | thus *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **know** | to-infinitive | the whole town *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of town; directly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of it=Stimulus |

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