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title: instinctive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «instinctive» in the school dictionary: Done naturally, without learning or thinking about it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# instinctive

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**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

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«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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/instinctive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Done naturally, without learning or thinking about it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:m1:1
# text = Done naturally, without learning or thinking about it.
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	naturally	naturally	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |

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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: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coming from instinct: behaviour an animal is born knowing, like a spider spinning a web.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:m2:1
# text = Coming from instinct: behaviour an animal is born knowing, like a spider spinning a web.
1	Coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj:pass	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	instinct	instinct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	spinning	spin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pulling your hand from a hot pan is instinctive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:x1:1
# text = Pulling your hand from a hot pan is instinctive.
1	Pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	instinctive	instinctive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Baby turtles have an instinctive urge to crawl to the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:x2:1
# text = Baby turtles have an instinctive urge to crawl to the sea.
1	Baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	turtles	turtle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	instinctive	instinctive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	urge	urge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	crawl	crawl	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spinning webs is instinctive for spiders; nobody teaches them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:x3:1
# text = Spinning webs is instinctive for spiders; nobody teaches them.
1	Spinning	spin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	webs	web	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	instinctive	instinctive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
9	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had an instinctive feeling that something was wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:x4:1
# text = She had an instinctive feeling that something was wrong.
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	instinctive	instinctive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl	_	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 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 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ducklings instinctively follow their mother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:x5:1
# text = Ducklings instinctively follow their mother.
1	Ducklings	duckling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	instinctively	instinctively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	follow	follow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | Ducklings | Ducklings's mother |  |  |  | instinctively *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mother=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's an instinctive footballer who always knows where to run.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:x6:1
# text = He's an instinctive footballer who always knows where to run.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	instinctive	instinctive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:instinctive:x7:1
# text = 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.
1	Folklore	folklore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	legends	legend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
18	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	youngster	youngster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
22	wholesome	wholesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	instinctive	instinctive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	_
25	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	_
28	fantastic	fantastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	marvelous	marvelous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	conj	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	manifestly	manifestly	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	unreal	unreal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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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