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title: arrangement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «arrangement» in the school dictionary: A plan made in advance for something to happen (travel arrangements). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# arrangement

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** we, arrangement, Mum, chairs, many arrangements, She · **What happens:** make, happen, have, share, put, arrange · **To what, where:** plan, advance, travel arrangements, arrangement, car, way things

<!-- .vabout -->
«arrangement» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [arrangement in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/arrangement.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A plan made in advance for something to happen (travel arrangements).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:m1:1
# text = A plan made in advance for something to happen (travel arrangements).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	advance	advance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl:agent	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	arrangements	arrangement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a plan *not said here* |  | advance |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  | travel arrangements |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An agreement between people (we have an arrangement to share the car).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:m2:1
# text = An agreement between people (we have an arrangement to share the car).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | we | a arrangement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive | a arrangement *not said here* | the car |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The way things are put in order or in a pattern (an arrangement of chairs, a flower arrangement).

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:m3:1
# text = The way things are put in order or in a pattern (an arrangement of chairs, a flower arrangement).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	chairs	chair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present · passive |  | way things |  | order or a pattern |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in order=Destination |
| 2 | **arrange** |  |  | chairs |  |  |  |  | nom arrangement «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One possible order of a set of things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:m4:1
# text = One possible order of a set of things.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** |  |  | a set of things |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A version of a piece of music written for certain instruments or voices.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:m5:1
# text = A version of a piece of music written for certain instruments or voices.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle |  | music *not said here* |  |  |  | for certain instruments or voices | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for instrument=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made arrangements to meet at the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:x1:1
# text = We made arrangements to meet at the park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	arrangements	arrangement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | arrangements |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrangement=Product |
| 2 | **meet** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  | the park |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum and Mrs Brown have an arrangement to share the school run.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:x2:1
# text = Mum and Mrs Brown have an arrangement to share the school run.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	Brown	Brown	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	run	run	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Mum and Mrs | a arrangement |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrangement=Patient |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive | Mum and Mrs *not said here* | the school run |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chairs were in an arrangement of 5 rows of 6.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:x3:1
# text = The chairs were in an arrangement of 5 rows of 6.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chairs	chair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the chairs |  |  | a arrangement |  | of 5 rows of 6 | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many arrangements of the letters C, A, T are there?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:x4:1
# text = How many arrangements of the letters C, A, T are there?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	arrangements	arrangement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	C	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	T	T	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many arrangements of the letters |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **arrange** |  |  | the letters |  |  |  |  | nom arrangement «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She made a lovely flower arrangement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:x5:1
# text = She made a lovely flower arrangement.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | She | a lovely flower arrangement |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrangement=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The band played a new arrangement of the song.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:x6:1
# text = The band played a new arrangement of the song.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the band | a new arrangement of the song |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrangement=Theme |
| 2 | **arrange** |  |  | the song |  |  |  |  | nom arrangement «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Visits are by arrangement only.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:x7:1
# text = Visits are by arrangement only.
1	Visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Visits |  |  |  |  | by arrangement | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But for each guest the neatest and pleasantest arrangement had been made.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arrangement:x8:1
# text = But for each guest the neatest and pleasantest arrangement had been made.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	neatest	neat	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	pleasantest	pleasant	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	conj	_	_
9	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · perfect · passive |  | the neatest arrangement |  |  |  | for each guest | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Product for guest=Beneficiary |

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