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title: dislocation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dislocation» in the school dictionary: An injury where a bone is pushed out of its normal place at a joint. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dislocation

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**Who acts:** things, X ray, dislocation, Floods, war, hip dislocation · **What happens:** push out, move, be, force, disrupt, show · **To what, where:** bone, normal place, things, families, home, businesses

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An injury where a bone is pushed out of its normal place at a joint.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:m1:1
# text = An injury where a bone is pushed out of its normal place at a joint.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	joint	joint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push out** | present · passive |  | a bone |  | bone's normal place at a joint |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme place=Destination |

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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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A serious disturbance where things or people are moved from where they should be, like families forced from home or businesses disrupted.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:m2:1
# text = A serious disturbance where things or people are moved from where they should be, like families forced from home or businesses disrupted.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	disturbance	disturbance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	conj	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
18	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	businesses	business	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	disrupted	disrupt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present · passive |  | things or people |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | should | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  | like families | tree rules |
| 3 | **force** | participle |  | families *not said here* |  | home or businesses |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **disrupt** | participle |  | businesses *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The X-ray showed a dislocation of the shoulder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:x1:1
# text = The X-ray showed a dislocation of the shoulder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ray	ray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dislocation	dislocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the X ray | a dislocation of the shoulder |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dislocation=Recipient |
| 2 | **dislocate** |  |  | the shoulder |  |  |  |  | nom dislocation «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A dislocation needs a doctor to put it back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:x2:1
# text = A dislocation needs a doctor to put it back.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dislocation	dislocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | a dislocation | a doctor |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot doctor=Theme |
| 2 | **put back** | to-infinitive | a dislocation *not said here* | doctor |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Floods caused great dislocation in the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:x3:1
# text = Floods caused great dislocation in the town.
1	Floods	flood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	dislocation	dislocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	town	town	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 | **cause** | past | Floods | great dislocation |  | the town |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dislocation=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The war brought dislocation to millions of people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:x4:1
# text = The war brought dislocation to millions of people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dislocation	dislocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | the war | dislocation |  | millions of people |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent dislocation=Theme to million=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The hip dislocation took months to heal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:x5:1
# text = The hip dislocation took months to heal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hip	hip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dislocation	dislocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the hip dislocation |  |  |  | month |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **heal** | to-infinitive | the hip dislocation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gymnasts warm up to avoid a dislocation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:x6:1
# text = Gymnasts warm up to avoid a dislocation.
1	Gymnasts	gymnast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	warm	warm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dislocation	dislocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm up** | present | Gymnasts |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | Gymnasts *not said here* | a dislocation |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent dislocation=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The strike caused dislocation to train services.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dislocation:x7:1
# text = The strike caused dislocation to train services.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	strike	strike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dislocation	dislocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	train	train	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the strike | dislocation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | to-infinitive | dislocation *not said here* | services |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent service=Theme |

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