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title: diversion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diversion» in the school dictionary: A different route that traffic must take when a road is closed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diversion

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** different route, Something, act, Something fun, we, Tom · **What happens:** take, close, happen, turn, pass, follow · **To what, where:** road, attention, purpose, something, direction, diversion signs

<!-- .vabout -->
«diversion» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [diversion in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diversion.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A different route that traffic must take when a road is closed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:m1:1
# text = A different route that traffic must take when a road is closed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	det	_	_
5	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | must | a different route  that traffic |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **close** | present · passive |  | a road |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that takes attention away from what is really happening, often on purpose.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:m2:1
# text = Something that takes attention away from what is really happening, often on purpose.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present |  | attention |  |  |  | away *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme |
| 2 | **happen** | present · progressive | Something |  |  | purpose |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on purpose=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of turning something, such as a river or money, to another direction or use.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:m3:1
# text = The act of turning something, such as a river or money, to another direction or use.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  | another direction or use |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent something=Theme to direction=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something fun that passes time; an amusement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:m4:1
# text = Something fun that passes time; an amusement.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	compound	_	_
2	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	amusement	amusement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | present | Something fun and a amusement |  |  |  | time |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The road was closed, so we followed the diversion signs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:x1:1
# text = The road was closed, so we followed the diversion signs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	diversion	diversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | past · passive |  | the road |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **follow** | past | we | the diversion signs |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tom made a diversion while his sister grabbed the ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:x2:1
# text = Tom made a diversion while his sister grabbed the ball.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	4	det	_	_
4	diversion	diversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Tom | a diversion |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diversion=Product |
| 2 | **grab** | past | Tom's sister | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy's barking was a diversion from the real thief.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:x3:1
# text = The puppy's barking was a diversion from the real thief.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	barking	barking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	diversion	diversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the puppy's barking | a diversion |  | the real thief |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Engineers built a diversion to stop the town flooding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:x4:1
# text = Engineers built a diversion to stop the town flooding.
1	Engineers	engineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	diversion	diversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	flooding	flooding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Engineers | a diversion |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset diversion=Product |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Engineers *not said here* | the town flooding |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality flooding=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Board games are a pleasant diversion on rainy days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:x5:1
# text = Board games are a pleasant diversion on rainy days.
1	Board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	diversion	diversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	rainy	rainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Board games | a pleasant diversion |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bus took a long diversion because of the parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:x6:1
# text = The bus took a long diversion because of the parade.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	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	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	diversion	diversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the bus | a long diversion |  |  |  | because the parade | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diversion=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Puss became a great lord, and never ran after mice any more, but only for his diversion.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversion:x7:1
# text = Puss became a great lord, and never ran after mice any more, but only for his diversion.
1	Puss	Puss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	any	any	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	only	only	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	diversion	diversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Puss | a great lord |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **run** | past | Puss *not said here* |  |  |  | after mice |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **divert** |  | Puss |  |  |  |  |  | nom diversion «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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