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title: electrocution — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «electrocution» in the school dictionary: Being killed or badly hurt by an electric shock. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# electrocution

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**Who acts:** way, you, Water, sign, electrician, Many birds · **What happens:** kill, hurt, execute, use, not fly, risk · **To what, where:** criminal, way, US states, kite, power lines, electrocution

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«electrocution» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [electrocution in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/electrocution.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Being killed or badly hurt by an electric shock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:electrocution:m1:1
# text = Being killed or badly hurt by an electric shock.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 2 | **hurt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a electric shock; badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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: law, US history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A way of executing a criminal using the electric chair, used in some US states.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:electrocution:m2:1
# text = A way of executing a criminal using the electric chair, used in some US states.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	executing	execute	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	criminal	criminal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
15	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | gerund | a way *not said here* | a criminal |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent criminal=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  | a way |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chair=Patient |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  | some US states |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Never fly a kite near power lines because of the risk of electrocution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:electrocution:x1:1
# text = Never fly a kite near power lines because of the risk of electrocution.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	fly	fly	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	risk	risk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fly** | imperative | you *not said here* | a kite |  | power lines |  | because the risk of electrocution | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent kite=Theme near line=Location |
| 2 | **risk** |  |  | electrocution |  |  |  |  | nom risk «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Water and electricity together can cause electrocution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:electrocution:x2:1
# text = Water and electricity together can cause electrocution.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | Water and electricity | electrocution |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition electrocution=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The sign on the pylon warned of danger of electrocution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:electrocution:x3:1
# text = The sign on the pylon warned of danger of electrocution.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pylon	pylon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | the sign on the pylon |  |  |  |  | of danger of electrocution | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent of danger=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The electrician turned off the power to avoid electrocution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:electrocution:x4:1
# text = The electrician turned off the power to avoid electrocution.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	electrician	electrician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | past | the electrician | the power |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | the electrician *not said here* | electrocution |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent electrocution=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Many birds die by electrocution on power lines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:electrocution:x5:1
# text = Many birds die by electrocution on power lines.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	die	die	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | Many birds |  |  | power lines |  | by electrocution | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never poke anything into a socket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:electrocution:x6:1
# text = Never poke anything into a socket.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	poke	poke	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **poke** | imperative | you *not said here* | anything |  |  |  | into a socket | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent anything=Instrument into socket=Patient |

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