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title: insertion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insertion» in the school dictionary: Insertion is the act of putting something into something else. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insertion

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**Who acts:** Insertion, act, doctor, you, Insertion sort, editor · **What happens:** be, put, put in, add, explain, insert · **To what, where:** act, something, thing, extra words, newspaper, insertion

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Insertion is the act of putting something into something else.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:m1:1
# text = Insertion is the act of putting something into something else.
1	Insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Insertion | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  | something |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An insertion is a thing put in, such as extra words added to a text or an advert in a newspaper.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:m2:1
# text = An insertion is a thing put in, such as extra words added to a text or an advert in a newspaper.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
13	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	advert	advert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a insertion | a thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put in** | participle |  | a thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | extra words *not said here* |  | a newspaper |  | to a text or a advert | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to text=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The doctor explained the insertion of the drip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:x1:1
# text = The doctor explained the insertion of the drip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	drip	drip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | the doctor | the insertion of the drip |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insertion=Topic |
| 2 | **insert** |  |  | the drip |  |  |  |  | nom insertion «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use a caret mark for the insertion of a missing word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:x2:1
# text = Use a caret mark for the insertion of a missing word.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	caret	caret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a caret mark |  |  |  | for the insertion of a missing word | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent mark=Theme for insertion=Eventuality |
| 2 | **insert** |  |  | a missing word |  |  |  |  | nom insertion «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Click to place the insertion point.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:x3:1
# text = Click to place the insertion point.
1	Click	click	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **click** | imperative | you *not said here* | place |  |  |  | the insertion point *obl* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location place=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Insertion sort puts cards in order one at a time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:x4:1
# text = Insertion sort puts cards in order one at a time.
1	Insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sort	sort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | Insertion sort | cards |  | order |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent card=Theme in order=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The insertion of the key opened the old box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:x5:1
# text = The insertion of the key opened the old box.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the insertion of the key | the old box |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location box=Theme |
| 2 | **insert** |  |  | the key |  |  |  |  | nom insertion «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The editor made an insertion in the second paragraph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:x6:1
# text = The editor made an insertion in the second paragraph.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	paragraph	paragraph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the editor | a insertion |  | the second paragraph |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset insertion=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The diary was illustrated by the insertion of the visiting cards of the diplomatic circle and of the most noble families; and the General's lady was proud of it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insertion:x7:1
# text = The diary was illustrated by the insertion of the visiting cards of the diplomatic circle and of the most noble families; and the General's lady was proud of it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diary	diary	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	illustrated	illustrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	insertion	insertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	visiting	visiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	diplomatic	diplomatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	20	advmod	_	_
20	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	General	General	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	's	PART	POS	_	25	case	_	_
27	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
28	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
29	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **illustrate** | past · passive | the insertion of the visiting cards of the diplomatic circle and the noble families | the diary |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | past | the General's lady |  |  |  |  | of diary; proud *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **insert** |  |  | the visiting cards of the diplomatic circle and the noble families |  |  |  |  | nom insertion «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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