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title: locomotion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «locomotion» in the school dictionary: Locomotion is the ability to move from one place to another, or the way an animal or person moves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# locomotion

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**Who acts:** Locomotion, way, Fish, Snakes, Walking, Muscles · **What happens:** be, move, use, have, walk, work together · **To what, where:** ability, one place, name, fins, special kind, two legs

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Locomotion is the ability to move from one place to another, or the way an animal or person moves.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:m1:1
# text = Locomotion is the ability to move from one place to another, or the way an animal or person moves.
1	Locomotion	locomotion	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	ability	ability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Locomotion | the ability |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | one place |  | to another | vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from place=Initial\_Location to another=Destination |
| 3 | **move** | present | the way |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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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: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Locomotion is also the name of one of the first steam railway engines (Locomotion No. 1, 1825).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:m2:1
# text = Locomotion is also the name of one of the first steam railway engines (Locomotion No. 1, 1825).
1	Locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
11	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	engines	engine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	No.	no.	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
17	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	1825	1825	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Locomotion | the name |  |  |  | of one of the first railway engines | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fish use their fins for locomotion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:x1:1
# text = Fish use their fins for locomotion.
1	Fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	fins	fin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	locomotion	locomotion	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 | **use** | present | Fish | Fish's fins |  |  |  | for locomotion | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent fin=Theme for locomotion=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snakes have a special kind of locomotion without legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:x2:1
# text = Snakes have a special kind of locomotion without legs.
1	Snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Snakes | a special kind of locomotion |  |  |  | without legs | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walking on two legs is human locomotion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:x3:1
# text = Walking on two legs is human locomotion.
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  | two legs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on leg=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Walking | human locomotion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muscles and bones work together for locomotion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:x4:1
# text = Muscles and bones work together for locomotion.
1	Muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work together** | present | Muscles and bones |  |  |  |  | for locomotion; together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for locomotion=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In PE we practised different locomotion skills, like skipping and hopping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:x5:1
# text = In PE we practised different locomotion skills, like skipping and hopping.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	PE	pe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	practised	practise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	skipping	skip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	hopping	hop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | past | we | different locomotion skills |  | PE |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **skip** | gerund | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hop** | gerund | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Locomotion No. 1 pulled the first public steam train.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:x6:1
# text = Locomotion No. 1 pulled the first public steam train.
1	Locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	No.	no.	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
4	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
7	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | Locomotion No. | the first public steam train |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent train=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He {150} also found fault with a house built by Athene because, being unprovided with the means of locomotion, it could never be removed from an unhealthy locality.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotion:x7:1
# text = He {150} also found fault with a house built by Athene because, being unprovided with the means of locomotion, it could never be removed from an unhealthy locality.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	{	{	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	150	150	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	}	}	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Athene	Athene	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	unprovided	unprovid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	_
18	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	nsubj	_	_
20	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
26	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
27	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	parataxis	_	_
29	from	from	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	unhealthy	unhealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	locality	locality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **{** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | past | 150 } | fault |  |  |  | with a house | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fault=Topic |
| 3 | **build** | participle |  | a house *not said here* |  |  |  | by Athene | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **unprovid** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  | of locomotion | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **not** **remove** | could · passive |  | fault |  | a unhealthy locality |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from locality=Source |

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