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title: placement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «placement» in the school dictionary: Putting something in a certain place or position: «the placement of the furniture». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# placement

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**Who acts:** placement test, I, sister, placement, Careful placement, plants · **What happens:** put, get, find, show, join, have · **To what, where:** something, certain place, experience, place, reading group, work placement · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«placement» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [placement in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placement.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Putting something in a certain place or position: «the placement of the furniture».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:m1:1
# text = Putting something in a certain place or position: «the placement of the furniture».
1	Putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	furniture	furniture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | gerund |  | something |  | a certain place or position |  | the placement of the furniture *obl* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme in 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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Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A short job or training time in a workplace to get experience: «a work placement».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:m2:1
# text = A short job or training time in a workplace to get experience: «a work placement».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	workplace	workplace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
12	experience	experience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | experience |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer experience=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finding a place for someone, like a school, job or home: «a school placement».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:m3:1
# text = Finding a place for someone, like a school, job or home: «a school placement».
1	Finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | gerund |  | a place |  |  |  | for someone; like a school and job or home | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent place=Theme for someone=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The placement test showed which reading group I should join.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:x1:1
# text = The placement test showed which reading group I should join.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the placement test | reading group |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent group=Recipient |
| 2 | **join** | should | I | reading group *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister has a work placement at a vet's.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:x2:1
# text = My sister has a work placement at a vet's.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My sister | a work placement |  | a vet |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent placement=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The placement of the smoke alarm is on the ceiling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:x3:1
# text = The placement of the smoke alarm is on the ceiling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ceiling	ceiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the placement of the smoke alarm |  |  | the ceiling |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Careful placement of the decimal point changes the number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:x4:1
# text = Careful placement of the decimal point changes the number.
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	decimal	decimal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | Careful placement of the decimal point | the number |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The placement of the plants by the window helps them grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:x5:1
# text = The placement of the plants by the window helps them grow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the placement of the plants by the window | plants *= plant* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive | plants *= plant* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Product placement means films show brand names to advertise them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:x6:1
# text = Product placement means films show brand names to advertise them.
1	Product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Product placement |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **show** | present | films | brand names |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent name=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **advertise** | to-infinitive |  | names *= name* |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot they=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The page numbers in the List of Illustrations do not reflect the new placement of the illustrations, but are as in the original.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:placement:x7:1
# text = The page numbers in the List of Illustrations do not reflect the new placement of the illustrations, but are as in the original.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	List	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Illustrations	illustration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	reflect	reflect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	illustrations	illustration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
20	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	original	original	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **reflect** | present · do-support | the page numbers in the List of Illustrations | the new placement of the illustrations |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as the original | tree rules |
| 3 | **list** |  |  | Illustrations |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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