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title: rearrange — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rearrange» in the school dictionary: To change the order or position of things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rearrange

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**Who acts:** different letter, you, We, Mum, x · **What happens:** change, be, order, rearrange, listen, make · **To what, where:** order, formula, numbers, letters, desks, groups

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To change the order or position of things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:m1:1
# text = To change the order or position of things.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	change	change	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | to-infinitive |  | the order or position of things |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Patient |

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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 -->
To change the time or date of a meeting or event.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:m2:1
# text = To change the time or date of a meeting or event.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	change	change	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To change the order of numbers or letters, or to change a formula so a different letter is on its own.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:m3:1
# text = To change the order of numbers or letters, or to change a formula so a different letter is on its own.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	change	change	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	formula	formula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | to-infinitive |  | the order of numbers or letters |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Patient |
| 2 | **change** | to-infinitive |  | a formula |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent formula=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | a different letter |  |  |  |  | own *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **order** |  |  | numbers or letters |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rearrange the letters of «listen» to make «silent».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:x1:1
# text = Rearrange the letters of «listen» to make «silent».
1	Rearrange	rearrange	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rearrange** | imperative | you *not said here* | the letters |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Result |
| 2 | **listen** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We rearranged the desks into groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:x2:1
# text = We rearranged the desks into groups.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rearranged	rearrange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	desks	desk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **rearrange** | past | We | the desks |  | groups |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent desk=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The match was rearranged for next Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:x3:1
# text = The match was rearranged for next Saturday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	match	match	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	rearranged	rearrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rearrange** | past · passive |  | the match |  |  | saturday |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you rearrange 3, 1, 2 to make the biggest number? 321.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Can you rearrange 3, 1, 2 to make the biggest number?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:x4:1
# text = Can you rearrange 3, 1, 2 to make the biggest number?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rearrange	rearrange	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rearrange** | can | you | 3  1 |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3=Result |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the biggest number |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset number=Product |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* 321.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:x4:2
# text = 321.
1	321	321	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum rearranged the furniture in the living room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:x5:1
# text = Mum rearranged the furniture in the living room.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rearranged	rearrange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	furniture	furniture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rearrange** | past | Mum | the furniture |  | the living room |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent furniture=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rearrange the formula so that x is on its own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:x6:1
# text = Rearrange the formula so that x is on its own.
1	Rearrange	rearrange	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	formula	formula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	x	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
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	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rearrange** | imperative | you *not said here* | the formula |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent formula=Result |
| 2 | **is** | present | that x |  |  |  |  | own *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor's appointment had to be rearranged.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rearrange:x7:1
# text = The doctor's appointment had to be rearranged.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	appointment	appointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	rearranged	rearrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rearrange** | past · passive |  | the doctor's appointment |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

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