displace Who acts: object, stone, level, Floods, new road, you · What happens: displace, be, take, leave, put, push · To what, where: something, place, people, homes, object, water
«displace» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: displace in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To displace something is to push it out of its place or take its place.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj case case nmod:poss obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root To PART displace VERB something PRON is AUX to PART push VERB it PRON out ADP of ADP its PRON place NOUN or CCONJ take VERB its PRON place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 displace mark 2 displace displace VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 push advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 displace obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 push cop 5 to to PART _ 6 push mark 6 push push VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 push obj 8 out out ADP _ 11 place case 9 of of ADP _ 11 place case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 place nmod:poss 11 place place NOUN Number=Sing 6 push obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 take cc 13 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 push conj 14 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 place nmod:poss 15 place place NOUN Number=Sing 13 take obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 push punct
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1 displace to-infinitive something tree rules 2 is present its place push property tree rules 3 take infinitive place's place vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme
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 To displace people is to force them to leave their homes, for example because of war or floods.
The tree, 18 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct case obl case fixed obl cc conj punct root To PART displace VERB people NOUN is AUX to PART force VERB them PRON to PART leave VERB their PRON homes NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN because ADP of ADP war NOUN or CCONJ floods NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 displace mark 2 displace displace VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 force advcl 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 displace obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 force cop 5 to to PART _ 6 force mark 6 force force VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 force obj 8 to to PART _ 9 leave mark 9 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 force xcomp 10 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 homes nmod:poss 11 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 9 leave obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 example punct 13 for for ADP _ 14 example case 14 example example NOUN Number=Sing 9 leave obl 15 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 17 war case 16 of of ADP _ 15 because fixed 17 war war NOUN Number=Sing 9 leave obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 floods cc 19 floods flood NOUN Number=Plur 17 war conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 force punct
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1 displace to-infinitive people tree rules 2 is present force property tree rules 3 leave to-infinitive people's homes for example; because war or floods vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent home=Theme for example=Recipient
Meaning 3 In science, an object put in water displaces (pushes aside) some of the water.
The tree, 14 words case obl punct det nsubj acl case obl punct conj advmod punct obj case det nmod punct root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT an DET object NOUN put VERB in ADP water NOUN displaces VERB ( PUNCT pushes VERB aside ADV ) PUNCT some DET of ADP the DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 9 displaces obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 object det 5 object object NOUN Number=Sing 9 displaces nsubj 6 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 object acl 7 in in ADP _ 8 water case 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obl 9 displaces displace VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 pushes punct 11 pushes push VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 displaces conj 12 aside aside ADV _ 11 pushes advmod 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 pushes punct 14 some some DET PronType=Ind 11 pushes obj 15 of of ADP _ 17 water case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 water det 17 water water NOUN Number=Sing 14 some nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 displaces punct
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1 put participle a object not said here water vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in water=Destination 2 displace present a object science tree rules 3 push present a object not said here some aside property vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Theme
Example 1 The stone displaced water and the level rose.
det nsubj obj cc det nsubj conj punct root The DET stone NOUN displaced VERB water NOUN and CCONJ the DET level NOUN rose VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 stone det 2 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 3 displaced nsubj 3 displaced displace VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 displaced obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 rose cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 level det 7 level level NOUN Number=Sing 8 rose nsubj 8 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 displaced conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 displaced punct
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1 displace past the stone water tree rules 2 rise past the level vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Floods displaced thousands of families.
nsubj obj case nmod punct root Floods NOUN displaced VERB thousands NOUN of ADP families NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Floods flood NOUN Number=Plur 2 displaced nsubj 2 displaced displace VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 2 displaced obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 families case 5 families family NOUN Number=Plur 3 thousands nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 displaced punct
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1 displace past Floods thousands of families tree rules
Example 3 The new road displaced many birds from the woods.
det amod nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root The DET new ADJ road NOUN displaced VERB many ADJ birds NOUN from ADP the DET woods NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 road det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 road amod 3 road road NOUN Number=Sing 4 displaced nsubj 4 displaced displace VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 6 birds amod 6 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 4 displaced obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 woods case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 woods det 9 woods wood NOUN Number=Plur 4 displaced obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 displaced punct
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1 displace past the new road many birds the woods tree rules
Example 4 Measure how much water the toy displaces.
advmod amod obj det nsubj parataxis punct root Measure VERB how ADV much ADJ water NOUN the DET toy NOUN displaces VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Measure measure VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 how how ADV PronType=Int 3 much advmod 3 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 4 water amod 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Measure obj 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 toy det 6 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 7 displaces nsubj 7 displaces displace VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Measure parataxis 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Measure punct
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1 measure imperative you not said here much water vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme water=Value 2 displace present the toy tree rules
Example 5 A ship displaces a lot of water.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root A DET ship NOUN displaces VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ship det 2 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 3 displaces nsubj 3 displaces displace VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lot det 5 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 3 displaces obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 water case 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 lot nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 displaces punct
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1 displace present a ship a lot of water tree rules
Example 6 Weeds can displace native plants.
nsubj aux amod obj punct root Weeds NOUN can AUX displace VERB native ADJ plants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weeds weed NOUN Number=Plur 3 displace nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 displace aux 3 displace displace VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 native native ADJ Degree=Pos 5 plants amod 5 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 3 displace obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 displace punct
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1 displace can Weeds native plants tree rules
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