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misdirection

Who acts: Making people, people, he, other hand, Mystery stories, email · What happens: make, look, think, not notice, happen, use · To what, where: someone, wrong instructions, coin, trick, misdirection, readers · Speech: someone speaks here

«misdirection» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: misdirection in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Making people look at or think about the wrong thing so they don't notice what is really happening, used by magicians and tricksters.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 people	amod
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 look	nsubj
3	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	SCONJ	_	6 think	mark
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 think	cc
6	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 look	xcomp
7	about	about	ADP	_	10 thing	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 thing	det
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thing	amod
10	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 think	obl
11	so	so	ADV	_	15 notice	advmod
12	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 notice	nsubj
13	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 notice	aux
14	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 notice	advmod
15	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 think	conj
16	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	19 happening	nsubj
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 happening	aux
18	really	really	ADV	_	19 happening	advmod
19	happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 notice	ccomp
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 used	punct
21	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	19 happening	conj
22	by	by	ADP	_	23 magicians	case
23	magicians	magician	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 used	obl
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 tricksters	cc
25	tricksters	trickster	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 magicians	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	look	present	Making people						tree rules
3	think speech: other	infinitive	Making people not said here					about the wrong thing	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about thing=Topic
4	not notice	present · do-support	people						vn see-30.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
5	happen	present · progressive							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	use	participle						by magicians and tricksters	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Sending someone the wrong way or giving wrong instructions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sending	send	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Sending	obj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 way	det
4	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 way	amod
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sending	obl:unmarked
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 giving	cc
7	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Sending	conj
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 instructions	amod
9	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 giving	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sending	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	gerund		someone				the wrong way obl:unmarked	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
2	give	gerund		wrong instructions					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme

Example 1

The magician used misdirection to hide the coin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 magician	det
2	magician	magician	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 misdirection	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 misdirection	amod
4	misdirection	misdirection	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 hide	mark
6	hide	hide	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 misdirection	acl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 coin	det
8	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hide	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 misdirection	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle							vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	hide	to-infinitive		the coin					vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Patient

Example 2

While he talked, his other hand did the trick – that's misdirection.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	While	while	SCONJ	_	3 talked	mark
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 talked	nsubj
3	talked	talk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 did	advcl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 talked	punct
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 hand	nmod:poss
6	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 hand	amod
7	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 did	nsubj
8	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 trick	det
10	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 did	obj
11	–	-	PUNCT	_	14 misdirection	punct
12	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	14 misdirection	det
13	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 misdirection	cop
14	misdirection	misdirection	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 did	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	past	he						vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	do	past	his other hand	the trick					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality
3	is a	present	his other hand not said here	that misdirection					tree rules

Example 3

Mystery stories use misdirection to surprise readers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mystery	mystery	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stories	compound
2	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 use	nsubj
3	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	misdirection	misdirection	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 use	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 surprise	mark
6	surprise	surprise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 use	advcl
7	readers	reader	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 surprise	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Mystery stories	misdirection					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent misdirection=Patient
2	surprise	to-infinitive	Mystery stories not said here	readers					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus reader=Experiencer

Example 4

The scammer's email used misdirection to get people to click.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scammer	det
2	scammer	scammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 email	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 scammer	case
4	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	nsubj
5	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	misdirection	misdirection	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 get	mark
8	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 used	advcl
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 get	obj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 click	mark
11	click	click	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 get	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the scammer's email	misdirection					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent misdirection=Patient
2	get	to-infinitive	the scammer's email not said here	people					tree rules
3	click	to-infinitive	people not said here						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	email		the scammer						nom email «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Pickpockets use misdirection to steal wallets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pickpockets	pickpocket	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 use	nsubj
2	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	misdirection	misdirection	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 use	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 steal	mark
5	steal	steal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 use	advcl
6	wallets	wallet	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 steal	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Pickpockets	misdirection					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent misdirection=Patient
2	steal	to-infinitive	Pickpockets not said here	wallets					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wallet=Theme

Example 6

A wrong road sign caused a lot of misdirection.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sign	det
2	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sign	amod
3	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sign	compound
4	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 caused	nsubj
5	caused	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 lot	det
7	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 caused	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 misdirection	case
9	misdirection	misdirection	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lot	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	past	a wrong road sign	a lot of misdirection					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition lot=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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