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Details — A single action in detail.
About the action rulebooks  


Standard actions which change the state of things
Locking it with , Unlocking it with , Switching on , Switching off , Opening , Closing , Wearing , Taking off 


Switching on something (past tense switched on)

The switching on and switching off actions are for the simplest kind of machinery operation: they are for objects representing machines (or more likely parts of machines), which are considered to be either off or on at any given time.

The actions are intended to be used where the noun is a device, but in fact they could work just as well with any kind which can be 'switched on' or 'switched off'.


Typed commands leading to this action

"turn/rotate/twist/unscrew/screw [something] on"

"turn/rotate/twist/unscrew/screw on [something]"

"switch [something]"

"switch on [something]"

"switch [something] on"

Rules controlling this action

before    doing something to a secret door which is unrevealed   

before    doing something to a secret switch which is unrevealed   

before    doing something when a secret door is the second noun and the second noun is unrevealed   

before    doing something when a secret switch is the second noun and the second noun is unrevealed   


instead of    switching on the VCR   


check    an actor switching on  can't switch on unless switchable rule    name  unlist   1

check    an actor switching on  can't switch on what's already on rule    name  unlist   1


carry out    an actor switching on  standard switching on rule    name  unlist


after    switching on the TV   


report    an actor switching on  standard report switching on rule    name  unlist   1


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