Shifting is different from translocation. As long as the component that should have appeared in a certain position in the prototype structure leaves the original position and runs to other positions in the structure, it is shifting. The shifted component must serve as the mechanism. Syntactic components. Translocations are caused by temporary additions or additions in the discourse. Translocation components cannot be analyzed as syntactic components of this structure. According to the above definition, Which of the following are shifted. ['One sheep ran away.', 'veryone laughs, his stomach hurts. Everyone laughs.', "e's probably home, he's home, he's probably.", 'his place is too beautiful, this place is beautiful.']