Standard actions which change the state of things
locking it withunlocking it withswitching onswitching offopeningclosingwearingtaking off
Switching on something (past tense switched on): applying to one thing
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 [something] on" - switching on
"turn on [something]" - switching on
"switch [something]" - switching on
"switch on [something]" - switching on
"switch [something] on" - switching on
Rules controlling this action
check an actor switching on can't switch on unless switchable rule name unlist
check an actor switching on can't switch on what's already on rule name unlist
carry out an actor switching on standard switching on rule name unlist
report an actor switching on standard report switching on rule name unlist