Test 18 · ★ · Weather signs and the 30-30 rule

everyone says lightning never strikes the same place twice so stand where it already hit lol

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: everyone, lightning · What happens: say, not strike, stand, hit · To what, where: same place · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 15 «Weather signs and the 30-30 rule» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	2 says	nsubj
2	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	lightning	lightning	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 strikes	nsubj
4	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	5 strikes	advmod
5	strikes	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 says	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 place	det
7	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 place	amod
8	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 strikes	obj
9	twice	twice	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	11 stand	advmod
10	so	so	ADV	_	11 stand	advmod
11	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 says	ccomp
12	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	15 hit	advmod
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 hit	nsubj
14	already	already	ADV	_	15 hit	advmod
15	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 stand	advcl
16	lol	lol	INTJ	_	11 stand	discourse

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	everyone			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not strike	present	lightning	the same place		vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Patient
3	stand	infinitive			twice property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	hit	past	lightning			vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

The options

Option 1

It is true, so the old saying keeps you safe, because lightning always looks for somewhere new

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 true	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 true	cop
3	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 keeps	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	9 keeps	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 saying	det
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 saying	amod
8	saying	saying	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 keeps	nsubj
9	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 true	conj
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 keeps	obj
11	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 keeps	xcomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 looks	punct
13	because	because	SCONJ	_	16 looks	mark
14	lightning	lightning	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 looks	nsubj
15	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	16 looks	advmod
16	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 true	parataxis
17	for	for	ADP	_	19 new	case
18	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	19 new	advmod
19	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 looks	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	It		true property	tree rules
2	keep	present	the old saying	you	safe property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
3	look	present	lightning		for new; always property	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for new=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

That is a myth; lightning can strike the same place again, and tall towers are struck many times a year

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 myth	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 myth	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 myth	det
4	myth	myth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 strike	punct
6	lightning	lightning	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 strike	nsubj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 strike	aux
8	strike	strike	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 myth	parataxis
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 place	det
10	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 place	amod
11	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 strike	obj
12	again	again	ADV	_	8 strike	advmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 struck	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 struck	cc
15	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 towers	amod
16	towers	tower	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 struck	nsubj
17	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 struck	aux:pass
18	struck	strike	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 myth	parataxis
19	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 times	amod
20	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 struck	obl:unmarked
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 year	det
22	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 struck	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	is a	present	That	a myth		tree rules
2	strike	can	lightning	the same place	again	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Patient
3	strike	present · passive		tall towers	time; year	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 3

It is true, so a spot that has already been struck is the very safest place to stand in a storm

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 true	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 true	cop
3	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 place	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	17 place	advmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 spot	det
7	spot	spot	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 place	nsubj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 struck	nsubj:pass
9	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 struck	aux
10	already	already	ADV	_	12 struck	advmod
11	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	12 struck	aux:pass
12	struck	strike	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 spot	acl:relcl
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 place	cop
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 place	det
15	very	very	ADV	_	16 safest	advmod
16	safest	safe	ADJ	Degree=Sup	17 place	amod
17	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 true	conj
18	to	to	PART	_	19 stand	mark
19	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 place	acl
20	in	in	ADP	_	22 storm	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 storm	det
22	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 stand	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	It			true property	tree rules
2	strike	present · perfect · passive		a spot			vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	is a	present	a spot	the safest place			tree rules
4	stand	to-infinitive			a storm		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in storm=Location

Option 4

It is true, but only for trees

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 true	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 true	cop
3	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 trees	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 trees	cc
6	only	only	ADV	_	8 trees	advmod
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 trees	case
8	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 true	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					true property	tree rules

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