Test 17 · ★ · Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons

apparently a boy on the pier got blown straight into the sea by one gust in the storm, my nan saw it on the news. what's the true lesson?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: one gust, nan · What happens: blow, see, be · To what, where: boy, sea, storm, news, true lesson

This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 236 «Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons» 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	apparently	apparently	ADV	_	8 blown	advmod
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 boy	det
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blown	nsubj:pass
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 pier	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pier	det
6	pier	pier	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boy	nmod
7	got	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 blown	aux:pass
8	blown	blow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	straight	straight	ADV	_	12 sea	advmod
10	into	into	ADP	_	12 sea	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sea	det
12	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blown	obl
13	by	by	ADP	_	15 gust	case
14	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 gust	nummod
15	gust	gust	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blown	obl
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 storm	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 storm	det
18	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 gust	nmod
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 saw	punct
20	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 nan	nmod:poss
21	nan	nan	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 saw	nsubj
22	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 blown	conj
23	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 saw	obj
24	on	on	ADP	_	26 news	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 news	det
26	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 saw	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 blown	punct
28	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	32 lesson	nsubj
29	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	32 lesson	cop
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 lesson	det
31	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 lesson	amod
32	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blown	parataxis
33	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 blown	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	blow	past · passive	one gust in the storm	a boy on the pier	the sea	apparently property	vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent subject=Material into sea=Product
2	see	past	my nan	storm	the news		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
3	is a	present		the true lesson			tree rules

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

Just hold the railing tight and lean out to see the waves

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Just	just	ADV	_	2 hold	advmod
2	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 railing	det
4	railing	railing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hold	obj
5	tight	tight	ADV	_	2 hold	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 lean	cc
7	lean	lean	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 hold	conj
8	out	out	ADP	_	7 lean	compound:prt
9	to	to	PART	_	10 see	mark
10	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 lean	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 waves	det
12	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 see	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hold	imperative	you not said here	the railing	tight property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent railing=Theme
2	lean out	infinitive	you not said here			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	see	to-infinitive	you not said here	the waves		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wave=Stimulus

Option 2

Piers are the safest place to stand in a storm

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Piers	pier	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 place	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 place	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 place	det
4	safest	safe	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 place	amod
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 stand	mark
7	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 place	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 storm	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 storm	det
10	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stand	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Piers	the safest place					tree rules
2	stand	to-infinitive				a storm			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in storm=Location

Option 3

Only small kids can be blown over

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	3 kids	advmod
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 kids	amod
3	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 blown	nsubj:pass
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 blown	aux
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 blown	aux:pass
6	blown	blow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	over	over	ADV	_	6 blown	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blow over	can · passive		small kids				over property	vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

In strong wind stay away from pier and harbour edges

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 wind	case
2	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 wind	amod
3	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stay	obl
4	stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	away	away	ADV	_	4 stay	advmod
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 pier	case
7	pier	pier	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stay	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 edges	cc
9	harbour	harbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 edges	compound
10	edges	edge	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pier	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay away	imperative	you not said here			strong wind		from pier and harbour edges; away property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wind=Location

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