Test 6 · ★ · Pavements, crossings, cars, trains, airports and bikes
What could happen to a cyclist waiting beside the cab of a lorry that turns left in the UK?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: cyclist · What happens: happen, wait, leave · To what, where: cab, lorry, UK
This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 310 «Pavements, crossings, cars, trains, airports and bikes» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 happen | nsubj |
| 2 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 happen | aux |
| 3 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 cyclist | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 cyclist | det |
| 6 | cyclist | cyclist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 happen | obl |
| 7 | waiting | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 cyclist | acl |
| 8 | beside | beside | ADP | _ | 10 cab | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 cab | det |
| 10 | cab | cab | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 waiting | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 lorry | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 lorry | det |
| 13 | lorry | lorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 cab | nmod |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 left | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | turns | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 left | aux:pass |
| 16 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 lorry | acl:relcl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 UK | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 UK | det |
| 19 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 left | obl |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 happen | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | could | to a cyclist | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | wait | gerund | a cyclist not said here | the cab of a lorry | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beside cab=Location | ||||
| 3 | leave | present · passive | a lorry | the UK | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in uk=Location |
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
She is safe, because lorries never turn at junctions
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 safe | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 safe | cop |
| 3 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 turn | punct |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 turn | mark |
| 6 | lorries | lorry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 turn | nsubj |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 turn | advmod |
| 8 | turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 safe | conj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 junctions | case |
| 10 | junctions | junction | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 turn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | safe property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not turn | present | lorries | junctions | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at junction=Trajectory |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The driver may not see her and could turn into her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 driver | det |
| 2 | driver | driver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 see | nsubj |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 see | advmod |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 see | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 turn | cc |
| 8 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 turn | aux |
| 9 | turn | turn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 see | conj |
| 10 | into | into | ADP | _ | 11 her | case |
| 11 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 turn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see | may | the driver | her = she | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | turn | could | the driver not said here | into driver | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into she=Result |
Option 3
The lorry must wait until she moves away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 lorry | det |
| 2 | lorry | lorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wait | nsubj |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 wait | aux |
| 4 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 7 moves | mark |
| 6 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 moves | nsubj |
| 7 | moves | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 wait | advcl |
| 8 | away | away | ADV | _ | 7 moves | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | must | the lorry | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | move away | present | lorry | away property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
The lorry driver always sees bikes in the mirror
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 driver | det |
| 2 | lorry | lorry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 driver | compound |
| 3 | driver | driver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sees | nsubj |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 sees | advmod |
| 5 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | bikes | bike | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 sees | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 mirror | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 mirror | det |
| 9 | mirror | mirror | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sees | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | the lorry driver | bikes | the mirror | always property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bike=Stimulus |
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