Test 14 · ★ · Breakfast, the register, the timetable, corridors, earthqu…

my mate says two kids ran round the corner in the corridor and "both got concussion". what's the true bit

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: mate, two kids, both · What happens: say, run, get, be · To what, where: corridor, concussion, true bit · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 14 · ★ of lesson 329 «Breakfast, the register, the timetable, corridors, earthquake drills, pick-up, phones, tidy desks, homework and group work» 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	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 mate	nmod:poss
2	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 kids	nummod
5	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 ran	nsubj
6	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 says	ccomp
7	round	round	ADP	_	9 corner	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 corner	det
9	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ran	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 corridor	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 corridor	det
12	corridor	corridor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ran	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 got	cc
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 got	punct
15	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	16 got	nsubj
16	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 ran	conj
17	concussion	concussion	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 got	obj
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 ran	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 says	punct
20	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	24 bit	nsubj
21	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 bit	cop
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 bit	det
23	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 bit	amod
24	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	ccomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	my mate				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	run	past	two kids		the corridor	round the corner	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round corner=Trajectory
3	get in a quote	past	both	concussion			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer concussion=Stimulus
4	is a	present		the true bit			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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Running in corridors causes falls and bumps

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Running	run	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 causes	csubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 corridors	case
3	corridors	corridor	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Running	obl
4	causes	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	falls	fall	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 causes	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 bumps	cc
7	bumps	bump	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 falls	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	gerund				corridors			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Trajectory
2	cause	present	Running	falls and bumps					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fall=Patient

Option 2

Corridors are made for running

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Corridors	corridor	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux:pass
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 running	case
5	running	running	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		Corridors				for running	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for running=Asset

Option 3

Only teachers can get hurt

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	2 teachers	advmod
2	teachers	teacher	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 hurt	nsubj:pass
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 hurt	aux
4	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 hurt	aux:pass
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurt	can · passive		teachers					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 4

Corners are always safe

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Corners	corner	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 safe	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 safe	cop
3	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	4 safe	advmod
4	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root

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

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