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# Test 15 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 2…

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★★★ «Once a day and once a night I go out... Once a day and once a night I return.» How many times does the sea rise and fall in a day and a night, by this?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, sea · **What happens:** go out, return, rise, fall

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This is test 15 · ★ of lesson 91 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 2: Pau Amma loses his shell» of the books 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell/#t15).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «Once a day and once a night I go out...

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:t15:1
# text = ★★★ «Once a day and once a night I go out...
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
14	out	out	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	...	...	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  | day | once, out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Once a day and once a night I return.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:t15:2
# text = Once a day and once a night I return.»
1	Once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	return	return	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | present | I |  |  |  | night | once *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* How many times does the sea rise and fall in a day and a night, by this?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:t15:3
# text = How many times does the sea rise and fall in a day and a night, by this?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present · do-support | the sea |  |  |  | time |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall** | infinitive | the sea *not said here* |  |  |  | day | by this | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by this=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It goes out twice and comes in twice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:t15:o1:1
# text = It goes out twice and comes in twice
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | present | It |  |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come in** | present |  |  |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It goes out once and comes in once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:t15:o2:1
# text = It goes out once and comes in once
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | present | It |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come in** | present |  |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Twice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:t15:o3:1
# text = Twice
1	Twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It goes out four times and comes in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell:t15:o4:1
# text = It goes out four times and comes in
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | present | It |  |  |  | time |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come in** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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