--- title: Dara from Melbourne: «stopped at the servo, saw the tide out, it's t… — Just So Stories, The Crab that Played… · tree and pragmatics description: Dara from Melbourne: «stopped at the servo, saw the tide out, it's the crab's fault.» (servo = petrol station) What is the real reason? Test 15 · ★★ of lesson 92 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3: the Moon pulls the sea, and how tides really work» of the books course of Mov --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea/t15/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Just So Stories, The Crab that Played…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea/) / t15 # Test 15 · ★★ · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3… Dara from Melbourne: «stopped at the servo, saw the tide out, it's the crab's fault.» (servo = petrol station) What is the real reason? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Dara, tide · **What happens:** stop, see out, be · **To what, where:** servo, tide, fault, real reason This is test 15 · ★★ of lesson 92 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 3: the Moon pulls the sea, and how tides really work» 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/92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea/#t15). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dara from Melbourne: «stopped at the servo, saw the tide out, it's the crab's fault.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t15:1 # text = Dara from Melbourne: «stopped at the servo, saw the tide out, it's the crab's fault.» 1 Dara Dara PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Melbourne Melbourne PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 stopped stop VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 servo servo NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 11 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 tide tide NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 out out ADP RP _ 11 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 cop _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 crab crab NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 20 's 's PART POS _ 19 case _ _ 21 fault fault NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 » » PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** *in a quote* | past | | | | the servo | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at servo=Location | | 2 | **see out** *in a quote* | past | Dara from Melbourne | the tide | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tide=Stimulus | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | tide | the crab's fault | | | | | 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. *Sentence 2:* (servo = petrol station) What is the real reason? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t15:2 # text = (servo = petrol station) What is the real reason? 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 servo servo NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 = = SYM SYM _ 5 punct _ _ 4 petrol petrol NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 station station NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 2 punct _ _ 7 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | the real reason | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} The Fisherman's fault ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t15:o1:1 # text = The Fisherman's fault 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Fisherman Fisherman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 fault fault NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fault** | | the Fisherman | | | | | | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The Moon's pull moved the water away for a while ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t15:o2:1 # text = The Moon's pull moved the water away for a while 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Moon Moon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 pull pull NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 moved move VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 away away ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **move away** | past | the Moon's pull | the water | | | while | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent water=Theme | | 2 | **pull** | | the Moon | | | | | | nom pull «act transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The wind blew all the water out to sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t15:o3:1 # text = The wind blew all the water out to sea 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 blew blow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 6 det:predet _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 out out ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blow out** | past | the wind | all water | sea | | | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent water=Patient to sea=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The Rat's bite stopped the water flow ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea:t15:o4:1 # text = The Rat's bite stopped the water flow 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 bite bite NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 stopped stop VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 flow flow NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | past | the Rat's bite | the water flow | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality flow=Eventuality | | 2 | **bite** | | the Rat | | | | | | nom bite «state transitive»: poss=agent | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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