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title: «miss the answer's literally first line, done, ez». Should you stop… — Retrieval: finding the answer in the t… · tree and pragmatics
description: «miss the answer's literally first line, done, ez». Should you stop reading after the first line every time? Test 1 of lesson 17 «Retrieval: finding the answer in the text» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 1 · Retrieval: finding the answer in the text

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«miss the answer's literally first line, done, ez». Should you stop reading after the first line every time?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** miss, do, stop, read · **To what, where:** first line

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This is test 1 of lesson 17 «Retrieval: finding the answer in the text» of the English 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/english/17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «miss the answer's literally first line, done, ez».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t1:1
# text = «miss the answer's literally first line, done, ez».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	miss	miss	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	ez	ez	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the answer's first line |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer line=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «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:* Should you stop reading after the first line every time?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t1:2
# text = Should you stop reading after the first line every time?
1	Should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | should | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **read** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  | after the first line; time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, answers are always in the first line

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t1:o1:1
# text = Yes, answers are always in the first line
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | answers |  |  | the first line |  | always *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No, answers can be anywhere, so check the part the question points to

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t1:o2:1
# text = No, answers can be anywhere, so check the part the question points to
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	points	point	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | answers |  |  |  |  | anywhere *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive |  | the part |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: agent=Agent part=Theme question=Attribute |
| 3 | **point** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, the first paragraph has all the answers, because the writer puts them there first

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t1:o3:1
# text = Yes, the first paragraph has all the answers, because the writer puts them there first
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	paragraph	paragraph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
17	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the first paragraph | all answers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient |
| 2 | **put** | present | the writer | answers *= answer* |  | there |  | first *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent they=Goal |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No, the answer is always at the very end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text:t1:o4:1
# text = No, the answer is always at the very end
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the answer |  |  |  | at the end | always *property* | tree rules |

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