--- title: ★★★ «Every night, the biscuit tin was emptier. Every morning, there… — Prediction: what happens next · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ «Every night, the biscuit tin was emptier. Every morning, there were crumbs by the dog's bed, and the dog looked very pleased.» Which prediction uses the evidence best? 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Every morning, there were crumbs by the dog's bed, and the dog looked very pleased.» Which prediction uses the evidence best? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** biscuit tin, crumbs, dog, prediction · **What happens:** be, look, use · **To what, where:** evidence This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 19 «Prediction: what happens next» 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/19-prediction-what-happens-next/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* ★★★ «Every night, the biscuit tin was emptier. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:19-prediction-what-happens-next:t5:1 # text = ★★★ «Every night, the biscuit tin was emptier. 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 `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Every every DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 biscuit biscuit NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 tin tin NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 emptier empty ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the biscuit tin | | | | | empty *property* | 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:* Every morning, there were crumbs by the dog's bed, and the dog looked very pleased.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:19-prediction-what-happens-next:t5:2 # text = Every morning, there were crumbs by the dog's bed, and the dog looked very pleased.» 1 Every every DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 5 expl _ _ 5 were be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 advcl _ _ 6 crumbs crumb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 16 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 17 very very ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 » » PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | past | crumbs | | | there | morning | by the dog's bed | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by bed=Location | | 2 | **look** | past | the dog | | | | | pleased *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* Which prediction uses the evidence best? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:19-prediction-what-happens-next:t5:3 # text = Which prediction uses the evidence best? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 prediction prediction NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 uses use VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 evidence evidence NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | present | which prediction | the evidence | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Patient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} The family will buy a new tin because the old one has a hole ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:19-prediction-what-happens-next:t5:o1:1 # text = The family will buy a new tin because the old one has a hole 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 tin tin NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 8 because because SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 hole hole NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buy** | future | the family | a new tin | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tin=Theme | | 2 | **have** | present | the old one | a hole | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} The dog will bake more biscuits ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:19-prediction-what-happens-next:t5:o2:1 # text = The dog will bake more biscuits 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 bake bake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 amod _ _ 6 biscuits biscuit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bake** | future | the dog | more biscuits | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Product | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} A burglar will be caught next week ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:19-prediction-what-happens-next:t5:o3:1 # text = A burglar will be caught next week 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 burglar burglar NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | future · passive | | a burglar | | | week | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The family will find out the dog is eating the biscuits ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:19-prediction-what-happens-next:t5:o4:1 # text = The family will find out the dog is eating the biscuits 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 ccomp _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 biscuits biscuit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find out** | future | the family | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **eat** | present · progressive | the dog | the biscuits | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient | **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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