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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Reading poems: meaning, sound and pictures

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★★★ «Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you.» Which other thing do we know about only by what it does, like the wind?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, other thing, thing · **What happens:** see, know, do · **To what, where:** wind

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 25 «Reading poems: meaning, sound and pictures» 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/25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «Who has seen the wind?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t4:1
# text = ★★★ «Who has seen the wind?
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	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | present · perfect | ★ | the wind |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wind=Stimulus |

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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:* Neither I nor you.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t4:2
# text = Neither I nor you.»
1	Neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	4	cc:preconj	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	4	cc	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Which other thing do we know about only by what it does, like the wind?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t4:3
# text = Which other thing do we know about only by what it does, like the wind?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
2	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present · do-support | which other thing |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about what=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | present | thing |  |  |  |  | like the wind | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The Moon, which we can see at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t4:o1:1
# text = The Moon, which we can see at night
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | we | the Moon |  |  | night |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A tree, which we can see and touch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t4:o2:1
# text = A tree, which we can see and touch
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | we | a tree |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |
| 2 | **touch** | infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Gravity, which makes things fall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t4:o3:1
# text = Gravity, which makes things fall
1	Gravity	gravity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Gravity | things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | infinitive | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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A cat, which we can stroke and hear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures:t4:o4:1
# text = A cat, which we can stroke and hear
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	stroke	stroke	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stroke** | can | a cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hear** | infinitive | a cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

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