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title: ★★★ A story goes: (1) At home, Mia packs. (2) On the train, she read… — Paragraphs and cohesion: holding a tex… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ A story goes: (1) At home, Mia packs. (2) On the train, she reads. (3) Still on the train, a man sits down. (4) The next morning, in Paris, she wakes. How many paragraphs by TiPToP, if a new person arriving counts? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 37 «Paragraphs and cohesion: holding a text together» of the
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# Test 2 · ★ · Paragraphs and cohesion: holding a text together

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★★★ A story goes: (1) At home, Mia packs. (2) On the train, she reads. (3) Still on the train, a man sits down. (4) The next morning, in Paris, she wakes. How many paragraphs by TiPToP, if a new person arriving counts?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, story, man, Paris, new person, TiPToP · **What happens:** ★, go, read, sit down, wake, arrive · **To what, where:** 1 Mia packs, train, Paris

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 37 «Paragraphs and cohesion: holding a text together» 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/37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ A story goes: (1) At home, Mia packs.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:1
# text = ★★★ A story goes: (1) At home, Mia packs.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
4	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
11	At	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
14	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	packs	pack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **★** | present | ★ |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | a story | 1 Mia packs |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location pack=Theme |

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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:* (2) On the train, she reads.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:2
# text = (2) On the train, she reads.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	2	2	NUM	LS	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	On	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | story |  |  | the train |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* (3) Still on the train, a man sits down.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:3
# text = (3) Still on the train, a man sits down.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Still	still	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit down** | present | a man |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 4:* (4) The next morning, in Paris, she wakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:4
# text = (4) The next morning, in Paris, she wakes.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | present | Paris |  |  | Paris | morning |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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*Sentence 5:* How many paragraphs by TiPToP, if a new person arriving counts?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:5
# text = How many paragraphs by TiPToP, if a new person arriving counts?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	paragraphs	paragraph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	TiPToP	TiPToP	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	arriving	arrive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	counts	count	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | gerund | a new person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **paragraph** |  | TiPToP |  |  |  |  |  | nom paragraph «communication intransitive»: by=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Four

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:o1:1
# text = Four
1	Four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Three

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:o2:1
# text = Three
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Two

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:o3:1
# text = Two
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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One

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together:t2:o4:1
# text = One
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

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

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