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title: A girl on a bus is standing without holding on, looking at her phone… — Reasoning about the body moving in the… · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl on a bus is standing without holding on, looking at her phone. The bus brakes hard. What happens and why? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 10 «Reasoning about the body moving in the world» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · Reasoning about the body moving in the world

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A girl on a bus is standing without holding on, looking at her phone. The bus brakes hard. What happens and why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, bus · **What happens:** stand, hold on, look, brake, happen

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This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 10 «Reasoning about the body moving in the world» of the everyday 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/everyday/10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl on a bus is standing without holding on, looking at her phone.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body:t2:1
# text = A girl on a bus is standing without holding on, looking at her phone.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present · progressive | a girl on a bus |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hold on** | gerund | a girl on a bus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | gerund | a girl on a bus *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at girl's phone | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at phone=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:* The bus brakes hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body:t2:2
# text = The bus brakes hard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brakes	brake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brake** | present | the bus |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What happens and why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body:t2:3
# text = What happens and why?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She floats up because the bus slows down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body:t2:o1:1
# text = She floats up because the bus slows down
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	floats	float	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	slows	slow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float up** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **slow down** | present | the bus |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She stumbles forward as her body keeps moving

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body:t2:o2:1
# text = She stumbles forward as her body keeps moving
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stumbles	stumble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stumble** | present | She |  |  |  |  | forward *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present | her body |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | her body *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, because the bus stops gently

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body:t2:o3:1
# text = Nothing, because the bus stops gently
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She falls backwards because the bus pushes her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body:t2:o4:1
# text = She falls backwards because the bus pushes her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	backwards	backwards	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	pushes	push	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | She |  |  |  |  | backwards *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **push** | present | the bus | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

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