--- title: they're saying a girl walked into a lamp post texting and needed sti… — Eyes up: noticing your surroundings · tree and pragmatics description: they're saying a girl walked into a lamp post texting and needed stitches, it was on the news apparently Test 17 of lesson 11 «Eyes up: noticing your surroundings» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/11-eyes-up/t17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Eyes up: noticing your surroundings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/11-eyes-up/) / t17 # Test 17 · Eyes up: noticing your surroundings they're saying a girl walked into a lamp post texting and needed stitches, it was on the news apparently **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, girl, texting · **What happens:** say, walk, need, be · **To what, where:** post texting, stitches, news · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 17 of lesson 11 «Eyes up: noticing your surroundings» 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/11-eyes-up/#t17). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:t17:1 # text = they're saying a girl walked into a lamp post texting and needed stitches, it was on the news apparently 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 walked walk VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 into into ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 lamp lamp NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 post post NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 texting texting NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 needed need VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 14 stitches stitch NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 18 on on ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ 21 apparently apparently ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | they | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **walk** | past | a girl | | | | | into a post texting *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into texting=Result | | 3 | **need** | past | a girl *not said here* | stitches | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot stitch=Theme | | 4 | **is** | past | texting | | | the news | | apparently *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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It is just gossip, so phones never stop you noticing ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:t17:o1:1 # text = It is just gossip, so phones never stop you noticing 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 just just ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 gossip gossip NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 7 phones phone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 8 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 stop stop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 noticing notice VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | gossip | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **stop** | present | phones | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **notice** | gerund | you | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} It proves lamp posts are placed in silly spots ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:t17:o2:1 # text = It proves lamp posts are placed in silly spots 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 lamp lamp NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 posts post NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 placed place VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 silly silly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 spots spot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | It | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **place** | present · passive | | lamp posts | | silly spots | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in spot=Destination | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Maybe or maybe not on the news, but the lesson is real: put the phone away when you walk ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:t17:o3:1 # text = Maybe or maybe not on the news, but the lesson is real: put the phone away when you walk 1 Maybe maybe ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 2 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 3 maybe maybe ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 but but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 12 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 14 : : PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ _ 15 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 advcl _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 away away ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 19 when when SCONJ WRB _ 21 mark _ _ 20 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 walk walk VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the lesson | | | | | maybe, real *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **put away** | infinitive | the lesson *not said here* | the phone | | | | away *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent phone=Goal | | 3 | **walk** | present | you | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} It only matters if you are texting, not watching videos ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:t17:o4:1 # text = It only matters if you are texting, not watching videos 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 only only ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 matters matter VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 texting text VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 watching watch VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 11 videos video NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **matter** | present | It | | | | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **text** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | you | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **watch** | gerund | you *not said here* | videos | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme | **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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