--- title: Why do storm experts say «When thunder roars, go indoors»? — Weather signs and the 30-30 rule · tree and pragmatics description: Why do storm experts say «When thunder roars, go indoors»? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 15 «Weather signs and the 30-30 rule» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/15-weather-signs/t8/) [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/) / [Weather signs and the 30-30 rule](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/15-weather-signs/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Weather signs and the 30-30 rule Why do storm experts say «When thunder roars, go indoors»? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** storm experts, thunder · **What happens:** say, roar, go · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 15 «Weather signs and the 30-30 rule» 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/15-weather-signs/#t8). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:t8:1 # text = Why do storm experts say «When thunder roars, go indoors»? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 experts expert NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 « « PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 When when SCONJ WRB _ 9 mark _ _ 8 thunder thunder NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 roars roar VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 12 indoors indoors ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | storm experts | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **roar** *in a quote* | present | thunder | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | indoors *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} Thunder itself is loud enough to hurt your ears badly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:t8:o1:1 # text = Thunder itself is loud enough to hurt your ears badly 1 Thunder thunder NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes 1 nmod:unmarked _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 loud loud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 enough enough ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 hurt hurt VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 8 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 badly badly ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Thunder Thunder | | | | | enough, loud *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hurt** | to-infinitive | Thunder Thunder *not said here* | your ears | | | | badly *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ear=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Thunder shows the storm is moving away ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:t8:o2:1 # text = Thunder shows the storm is moving away 1 Thunder thunder NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 moving move VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 7 away away ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | Thunder | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **move away** | present · progressive | the storm | | | | | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} If you can hear thunder, lightning can reach you ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:t8:o3:1 # text = If you can hear thunder, lightning can reach you 1 If if SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 advcl _ _ 5 thunder thunder NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 7 lightning lightning NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 reach reach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | you | thunder | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thunder=Stimulus | | 2 | **reach** | can | lightning | you | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent you=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Thunder means that the rain will stop ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:t8:o4:1 # text = Thunder means that the rain will stop 1 Thunder thunder NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 rain rain NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Thunder | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **stop** | future | the rain | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | **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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