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title: did u hear a family got lost hiking cos they followed the moss to fi… — Finding your way with landmarks · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear a family got lost hiking cos they followed the moss to find north and ended up in the wrong state Test 17 of lesson 16 «Finding your way with landmarks» 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
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# Test 17 · Finding your way with landmarks

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did u hear a family got lost hiking cos they followed the moss to find north and ended up in the wrong state

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, they · **What happens:** hear, lose, hike, follow, find, end up · **To what, where:** family, moss, wrong state · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 of lesson 16 «Finding your way with landmarks» 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/16-landmarks/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:16-landmarks:t17:1
# text = did u hear a family got lost hiking cos they followed the moss to find north and ended up in the wrong state
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	hiking	hike	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
16	north	north	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	up	up	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** | past · passive |  | a family |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hike** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **follow** | past | they | the moss |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moss=Theme |
| 5 | **find** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | north *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **end up** | past | u *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the wrong state *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in state=Result |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Real lesson: moss is not a reliable compass; «wrong state» is likely blown up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:16-landmarks:t17:o1:1
# text = Real lesson: moss is not a reliable compass; «wrong state» is likely blown up
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
4	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	reliable	reliable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
18	up	up	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | moss | a reliable compass |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **blow up** | present · passive | Real lesson and a reliable compass *not said here* | wrong state |  |  |  | likely *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Real lesson: moss always grows on the north side, so they must have read it wrong

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:16-landmarks:t17:o2:1
# text = Real lesson: moss always grows on the north side, so they must have read it wrong
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	north	north	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux	_	_
16	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Real lesson |  |  | the north side |  | always *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on side=Location |
| 2 | **read** | must · perfect | they | moss |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It proves families should never go hiking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:16-landmarks:t17:o3:1
# text = It proves families should never go hiking
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	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	hiking	hike	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **not** **go** | should | families |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hike** | gerund | families *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means only maps from shops can be trusted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:16-landmarks:t17:o4:1
# text = It means only maps from shops can be trusted
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **trust** | can · passive |  | maps from shops |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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