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title: did u hear a kid dug a massive hole at the beach and it caved in on… — Safe at lakes and beaches · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear a kid dug a massive hole at the beach and it caved in on him and they had to dig him out? real lesson? Test 17 · ★★ of lesson 232 «Safe at lakes and beaches» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 17 · ★★ · Safe at lakes and beaches

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did u hear a kid dug a massive hole at the beach and it caved in on him and they had to dig him out? real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, kid, they · **What happens:** hear, dig, cave, have, dig out · **To what, where:** massive hole, him

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This is test 17 · ★★ of lesson 232 «Safe at lakes and beaches» 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/232-lakes-and-beaches/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t17:1
# text = did u hear a kid dug a massive hole at the beach and it caved in on him and they had to dig him out? real lesson?
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	6	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	dug	dig	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	caved	cave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	out	out	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	28	punct	_	_
27	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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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 PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **dig** | past | a kid | a massive hole |  |  |  | at the beach | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.instrument PP.theme»: agent=Agent hole=Instrument at beach=Theme |
| 3 | **cave** | past | kid |  |  |  |  | in him *= he* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **dig out** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.instrument PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Instrument |

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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 {#o1}

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Dig fast before it caves in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t17:o1:1
# text = Dig fast before it caves in
1	Dig	dig	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	caves	cave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig in** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | caves |  | fast *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent before cave=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Dig only in wet sand, because wet sand never falls in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t17:o2:1
# text = Dig only in wet sand, because wet sand never falls in
1	Dig	dig	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
12	in	in	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | imperative | you *not said here* | wet sand |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sand=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **fall in** | present | wet sand |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only grown-ups can get buried by sand, kids are too light

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t17:o3:1
# text = Only grown-ups can get buried by sand, kids are too light
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | can | grown ups |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **bury** | participle | grown ups *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by sand | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by sand=Destination |
| 4 | **is** | present | kids |  |  |  |  | light *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Keep sand holes no deeper than your knees, no tunnels

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t17:o4:1
# text = Keep sand holes no deeper than your knees, no tunnels
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	no	no	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	deeper	deep	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	tunnels	tunnel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | sand holes |  |  |  | no tunnels *obl*; deep *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Theme |

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