--- title: A boy in Hawaii feels a strong earthquake at the beach. A few minute… — The sea, waves and swimming pools · tree and pragmatics description: A boy in Hawaii feels a strong earthquake at the beach. A few minutes later the water rushes out, leaving fish flapping on the sand. What should he do? 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What should he do? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, water, fish · **What happens:** feel, rush out, leave, flap, do · **To what, where:** strong earthquake, beach, fish, sand This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 233 «The sea, waves and swimming pools» 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/233-sea-and-pools/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A boy in Hawaii feels a strong earthquake at the beach. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:t1:1 # text = A boy in Hawaii feels a strong earthquake at the beach. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Hawaii Hawaii PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 feels feel VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 earthquake earthquake NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 beach beach NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **feel** | present | a boy in Hawaii | a strong earthquake | | the beach | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent earthquake=Theme at beach=Location | 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. *Sentence 2:* A few minutes later the water rushes out, leaving fish flapping on the sand. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:t1:2 # text = A few minutes later the water rushes out, leaving fish flapping on the sand. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 4 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 7 advmod _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 rushes rush VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 out out ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 leaving leave VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 11 fish fish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ 12 flapping flap VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 sand sand NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rush out** | present | the water | | | | | late *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **leave** | gerund | the water *not said here* | fish | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme | | 3 | **flap** | gerund | fish *not said here* | | | the sand | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sand=Location | *Sentence 3:* What should he do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:t1:3 # text = What should he do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | water | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Pick up the fish to help them ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:t1:o1:1 # text = Pick up the fish to help them 1 Pick pick VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 up up ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pick up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fish | | | | | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Topic | | 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary | ### Option 2 {#o2} Stay on the beach to see what happens ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:t1:o2:1 # text = Stay on the beach to see what happens 1 Stay stay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 on on ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 beach beach NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 7 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 8 nsubj _ _ 8 happens happen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | the beach | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on beach=Location | | 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **happen** | present | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Wait for a siren before moving ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:t1:o3:1 # text = Wait for a siren before moving 1 Wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 2 for for ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 siren siren NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 before before SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 moving move VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | for a siren | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **move** | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Run to high ground straight away ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:t1:o4:1 # text = Run to high ground straight away 1 Run run VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 to to ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 straight straight ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 away away ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | to high ground *result*; away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to ground=Result | **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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