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title: A girl in Sydney wants to play cricket outside at 1 p.m. in summer.… — Snow, ice and strong sun · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl in Sydney wants to play cricket outside at 1 p.m. in summer. What is wise? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 234 «Snow, ice and strong sun» 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.
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Snow, ice and strong sun

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A girl in Sydney wants to play cricket outside at 1 p.m. in summer. What is wise?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl · **What happens:** want, play, be · **To what, where:** cricket, 1 p.m.

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 234 «Snow, ice and strong sun» 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/234-snow-ice-and-sun/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl in Sydney wants to play cricket outside at 1 p.m. in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:234-snow-ice-and-sun:t1:1
# text = A girl in Sydney wants to play cricket outside at 1 p.m. in summer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	p.m.	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | a girl in Sydney |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a girl in Sydney *not said here* | cricket |  | 1 p.m. | summer | outside *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cricket=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is wise?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:234-snow-ice-and-sun:t1:2
# text = What is wise?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Play in the shade or later, as the UV is strongest at midday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:234-snow-ice-and-sun:t1:o1:1
# text = Play in the shade or later, as the UV is strongest at midday
1	Play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shade	shade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	UV	ultra-violet	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	1	advcl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the shade |  | late *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the UV |  |  | midday |  | strong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Shade does not matter if she is not feeling too hot while she plays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:234-snow-ice-and-sun:t1:o2:1
# text = Shade does not matter if she is not feeling too hot while she plays
1	Shade	shade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
12	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | Shade |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | Shade |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **play** | present | Shade |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Play then, because the sun is at its weakest at midday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:234-snow-ice-and-sun:t1:o3:1
# text = Play then, because the sun is at its weakest at midday
1	Play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	weakest	weak	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	1	parataxis	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the sun |  |  | midday |  | weak *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The sun in Australia is weaker than in Europe, so play

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:234-snow-ice-and-sun:t1:o4:1
# text = The sun in Australia is weaker than in Europe, so play
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	weaker	weak	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the sun in Australia |  |  |  |  | than Europe; weak *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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