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title: my mate says if u touch a tree in a storm the lightning goes into u… — Rain, floods and storms · tree and pragmatics
description: my mate says if u touch a tree in a storm the lightning goes into u and turns u to ash. what's exaggerated and what's true? Test 19 · ★ of lesson 235 «Rain, floods and storms» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 19 · ★ · Rain, floods and storms

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my mate says if u touch a tree in a storm the lightning goes into u and turns u to ash. what's exaggerated and what's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, u, lightning · **What happens:** say, touch, go, turn, exaggerate, be · **To what, where:** tree, storm, u · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 235 «Rain, floods and storms» 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/235-rain-floods-and-storms/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t19:1
# text = my mate says if u touch a tree in a storm the lightning goes into u and turns u to ash. what's exaggerated and what's true?
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	touch	touch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	u	u	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
19	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	ash	ash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	_
23	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	25	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
27	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	29	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
29	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **touch** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | u | a tree |  | a storm |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tree=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **go** | present | the lightning | a storm *not said here* |  | u |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location storm=Theme |
| 4 | **turn** | present | the lightning *not said here* | u |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme you=Result |
| 5 | **exaggerate** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

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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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Lightning never hits trees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t19:o1:1
# text = Lightning never hits trees
1	Lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hit** | present | Lightning | trees |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tree=Co-Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All true, lightning only hits people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t19:o2:1
# text = All true, lightning only hits people
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
2	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | present | all true lightning | people |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme people=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ash is made up, but trees in storms are dangerous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t19:o3:1
# text = Ash is made up, but trees in storms are dangerous
1	Ash	ash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive |  | Ash |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present | trees in storms |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All made up, trees are the safest place

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t19:o4:1
# text = All made up, trees are the safest place
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	safest	safe	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | all made trees | the safest place |  |  |  |  | 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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