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description: A friend says, «Let's float our boats down the ditch, the water is really fast today!» What do you say? Test 5 · ★ 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; Mova's choice was ri
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# Test 5 · ★ · Rain, floods and storms

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A friend says, «Let's float our boats down the ditch, the water is really fast today!» What do you say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, 's, water, you · **What happens:** say, let, float, be · **To what, where:** 's, boats, ditch · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A friend says, «Let's float our boats down the ditch, the water is really fast today!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t5:1
# text = A friend says, «Let's float our boats down the ditch, the water is really fast today!»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	really	really	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	acl:relcl	_	_
20	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **float** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* | our boats |  | the ditch |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent boat=Theme down ditch=Trajectory |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the water | the ditch *not said here* |  |  | today | fast *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.

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*Sentence 2:* What do you say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t5:2
# text = What do you say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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No, fast water in a ditch can sweep us into a pipe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t5:o1:1
# text = No, fast water in a ditch can sweep us into a pipe
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	sweep	sweep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sweep** | can | fast water in a ditch | us |  | a pipe |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent we=Theme into pipe=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, as long as we hold hands tightly when we are in the water

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t5:o2:1
# text = Yes, as long as we hold hands tightly when we are in the water
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | we | hands |  |  |  | tightly *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | we |  |  | the water |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, fast water is safer than slow water because it is clean

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t5:o3:1
# text = Yes, fast water is safer than slow water because it is clean
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | fast water |  |  |  |  | than slow water; safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | water |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, but only if we all stand right at the very edge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:235-rain-floods-and-storms:t5:o4:1
# text = Yes, but only if we all stand right at the very edge
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	right	right	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | we |  |  | the edge |  | right *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at edge=Location |

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