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title: apparently a boy on the pier got blown straight into the sea by one… — Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the s… · tree and pragmatics
description: apparently a boy on the pier got blown straight into the sea by one gust in the storm, my nan saw it on the news. what's the true lesson? Test 17 · ★ of lesson 236 «Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Test 17 · ★ · Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons

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apparently a boy on the pier got blown straight into the sea by one gust in the storm, my nan saw it on the news. what's the true lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** one gust, nan · **What happens:** blow, see, be · **To what, where:** boy, sea, storm, news, true lesson

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 236 «Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons» 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/236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t17:1
# text = apparently a boy on the pier got blown straight into the sea by one gust in the storm, my nan saw it on the news. what's the true lesson?
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pier	pier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	gust	gust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	on	on	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
28	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	32	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	cop	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past · passive | one gust in the storm | a boy on the pier |  | the sea |  | apparently *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent subject=Material into sea=Product |
| 2 | **see** | past | my nan | storm |  | the news |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the true lesson |  |  |  |  | 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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Just hold the railing tight and lean out to see the waves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t17:o1:1
# text = Just hold the railing tight and lean out to see the waves
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	railing	railing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lean	lean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | the railing |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent railing=Theme |
| 2 | **lean out** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the waves |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wave=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Piers are the safest place to stand in a storm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t17:o2:1
# text = Piers are the safest place to stand in a storm
1	Piers	pier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	safest	safe	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Piers | the safest place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a storm |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in storm=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only small kids can be blown over

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t17:o3:1
# text = Only small kids can be blown over
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow over** | can · passive |  | small kids |  |  |  | over *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In strong wind stay away from pier and harbour edges

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t17:o4:1
# text = In strong wind stay away from pier and harbour edges
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pier	pier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay away** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | strong wind |  | from pier and harbour edges; away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wind=Location |

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