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title: Your school wants to release 100 balloons for its birthday. What wou… — Litter and caring for nature · tree and pragmatics
description: Your school wants to release 100 balloons for its birthday. What would be kinder to nature? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 239 «Litter and caring for nature» 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 wrong.
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# Test 2 · ★ · Litter and caring for nature

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Your school wants to release 100 balloons for its birthday. What would be kinder to nature?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** school · **What happens:** want, release, be · **To what, where:** 100 balloons

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 239 «Litter and caring for nature» 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/239-litter-and-caring-for-nature/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your school wants to release 100 balloons for its birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:239-litter-and-caring-for-nature:t2:1
# text = Your school wants to release 100 balloons for its birthday.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	release	release	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	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	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Your school |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **release** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Your school *not said here* | 100 balloons |  |  |  | for school's birthday | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer balloon=Source |

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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 would be kinder to nature?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:239-litter-and-caring-for-nature:t2:2
# text = What would be kinder to nature?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	kinder	kind	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Use bigger balloons that fly higher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:239-litter-and-caring-for-nature:t2:o1:1
# text = Use bigger balloons that fly higher
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | bigger balloons |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balloon=Patient |
| 2 | **fly** | present | bigger balloons |  |  |  |  | high *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Something else, like planting trees, because balloons become litter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:239-litter-and-caring-for-nature:t2:o2:1
# text = Something else, like planting trees, because balloons become litter
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	else	else	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	planting	plant	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
11	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **become** | present | balloons | litter |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Let them go at night, when all the animals are asleep and safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:239-litter-and-caring-for-nature:t2:o3:1
# text = Let them go at night, when all the animals are asleep and safe
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | all animals |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | all animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Let them go over the sea, where they will sink and disappear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:239-litter-and-caring-for-nature:t2:o4:1
# text = Let them go over the sea, where they will sink and disappear
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	sink	sink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	disappear	disappear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme over sea=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **sink** | future | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **disappear** | infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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