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title: Walking to school in Perth, a group of friends meets a man using a w… — Walking on the pavement and crossing r… · tree and pragmatics
description: Walking to school in Perth, a group of friends meets a man using a white cane on a narrow footpath. What should they do? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 266 «Walking on the pavement and crossing roads» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 5 · ★ · Walking on the pavement and crossing roads

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Walking to school in Perth, a group of friends meets a man using a white cane on a narrow footpath. What should they do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Walking, man, friends · **What happens:** walk, meet, use, do · **To what, where:** Perth, man, white cane, narrow footpath

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 266 «Walking on the pavement and crossing roads» 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/266-walking-and-crossing-roads/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Walking to school in Perth, a group of friends meets a man using a white cane on a narrow footpath.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:266-walking-and-crossing-roads:t5:1
# text = Walking to school in Perth, a group of friends meets a man using a white cane on a narrow footpath.
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Perth	Perth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	cane	cane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	footpath	footpath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  | Perth |  | to school *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |
| 2 | **meet** | present | Walking | a man |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **use** | gerund | a man *not said here* | a white cane |  | a narrow footpath |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cane=Patient |

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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 should they do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:266-walking-and-crossing-roads:t5:2
# text = What should they do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	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 | **do** | should | friends *= friend* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Call out to him to move to the edge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:266-walking-and-crossing-roads:t5:o1:1
# text = Call out to him to move to the edge
1	Call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call out** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  | out *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the edge |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to edge=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Walk faster to get past him first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:266-walking-and-crossing-roads:t5:o2:1
# text = Walk faster to get past him first
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	past	past	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | past him *= he*; first *property* | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme past he=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Go into single file and step aside so he can pass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:266-walking-and-crossing-roads:t5:o3:1
# text = Go into single file and step aside so he can pass
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	step	step	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | single file |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into file=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **step** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pass** | can | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Keep walking together; he will hear them coming

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:266-walking-and-crossing-roads:t5:o4:1
# text = Keep walking together; he will hear them coming
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hear** | future | he | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **come** | gerund | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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