--- title: It is given that a passenger upon a public omnibus wishes to alight… — Crash forces, school buses and public… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a passenger upon a public omnibus wishes to alight at a particular stop. Select the response consistent with the established procedure. 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Select the response consistent with the established procedure. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** passenger, you · **What happens:** give, wish, alight, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, particular stop, response · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 3 of lesson 269 «Crash forces, school buses and public buses» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/269-school-buses-and-public-buses/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a passenger upon a public omnibus wishes to alight at a particular stop. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e3:1 # text = It is given that a passenger upon a public omnibus wishes to alight at a particular stop. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 passenger passenger NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 public public ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 omnibus omnibus NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 11 wishes wish VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 alight alight VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 ccomp _ _ 14 at at ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 particular particular ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 stop stop NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **wish** | present | a passenger upon a public omnibus | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **alight** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | a particular stop | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established procedure. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e3:2 # text = Select the response consistent with the established procedure. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 procedure procedure NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The passenger shall press the button or pull the cord before the stop ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e3:o1:1 # text = The passenger shall press the button or pull the cord before the stop 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 passenger passenger NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 press press VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 button button NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 or or CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 pull pull VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 cord cord NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 before before ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 stop stop NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **press** | shall | the passenger | the button | | | | | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme | | 2 | **pull** | infinitive | the passenger *not said here* | the cord | | | before the stop | | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cord=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The driver shall halt at every stop irrespective of request ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e3:o2:1 # text = The driver shall halt at every stop irrespective of request 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 driver driver NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 halt halt VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 stop stop NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 irrespective irrespective ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 request request NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **halt** | shall | the driver | | | every stop | | of request | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} The passenger shall signal to the driver by means of the interior mirror ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e3:o3:1 # text = The passenger shall signal to the driver by means of the interior mirror 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 passenger passenger NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 signal signal VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 driver driver NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 interior interior ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 mirror mirror NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **signal** *speech: other* | shall | the passenger | | the driver | | | | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Agent to driver=Recipient | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | of the interior mirror | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The passenger shall stand once the stop has been passed ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e3:o4:1 # text = The passenger shall stand once the stop has been passed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 passenger passenger NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 once once SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 stop stop NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | shall | the passenger | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **pass** | present · perfect · passive | | the stop | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory | **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. 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