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title: A boy flying alone to his dad in Vancouver is offered a ride by a fr… — Airports and planes · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy flying alone to his dad in Vancouver is offered a ride by a friendly stranger at arrivals. What should he do? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 271 «Airports and planes» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Test 6 · ★ · Airports and planes

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A boy flying alone to his dad in Vancouver is offered a ride by a friendly stranger at arrivals. What should he do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, friendly stranger · **What happens:** fly, offer, do · **To what, where:** boy

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 271 «Airports and planes» 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/271-airports-and-planes/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy flying alone to his dad in Vancouver is offered a ride by a friendly stranger at arrivals.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:271-airports-and-planes:t6:1
# text = A boy flying alone to his dad in Vancouver is offered a ride by a friendly stranger at arrivals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Vancouver	Vancouver	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	arrivals	arrival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund | a boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to boy's dad in Vancouver *result*; alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to dad=Result |
| 2 | **offer** | present · passive | a friendly stranger at arrivals | a boy |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent subject=Goal ride=Theme |

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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 he do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:271-airports-and-planes:t6:2
# text = What should he do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|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 | boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

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

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Stay with the airline staff member until his dad comes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:271-airports-and-planes:t6:o1:1
# text = Stay with the airline staff member until his dad comes
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the airline staff member | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with member=Location |
| 2 | **come** | present | his dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Walk out to look for his dad in the car park on his own

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:271-airports-and-planes:t6:o2:1
# text = Walk out to look for his dad in the car park on his own
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk out** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn resign-10.11 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the car park |  | for his dad; on his own | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for dad=Theme in park=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Go with the stranger to save time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:271-airports-and-planes:t6:o3:1
# text = Go with the stranger to save time
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the stranger | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with stranger=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Take a taxi on his own

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:271-airports-and-planes:t6:o4:1
# text = Take a taxi on his own
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	taxi	taxi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | a taxi |  | his own |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent taxi=Theme on own=Destination |

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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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