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title: Identify the principal reason for which a cyclist shall not proceed… — Bikes, scooters and car parks · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which a cyclist shall not proceed along the inside of a heavy goods vehicle at a junction. Exam question 2 of lesson 272 «Bikes, scooters and car parks» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Exam question 2 · Bikes, scooters and car parks

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Identify the principal reason for which a cyclist shall not proceed along the inside of a heavy goods vehicle at a junction.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, cyclist · **What happens:** identify, not proceed · **To what, where:** principal reason, junction

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 272 «Bikes, scooters and car parks» 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/272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which a cyclist shall not proceed along the inside of a heavy goods vehicle at a junction.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
12	along	along	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	inside	inside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	19	compound	_	_
19	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	junction	junction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **proceed** | shall | a cyclist |  |  | a junction |  | for the principal reason; along the inside of a goods vehicle | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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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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Heavy goods vehicles are prohibited from turning at junctions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e2:o1:1
# text = Heavy goods vehicles are prohibited from turning at junctions
1	Heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	compound	_	_
3	vehicles	vehicle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	junctions	junction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | goods vehicles |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | gerund |  |  |  | junctions |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at junction=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The inside lane is reserved exclusively for buses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e2:o2:1
# text = The inside lane is reserved exclusively for buses
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	inside	inside	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lane	lane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	reserved	reserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reserve** | present · passive |  | the inside lane |  |  |  | for buses; exclusively *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for bus=Beneficiary |

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

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The driver cannot see the cyclist and may turn across them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e2:o3:1
# text = The driver cannot see the cyclist and may turn across them
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	across	across	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | the driver | the cyclist |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cyclist=Stimulus |
| 2 | **turn** | may | the driver *not said here* |  |  |  |  | across them *= they* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across they=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The cyclist would thereby delay the traffic signals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e2:o4:1
# text = The cyclist would thereby delay the traffic signals
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	delay	delay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	signals	signal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delay** | would | the cyclist | the traffic signals |  |  |  | thereby *property* | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent signal=Source |

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