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title: ppl reckon a cyclist got "flattened by a lorry, totally squished" at… — Bikes, scooters and car parks · tree and pragmatics
description: ppl reckon a cyclist got "flattened by a lorry, totally squished" at the lights in town. what's the true bit to learn Test 18 · ★★ 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 each option
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# Test 18 · ★★ · Bikes, scooters and car parks

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ppl reckon a cyclist got "flattened by a lorry, totally squished" at the lights in town. what's the true bit to learn

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ppl, cyclist · **What happens:** reckon, get, flatten, squish, be, learn · **To what, where:** lights, true bit

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This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 272 «Bikes, scooters and car parks» 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/272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:t18:1
# text = ppl reckon a cyclist got "flattened by a lorry, totally squished" at the lights in town. what's the true bit to learn
1	ppl	people	NOUN	NNS	Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckon	reckon	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	flattened	flatten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	squished	squish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
21	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | ppl |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | past | a cyclist |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **flatten** *in a quote* | participle | a cyclist *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by a lorry | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **squish** *in a quote* | participle | a cyclist *not said here* |  |  | the lights in town |  | totally *property* | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent at light=Trajectory |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | the true bit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **learn** | to-infinitive | ppl *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Never ride up the inside of a lorry at a junction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:t18:o1:1
# text = Never ride up the inside of a lorry at a junction
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	ride	ride	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	inside	inside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	junction	junction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **ride up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the inside of a lorry |  | a junction |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inside=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Bikes should squeeze past lorries at lights

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:t18:o2:1
# text = Bikes should squeeze past lorries at lights
1	Bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lorries	lorry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | should | Bikes | past lorries |  | lights |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent lorry=Theme at light=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cyclists are safest right beside the cab, where the driver can see them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:t18:o3:1
# text = Cyclists are safest right beside the cab, where the driver can see them
1	Cyclists	cyclist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	safest	safe	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
4	right	right	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cyclists |  |  | the cab |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | can | the driver | Cyclists *= cyclist* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Lorries can see every bike around them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:t18:o4:1
# text = Lorries can see every bike around them
1	Lorries	lorry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | Lorries | every bike |  |  |  | around them *= they* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bike=Stimulus |

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