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title: The barrier is down at a crossing and a woman says, "The train alway… — Railway crossings, maps and addresses · tree and pragmatics
description: The barrier is down at a crossing and a woman says, "The train always takes ages, let's go under." What is right? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 275 «Railway crossings, maps and addresses» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Railway crossings, maps and addresses

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The barrier is down at a crossing and a woman says, "The train always takes ages, let's go under." What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** barrier, woman, train, 's · **What happens:** be, say, take, let, go under · **To what, where:** crossing, ages, 's · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 275 «Railway crossings, maps and addresses» 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/275-railway-crossings-maps-and-addresses/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The barrier is down at a crossing and a woman says, "The train always takes ages, let's go under."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:275-railway-crossings-maps-and-addresses:t8:1
# text = The barrier is down at a crossing and a woman says, "The train always takes ages, let's go under."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	barrier	barrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	17	advmod	_	_
17	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
18	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	under	under	ADP	IN	_	22	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the barrier |  |  | a crossing |  | down *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **take** *in a quote* | present | the train | ages |  |  |  | always *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Theme |
| 4 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **go under** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:275-railway-crossings-maps-and-addresses:t8:2
# text = What is right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Go around instead of under

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:275-railway-crossings-maps-and-addresses:t8:o1:1
# text = Go around instead of under
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	around	around	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go around** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | around, instead *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Go under only if you are small enough not to touch the barrier

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:275-railway-crossings-maps-and-addresses:t8:o2:1
# text = Go under only if you are small enough not to touch the barrier
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
8	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	barrier	barrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	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* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | enough, small *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **touch** | to-infinitive |  | the barrier |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme barrier=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Go under quickly while she watches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:275-railway-crossings-maps-and-addresses:t8:o3:1
# text = Go under quickly while she watches
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	obl	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	watches	watch	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 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under quickly=Location |
| 2 | **watch** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait, because a train may come very fast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:275-railway-crossings-maps-and-addresses:t8:o4:1
# text = Wait, because a train may come very fast
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | may | a train |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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