--- title: Identify the principal reason for which a person cannot reach the en… — Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, bl… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal reason for which a person cannot reach the end of a rainbow. Exam question 2 of lesson 326 «Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, fire ants and bee stings» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, bl…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, f… Identify the principal reason for which a person cannot reach the end of a rainbow. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, person · **What happens:** identify, not reach · **To what, where:** principal reason, end This is exam question 2 of lesson 326 «Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, fire ants and bee stings» 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/326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e2:1 # text = Identify the principal reason for which a person cannot reach the end of a rainbow. 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 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 9 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 reach reach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl:relcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 rainbow rainbow NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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** **reach** | can | a person | the end of a rainbow | | | | for the principal reason | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent end=Theme for which=Beneficiary | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It disappears at nightfall ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e2:o1:1 # text = It disappears at nightfall 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 disappears disappear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 nightfall nightfall NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **disappear** | present | It | | | nightfall | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} It is guarded by law ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e2:o2:1 # text = It is guarded by law 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 guarded guard VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **guard** | present · passive | law | It | | | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It depends on where the observer stands and moves with them ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e2:o3:1 # text = It depends on where the observer stands and moves with them 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 depends depend VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 7 advmod _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 observer observer NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 stands stand VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 moves move VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **depend** | present | It | | | | | | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **stand** | present | the observer | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **move** | present | | | | | | with them *= they* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is located far out over the sea, beyond the horizon ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e2:o4:1 # text = It is located far out over the sea, beyond the horizon 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 located locate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 5 out out ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 6 over over ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 beyond beyond ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 horizon horizon NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **locate** | present · passive | | It | | the sea | | beyond the horizon; out *property* | tree rules | **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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