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title: Your cousin, aged four, walks with you to the park along a busy road… — Walking, seat belts, buses, airports,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your cousin, aged four, walks with you to the park along a busy road. Which is the safest way? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 331 «Walking, seat belts, buses, airports, bike helmets, queues and tipping» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Test 1 · ★ · Walking, seat belts, buses, airports, bike helmets, queues…

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Your cousin, aged four, walks with you to the park along a busy road. Which is the safest way?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cousin · **What happens:** age, walk, be · **To what, where:** four, safest way

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 331 «Walking, seat belts, buses, airports, bike helmets, queues and tipping» 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/331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your cousin, aged four, walks with you to the park along a busy road.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t1:1
# text = Your cousin, aged four, walks with you to the park along a busy road.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	aged	age	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	along	along	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **age** | participle | Your cousin *not said here* | four |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent four=Patient |
| 2 | **walk** | present | Your cousin |  |  |  |  | with you; to the park *result*; along a busy road | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to park=Result |

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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:* Which is the safest way?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t1:2
# text = Which is the safest way?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	safest	safe	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the safest way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She walks on the road side so that you can keep an eye on her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t1:o1:1
# text = She walks on the road side so that you can keep an eye on her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | She |  |  | the road side |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on side=Trajectory |
| 2 | **keep** | can | you | a eye |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent eye=Theme her=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She runs ahead to the next corner and waits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t1:o2:1
# text = She runs ahead to the next corner and waits
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | She |  |  |  |  | to the next corner *result*; ahead *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to corner=Result |
| 2 | **wait** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You let go so she can learn to walk alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t1:o3:1
# text = You let go so she can learn to walk alone
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	let	let	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** |  | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **learn** | can | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **walk** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You hold her hand and walk between her and the road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t1:o4:1
# text = You hold her hand and walk between her and the road
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | You | her hand |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  | between her *= she* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between she=Trajectory |

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