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title: Your bike tyre goes flat on the way home from a friend's house. Whic… — Walking, seat belts, buses, airports,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your bike tyre goes flat on the way home from a friend's house. Which is the best plan? Test 7 · ★ 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 and of ea
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# Test 7 · ★ · Walking, seat belts, buses, airports, bike helmets, queues…

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Your bike tyre goes flat on the way home from a friend's house. Which is the best plan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bike tyre · **What happens:** go, be · **To what, where:** way, best plan

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your bike tyre goes flat on the way home from a friend's house.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t7:1
# text = Your bike tyre goes flat on the way home from a friend's house.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tyre	tyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Your bike tyre |  |  | the way |  | from a friend's house; flat, home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from house=Initial\_Location |

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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 best plan?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t7:2
# text = Which is the best plan?
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	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	plan	plan	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 best plan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Keep riding on the metal rim, because it gets you home quicker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t7:o1:1
# text = Keep riding on the metal rim, because it gets you home quicker
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	riding	ride	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rim	rim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	home	home	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	quicker	quick	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ride** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | the metal rim |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | present | rim | you |  |  |  | quick *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Walk it home or phone a parent to collect you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t7:o2:1
# text = Walk it home or phone a parent to collect you
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	phone	phone	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory |
| 2 | **phone** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a parent |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
| 3 | **collect** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Leave it by the road for someone to fix

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t7:o3:1
# text = Leave it by the road for someone to fix
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | by the road; for someone | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme by road=Location |
| 2 | **fix** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ask a passing stranger for a lift in his car

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:331-walking-seat-belts-buses-airports-bikes-and-tipping:t7:o4:1
# text = Ask a passing stranger for a lift in his car
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	passing	passing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	iobj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a passing stranger | his car |  | for a lift | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent stranger=Recipient |

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