--- title: It being given that a pedestrian in the United Kingdom is about to c… — Crossing the road · tree and pragmatics description: It being given that a pedestrian in the United Kingdom is about to cross, identify the direction in which he ought first to look. 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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/41-crossing-the-road/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:41-crossing-the-road:e2:1 # text = It being given that a pedestrian in the United Kingdom is about to cross, identify the direction in which he ought first to look. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 pedestrian pedestrian NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 United United PROPN NNP _ 10 flat _ _ 10 Kingdom Kingdom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 about about ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 cross cross VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 identify identify VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 conj _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 direction direction NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 25 obl _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 22 ought ought AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 23 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 25 advmod _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | gerund · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | a pedestrian in the United Kingdom | | | | | about *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **cross** | to-infinitive | a pedestrian in the United Kingdom *not said here* | | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **identify** | infinitive | a pedestrian in the United Kingdom *not said here* | the direction | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent direction=Theme | | 5 | **look** | ought | he | the direction *not said here* | | | | in the direction; first *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in which=Theme | 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} Behind, traffic approaching from the rear ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:41-crossing-the-road:e2:o1:1 # text = Behind, traffic approaching from the rear 1 Behind behind ADP IN _ 3 case _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 traffic traffic NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 approaching approach VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 acl _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 rear rear NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **approach** | gerund | traffic *not said here* | | | the rear | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from rear=Initial\_Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Upward, towards the traffic lights only ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:41-crossing-the-road:e2:o2:1 # text = Upward, towards the traffic lights only 1 Upward upward ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 towards towards ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 traffic traffic NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 lights light NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 7 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} To the left, traffic proceeding upon the right ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:41-crossing-the-road:e2:o3:1 # text = To the left, traffic proceeding upon the right 1 To to ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 left left NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 traffic traffic NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 proceeding proceeding NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 right right NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} To the right, traffic proceeding upon the left ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:41-crossing-the-road:e2:o4:1 # text = To the right, traffic proceeding upon the left 1 To to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 traffic traffic NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 proceeding proceeding NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 left left NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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