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title: A boy in Manchester waits at a zebra crossing. A car is coming fast… — Traffic lights, crossings and parked c… · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy in Manchester waits at a zebra crossing. A car is coming fast and is still far away. What should he do? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 42 «Traffic lights, crossings and parked cars» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 4 · ★ · Traffic lights, crossings and parked cars

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A boy in Manchester waits at a zebra crossing. A car is coming fast and is still far away. What should he do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, car · **What happens:** wait, come, be, do · **To what, where:** zebra crossing

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 42 «Traffic lights, crossings and parked cars» 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/42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Manchester waits at a zebra crossing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars:t4:1
# text = A boy in Manchester waits at a zebra crossing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Manchester	Manchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | a boy in Manchester |  |  | a zebra crossing |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at crossing=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:* A car is coming fast and is still far away.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars:t4:2
# text = A car is coming fast and is still far away.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present · progressive | a car |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | a car *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away, far *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What should he do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars:t4:3
# text = What should he do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Step out at once, since drivers must stop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars:t4:o1:1
# text = Step out at once, since drivers must stop
1	Step	step	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step out** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Trajectory |
| 2 | **stop** | must | drivers |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Run across before the car arrives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars:t4:o2:1
# text = Run across before the car arrives
1	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	across	across	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	arrives	arrive	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 | **run** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | across *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **arrive** | present | the car |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Wait to see that it is stopping before stepping out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars:t4:o3:1
# text = Wait to see that it is stopping before stepping out
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	stepping	step	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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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 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **stop** | present · progressive | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **step out** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Turn away from the road so the driver knows he is not crossing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars:t4:o4:1
# text = Turn away from the road so the driver knows he is not crossing
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	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	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn away** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the road |  | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from road=Source |
| 2 | **know** | present | the driver |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **cross** | present · progressive | driver |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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