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title: my brother reckons bright neon clothes make u glow at night so drive… — Buses, trains and being seen · tree and pragmatics
description: my brother reckons bright neon clothes make u glow at night so drivers see u Test 18 of lesson 43 «Buses, trains and being seen» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 18 · Buses, trains and being seen

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
my brother reckons bright neon clothes make u glow at night so drivers see u

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, bright neon clothes, drivers · **What happens:** reckon, make, glow, see · **To what, where:** u

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This is test 18 of lesson 43 «Buses, trains and being seen» 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/43-buses-trains-and-being-seen/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:43-buses-trains-and-being-seen:t18:1
# text = my brother reckons bright neon clothes make u glow at night so drivers see u
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	nsubj	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	u	u	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	glow	glow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
15	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | my brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | bright neon clothes |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **glow** | infinitive | bright neon clothes *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **see** | present | drivers | u |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, neon and reflective are the same thing, they both light up in the dark

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:43-buses-trains-and-being-seen:t18:o1:1
# text = He is right, neon and reflective are the same thing, they both light up in the dark
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	reflective	reflective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	nsubj	_	_
15	light	light	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the right same thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **light up** | present | they | the right same thing *not said here* |  | the dark |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, neon glows in the dark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:43-buses-trains-and-being-seen:t18:o2:1
# text = He is right, neon glows in the dark
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **glow** | present | neon |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, if the clothes are new

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:43-buses-trains-and-being-seen:t18:o3:1
# text = He is right, if the clothes are new
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the clothes |  |  |  |  | new *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not true; fluorescent works by day, but at night you need reflective stuff

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:43-buses-trains-and-being-seen:t18:o4:1
# text = Not true; fluorescent works by day, but at night you need reflective stuff
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	fluorescent	fluorescent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	works	work	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	reflective	reflective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | you | reflective stuff |  |  | night |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot stuff=Theme |
| 2 | **work** |  | day |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: by=agent |

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