--- title: my mate's cousin got sucked under by a rip and came up a mile out at… — The beach and the sea · tree and pragmatics description: my mate's cousin got sucked under by a rip and came up a mile out at sea, he swears Test 16 · ★ of lesson 44 «The beach and the sea» 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 right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/44-the-beach-and-the-sea/t16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [The beach and the sea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/44-the-beach-and-the-sea/) / t16 # Test 16 · ★ · The beach and the sea my mate's cousin got sucked under by a rip and came up a mile out at sea, he swears **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** suck, come up, swear · **To what, where:** cousin, rip, mile, sea This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 44 «The beach and the sea» 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/44-the-beach-and-the-sea/#t16). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:t16:1 # text = my mate's cousin got sucked under by a rip and came up a mile out at sea, he swears 1 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 got get AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 sucked suck VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 under under ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 rip rip NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 13 up up ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 mile mile NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl:unmarked _ _ 16 out out ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ _ 17 at at ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 swears swear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **suck** | past · passive | | my mate's cousin | | a rip | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source | | 2 | **come up** | past | | a mile | | sea | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at sea=Location | | 3 | **swear** | present | he | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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 {#o1} It proves you should never swim in the sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:t16:o1:1 # text = It proves you should never swim in the sea 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 swim swim VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | It | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **swim** | should | you | | | the sea | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Trajectory | ### Option 2 {#o2} It means you should swim hard straight back ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:t16:o2:1 # text = It means you should swim hard straight back 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 swim swim VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 6 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 7 straight straight ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 back back ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | It | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **swim** | should | you | | | | | hard *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Exaggerated; a rip pulls you out, not under, so float, signal, or swim sideways ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:t16:o3:1 # text = Exaggerated; a rip pulls you out, not under, so float, signal, or swim sideways 1 Exaggerated exaggerate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 rip rip NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 pulls pull VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 out out ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 10 under under ADP IN _ 13 mark _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 float float VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 signal signal VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 or or CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 swim swim VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 19 sideways sideways ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **exaggerate** | participle | a rip *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **pull out** | present | a rip | you | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **float** | imperative | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **signal** *speech: other* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **swim** | infinitive | | | | | | sideways *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is true, rips pull swimmers right down to the bottom and drag them along under the water ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:t16:o4:1 # text = It is true, rips pull swimmers right down to the bottom and drag them along under the water 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 rips rip NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 pull pull VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 7 swimmers swimmer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 8 right right ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 down down ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 bottom bottom NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 drag drag VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 15 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 along along ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 under under ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **pull** | present | rips | swimmers | | | | down *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swimmer=Theme | | 3 | **drag** | present | rips *not said here* | swimmers *= swimmer* | | | | along the water | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | **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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