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title: A girl in Minnesota sees older children skating on a lake near where… — Pools, lakes and ice · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl in Minnesota sees older children skating on a lake near where a river flows in. What should she think? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 45 «Pools, lakes and ice» 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
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Pools, lakes and ice

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A girl in Minnesota sees older children skating on a lake near where a river flows in. What should she think?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girl, older children, river · **What happens:** see, skate, flow in, think · **To what, where:** older children, lake

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 45 «Pools, lakes and ice» 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/45-pools-lakes-and-ice/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl in Minnesota sees older children skating on a lake near where a river flows in.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t1:1
# text = A girl in Minnesota sees older children skating on a lake near where a river flows in.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Minnesota	Minnesota	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	skating	skate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	near	near	ADP	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | a girl in Minnesota | older children |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 2 | **skate** | gerund | older children *not said here* |  |  | a lake |  |  | vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **flow in** | present | a river |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* What should she think?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t1:2
# text = What should she think?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	think	think	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 | **think** *speech: other* | should | river |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The ice must be safe everywhere if they are skating on it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t1:o1:1
# text = The ice must be safe everywhere if they are skating on it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	skating	skate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | the ice |  |  |  |  | everywhere, safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **skate** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | they |  |  | ice |  |  | vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Skating spreads their weight so any ice is safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t1:o2:1
# text = Skating spreads their weight so any ice is safe
1	Skating	skate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spreads	spread	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **skate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **spread** | present |  | their weight |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location weight=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | any ice |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The ice near the river is likely to be thin and dangerous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t1:o3:1
# text = The ice near the river is likely to be thin and dangerous
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	near	near	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the ice near the river |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | the ice near the river *not said here* |  |  |  |  | thin *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the ice near the river *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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River water makes ice thicker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t1:o4:1
# text = River water makes ice thicker
1	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	thicker	thick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | River water | ice |  |  |  | thick *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ice=Product |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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