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description: A boy in Canada falls through the ice near the bank. How should he get out? Test 6 · ★★ 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 right.
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Pools, lakes and ice

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A boy in Canada falls through the ice near the bank. How should he get out?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** fall, get out · **To what, where:** ice

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This is test 6 · ★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Canada falls through the ice near the bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t6:1
# text = A boy in Canada falls through the ice near the bank.
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	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	near	near	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | a boy in Canada |  |  | the ice near the bank |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through ice=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:* How should he get out?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t6:2
# text = How should he get out?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
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	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get out** | should | boy |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Stand up and climb out as fast as he can

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t6:o1:1
# text = Stand up and climb out as fast as he can
1	Stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	climb	climb	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **climb out** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Swim under the ice towards the middle, where it is thicker and safer to climb out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t6:o2:1
# text = Swim under the ice towards the middle, where it is thicker and safer to climb out
1	Swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	thicker	thick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the ice |  | towards the middle | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards middle=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | middle |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | middle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **climb out** | to-infinitive | middle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Arms on the ice behind him, kick his legs, slide out and roll away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t6:o3:1
# text = Arms on the ice behind him, kick his legs, slide out and roll away
1	Arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	kick	kick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	slide	slide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
16	away	away	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kick** | infinitive | Arms on the ice behind him | his legs |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |
| 2 | **slide out** | infinitive | Arms on the ice behind him *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **roll away** | infinitive | Arms on the ice behind him *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay very still and wait for spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:45-pools-lakes-and-ice:t6:o4:1
# text = Stay very still and wait for spring
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | still |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **wait** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | spring |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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