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title: my cousin says in an earthquake u should run outside as fast as u can — Weather emergencies · tree and pragmatics
description: my cousin says in an earthquake u should run outside as fast as u can Test 18 · ★★ of lesson 48 «Weather emergencies» 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 18 · ★★ · Weather emergencies

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
my cousin says in an earthquake u should run outside as fast as u can

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cousin, u · **What happens:** say, run · **To what, where:** earthquake · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 48 «Weather emergencies» 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/48-weather-emergencies/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:t18:1
# text = my cousin says in an earthquake u should run outside as fast as u can
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
7	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
10	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **run** | should | u |  |  | a earthquake |  | fast, outside *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in earthquake=Trajectory |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, if you run downstairs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:t18:o1:1
# text = He is right, if you run downstairs
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	downstairs	downstairs	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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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 | **run** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | downstairs *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, outside is always safer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:t18:o2:1
# text = He is right, outside is always safer
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	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | outside, right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | always, safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, or stand in a doorway, as doorways never fall down in a quake

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:t18:o3:1
# text = He is right, or stand in a doorway, as doorways never fall down in a quake
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	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	doorway	doorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	doorways	doorway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
15	down	down	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	quake	quake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	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 | **stand** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | a doorway |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in doorway=Location |
| 3 | **not** **fall down** | present | doorways |  |  | a quake |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in quake=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrong; drop, cover and hold on, as outside you can be hit by falling glass

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:t18:o4:1
# text = Wrong; drop, cover and hold on, as outside you can be hit by falling glass
1	Wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	drop	drop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	hit	hit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
16	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
18	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cover** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hold on** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **hit** | can · passive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme |
| 5 | **fall** | gerund |  | glass |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient glass=Result |

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