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title: my mate says if ur lost in the forest just keep walking downhill and… — Lost outdoors · tree and pragmatics
description: my mate says if ur lost in the forest just keep walking downhill and you'll always find a town Test 17 · ★ of lesson 49 «Lost outdoors» 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 17 · ★ · Lost outdoors

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my mate says if ur lost in the forest just keep walking downhill and you'll always find a town

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, ur, you · **What happens:** say, lose, keep, walk, find · **To what, where:** forest, ur, town · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 49 «Lost outdoors» 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/49-lost-outdoors/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:49-lost-outdoors:t17:1
# text = my mate says if ur lost in the forest just keep walking downhill and you'll always find a town
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	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
12	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	downhill	downhill	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	18	advmod	_	_
18	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  | the forest |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in forest=Eventuality |
| 3 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present |  | ur |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **walk** | gerund | ur *not said here* |  |  |  |  | downhill *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **find** | future | you | a town |  |  |  | always *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Topic |

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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 walk all night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:49-lost-outdoors:t17:o1:1
# text = He is right, if you walk all night
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	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, downhill always leads to towns and roads in every forest in the world

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:49-lost-outdoors:t17:o2:1
# text = He is right, downhill always leads to towns and roads in every forest in the world
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	downhill	downhill	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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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 | **lead** | present | He *not said here* |  |  | every forest in the world |  | to towns and roads; always, downhill *property* | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to town=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not reliable; stay in one place, as someone who stays still is easier to find

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:49-lost-outdoors:t17:o3:1
# text = Not reliable; stay in one place, as someone who stays still is easier to find
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	reliable	reliable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	easier	easy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | infinitive |  |  |  | one place |  | as someone | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 2 | **stay** | present |  |  |  |  | still |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **find** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, but only in Canada

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:49-lost-outdoors:t17:o4:1
# text = He is right, but only in Canada
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	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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

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