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title: heard a lad in our town got doored on his bike by a parked car and f… — Riding a bike or a scooter safely · tree and pragmatics
description: heard a lad in our town got doored on his bike by a parked car and flew like ten metres!! Test 17 · ★★ of lesson 5 «Riding a bike or a scooter safely» 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 wrong.
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# Test 17 · ★★ · Riding a bike or a scooter safely

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heard a lad in our town got doored on his bike by a parked car and flew like ten metres!!

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** hear, door, park, fly · **To what, where:** lad, town, bike · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★★ of lesson 5 «Riding a bike or a scooter safely» 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/5-bikes-and-scooters/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:5-bikes-and-scooters:t17:1
# text = heard a lad in our town got doored on his bike by a parked car and flew like ten metres!!
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	doored	door	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	ccomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	parked	park	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  | a lad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **door** | past · passive |  | our town |  | his bike |  | by a parked car | tree rules |
| 3 | **park** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **fly** | past |  |  |  |  |  | like ten metres | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It proves parked cars are only dangerous at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:5-bikes-and-scooters:t17:o1:1
# text = It proves parked cars are only dangerous at night
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	parked	park	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | 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 |
| 2 | **park** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | parked cars |  |  |  | night | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The real lesson is that bikes should ride on the pavement always

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:5-bikes-and-scooters:t17:o2:1
# text = The real lesson is that bikes should ride on the pavement always
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should · present | the real lesson |  |  | the pavement |  | always, ride *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every number in it must be correct because it was so exact

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:5-bikes-and-scooters:t17:o3:1
# text = Every number in it must be correct because it was so exact
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | every number in it |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | number |  |  |  |  | exact *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The real lesson is to ride clear of parked car doors; «ten metres» is likely exaggerated

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:5-bikes-and-scooters:t17:o4:1
# text = The real lesson is to ride clear of parked car doors; «ten metres» is likely exaggerated
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	parked	park	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
18	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the real lesson |  |  |  |  | clear, ride *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **park** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **exaggerate** | present · passive | the real lesson *not said here* | ten metres |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |

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