--- title: A swimmer is pulled out by a rip but stays calm, floats and then swi… — Thinking like a lifeguard · tree and pragmatics description: A swimmer is pulled out by a rip but stays calm, floats and then swims across the beach. Why did this work? 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Why did this work? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** rip, this · **What happens:** pull out, stay, float, swim, work · **To what, where:** swimmer, beach This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 50 «Thinking like a lifeguard» 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/50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A swimmer is pulled out by a rip but stays calm, floats and then swims across the beach. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety:t6:1 # text = A swimmer is pulled out by a rip but stays calm, floats and then swims across the beach. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 swimmer swimmer NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 pulled pull VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 rip rip NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 but but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 stays stay VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 calm calm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 floats float VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 16 advmod _ _ 16 swims swim VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 17 across across ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 beach beach NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pull out** | present · passive | a rip | a swimmer | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **stay** | present | a rip *not said here* | | | | | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **float** | present | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **swim** | present | | | | the beach | then | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across beach=Trajectory | 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. *Sentence 2:* Why did this work? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety:t6:2 # text = Why did this work? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 4 work work VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | past · do-support | this | | | | | | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Calm swimmers are not felt by the current, so it lets them go ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety:t6:o1:1 # text = Calm swimmers are not felt by the current, so it lets them go 1 Calm calm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 swimmers swimmer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 felt feel VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 current current NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 lets let VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 13 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **feel** | present · passive | the current | Calm swimmers | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 2 | **let** | present | current | swimmers *= swimmer* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **go** | infinitive | swimmers *= swimmer* *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Floating made the water stop moving ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety:t6:o2:1 # text = Floating made the water stop moving 1 Floating float VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 nsubj _ _ 2 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 stop stop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 xcomp _ _ 6 moving move VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **float** | gerund | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **make** | past | | the water | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **stop** | present | the water *not said here* | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 4 | **move** | gerund | the water *not said here* | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The rip was narrow, so the sideways swim got her out ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety:t6:o3:1 # text = The rip was narrow, so the sideways swim got her out 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rip rip NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 narrow narrow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 sideways sideways ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 swim swim NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 out out ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the rip | | | | | narrow *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get out** | past | the sideways swim | her *= she* | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} The rip turned around to bring her home ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety:t6:o4:1 # text = The rip turned around to bring her home 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rip rip NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 around around ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn around** | past | the rip | | | | | around *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive | the rip *not said here* | rip's home | | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent home=Theme | **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. 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