--- title: During a storm, a boy counts five seconds between the flash and the… — Facing fears · tree and pragmatics description: During a storm, a boy counts five seconds between the flash and the bang, then ten seconds a bit later. What does it show? 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What does it show? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, storm · **What happens:** count, show This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 90 «Facing fears» 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/90-facing-fears/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* During a storm, a boy counts five seconds between the flash and the bang, then ten seconds a bit later. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:t7:1 # text = During a storm, a boy counts five seconds between the flash and the bang, then ten seconds a bit later. 1 During during ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 counts count VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 five five NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 seconds second NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 between between ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 flash flash NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 bang bang NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 19 advmod _ _ 18 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 19 nummod _ _ 19 seconds second NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 parataxis _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl:unmarked _ _ 22 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 19 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count** | present | a boy | | | | during a storm; second | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | 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:* What does it show? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:t7:2 # text = What does it show? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 show show 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 | **show** | present · do-support | storm | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The lightning has hit his house ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:t7:o1:1 # text = The lightning has hit his house 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lightning lightning NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 hit hit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hit** | present · perfect · passive | | the lightning | | | | | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP ADJP»: subject=Patient house=Result | ### Option 2 {#o2} The storm has stopped for good ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:t7:o2:1 # text = The storm has stopped for good 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 stopped stop VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | present · perfect | the storm | | | | | for good | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} The storm is coming closer ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:t7:o3:1 # text = The storm is coming closer 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 coming come VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 closer close ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present · progressive | the storm | | | | | close *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The storm is moving away ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:t7:o4:1 # text = The storm is moving away 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 moving move VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **move away** | present · progressive | the storm | | | | | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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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