--- title: «why do most aussies live on the coast?? the outback's massive» Whic… — Deserts · tree and pragmatics description: «why do most aussies live on the coast?? the outback's massive» Which is the best answer? Test 10 of lesson 18 «Deserts» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/18-deserts/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Geography](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/) / [Deserts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/18-deserts/) / t10 # Test 10 · Deserts «why do most aussies live on the coast?? the outback's massive» Which is the best answer? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** most aussies · **What happens:** do, live, be · **To what, where:** coast, massive best answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 of lesson 18 «Deserts» of the geography 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/geography/18-deserts/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t10:1 # text = «why do most aussies live on the coast?? the outback's massive» Which is the best answer? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 3 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 aussies aussie NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 coast coast NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ?? ?? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 outback outback NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 massive massive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ 16 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 20 nsubj _ _ 17 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 20 amod _ _ 20 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **live** *in a quote* | present | most aussies | | | the coast | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on coast=Location | | 3 | **be** *speech: assert* | present | | the outback's massive best answer | | | | | tree rules | 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} It is against the law to live inland ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t10:o1:1 # text = It is against the law to live inland 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 against against ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ _ 8 inland inland ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | against the law | tree rules | | 2 | **live** | to-infinitive | | | | | | inland *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Most of the inland is very dry, while the coasts get more rain ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t10:o2:1 # text = Most of the inland is very dry, while the coasts get more rain 1 Most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 7 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 inland inland NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 very very ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 dry dry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 while while SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 coasts coast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 12 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 13 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 14 amod _ _ 14 rain rain NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Most of the inland | | | | | dry *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** | present | the coasts | more rain | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rain=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} The outback is under the sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t10:o3:1 # text = The outback is under the sea 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 outback outback NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 under under ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the outback | | | the sea | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} The inland is covered in ice ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t10:o4:1 # text = The inland is covered in ice 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 inland inland 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 covered cover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 ice ice NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cover** | present · passive | | the inland | | | | in ice | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in ice=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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