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title: A volcano's ground has swollen 50 cm and small quakes are happening… — Famous eruptions and living with volca… · tree and pragmatics
description: A volcano's ground has swollen 50 cm and small quakes are happening every hour. What should the authorities do? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 47 «Famous eruptions and living with volcanoes» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Famous eruptions and living with volcanoes

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A volcano's ground has swollen 50 cm and small quakes are happening every hour. What should the authorities do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** 50 cm, authorities · **What happens:** swell, happen, do · **To what, where:** ground

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 47 «Famous eruptions and living with volcanoes» 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/47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A volcano's ground has swollen 50 cm and small quakes are happening every hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:t5:1
# text = A volcano's ground has swollen 50 cm and small quakes are happening every hour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	swollen	swell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	cm	cm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	quakes	quake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swell** | present · perfect · passive |  | a volcano's ground |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present · progressive | 50 cm and small quakes |  |  |  | hour |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «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.

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*Sentence 2:* What should the authorities do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:t5:2
# text = What should the authorities do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | the authorities |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Tell everyone to climb up and look

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:t5:o1:1
# text = Tell everyone to climb up and look
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **climb up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Wait until lava appears before doing anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:t5:o2:1
# text = Wait until lava appears before doing anything
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	lava	lava	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** | present | lava |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | you *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |

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

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Prepare to move people away, an eruption may be coming

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:t5:o3:1
# text = Prepare to move people away, an eruption may be coming
1	Prepare	prepare	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	eruption	eruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prepare** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **move away** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | people |  |  |  | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme people=Result |
| 3 | **come** | may · progressive | a eruption |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing, those signs mean the volcano is dying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:t5:o4:1
# text = Nothing, those signs mean the volcano is dying
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	dying	die	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **die** | present · progressive | the volcano |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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