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title: grandad: "lose the topsoil in a storm, it's back next spring, no wor… — Soil · tree and pragmatics
description: grandad: "lose the topsoil in a storm, it's back next spring, no worries" — is he right? Test 6 of lesson 56 «Soil» 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.
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# Test 6 · Soil

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grandad: "lose the topsoil in a storm, it's back next spring, no worries" — is he right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** topsoil, grandad · **What happens:** lose, be · **To what, where:** topsoil, storm

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This is test 6 of lesson 56 «Soil» 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/56-soil/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:56-soil:t6:1
# text = grandad: "lose the topsoil in a storm, it's back next spring, no worries" — is he right?
1	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	lose	lose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	appos	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	topsoil	topsoil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
14	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the topsoil |  | a storm |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent topsoil=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | topsoil |  |  |  | spring | back *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | grandad |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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No, soil can never form at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:56-soil:t6:o1:1
# text = No, soil can never form at all
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	form	form	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **form** | can | soil |  |  | all |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at all=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No, a few centimetres can take hundreds to a thousand years to form

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:56-soil:t6:o2:1
# text = No, a few centimetres can take hundreds to a thousand years to form
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	form	form	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | can | a few centimetres | hundreds |  |  | year |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Theme |
| 2 | **form** | to-infinitive | a few centimetres *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, rain makes new soil in weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:56-soil:t6:o3:1
# text = Yes, rain makes new soil in weeks
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | rain | new soil |  |  | week |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soil=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, soil grows back every spring once the worms wake up and get going

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:56-soil:t6:o4:1
# text = Yes, soil grows back every spring once the worms wake up and get going
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	worms	worm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
15	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow back** | present | soil |  |  |  | spring |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **wake up** | present | the worms |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | the worms *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **go** | gerund | the worms *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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