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# Test 3 · ★★ · The River Thames and the Sea Rat's voyage: from Constantin…

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«my nan lives on the thames in london and the water goes up and down every day, is that a flood?» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nan, water, best answer · **What happens:** live, go up, be · **To what, where:** thames, flood

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 62 «The River Thames and the Sea Rat's voyage: from Constantinople to the English Channel» 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/62-the-river-thames-and-the-sea-rat-s-voyage-from-constantinople-to-the-english-channel/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «my nan lives on the thames in london and the water goes up and down every day, is that a flood?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:62-the-river-thames-and-the-sea-rat-s-voyage-from-constantinople-to-the-english-channel:t3:1
# text = «my nan lives on the thames in london and the water goes up and down every day, is that a flood?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thames	thame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	london	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	up	up	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	down	down	ADV	RB	_	14	conj	_	_
17	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** *in a quote* | present | my nan |  |  | the thames in london |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on thame=Location |
| 2 | **go up** *in a quote* | present | the water |  |  |  | day |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | my nan *not said here* | a flood |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:62-the-river-thames-and-the-sea-rat-s-voyage-from-constantinople-to-the-english-channel:t3:2
# text = What is the best answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, the Thames floods London twice a day, every day of the year

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:62-the-river-thames-and-the-sea-rat-s-voyage-from-constantinople-to-the-english-channel:t3:o1:1
# text = Yes, the Thames floods London twice a day, every day of the year
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Thames	Thames	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	floods	flood	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flood** | present | the Thames | London |  |  | day | twice *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent london=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, below Teddington the river is tidal and rises and falls with the sea

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:62-the-river-thames-and-the-sea-rat-s-voyage-from-constantinople-to-the-english-channel:t3:o2:1
# text = No, below Teddington the river is tidal and rises and falls with the sea
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	below	below	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Teddington	Teddington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	tidal	tidal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Teddington |  |  |  |  | tidal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rise** | present | Teddington *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fall** | present | Teddington *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the sea | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river is slowly draining away into the sea for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:62-the-river-thames-and-the-sea-rat-s-voyage-from-constantinople-to-the-english-channel:t3:o3:1
# text = The river is slowly draining away into the sea for good
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	draining	drain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drain away** | present · progressive | the river |  |  | the sea |  | for good; away, slowly *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone at Oxford is opening a big tap upstream every morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:62-the-river-thames-and-the-sea-rat-s-voyage-from-constantinople-to-the-english-channel:t3:o4:1
# text = Someone at Oxford is opening a big tap upstream every morning
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Oxford	Oxford	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	opening	open	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	upstream	upstream	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present · progressive | Someone | a big tap |  |  | morning | upstream *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tap=Theme |

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