--- title: A crab on the beach walks straight forwards. Your mate says "impossi… — Animals in the sea and the river · tree and pragmatics description: A crab on the beach walks straight forwards. Your mate says "impossible, crabs ONLY go sideways". What do you say? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river/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/) / [Myths](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/) / [Animals in the sea and the river](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · Animals in the sea and the river A crab on the beach walks straight forwards. Your mate says "impossible, crabs ONLY go sideways". What do you say? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** crab, mate, impossible crabs, you · **What happens:** walk, say, go · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» of the myths 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/myths/11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A crab on the beach walks straight forwards. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t10:1 # text = A crab on the beach walks straight forwards. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 crab crab NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 beach beach NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 walks walk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 straight straight ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 forwards forwards ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **walk** | present | a crab on the beach | | | | | forwards *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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:* Your mate says "impossible, crabs ONLY go sideways". ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t10:2 # text = Your mate says "impossible, crabs ONLY go sideways". 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 impossible impossible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 7 crabs crab NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 8 ONLY only ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 10 sideways sideways ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **go** *in a quote* | present | impossible crabs | | | | | sideways *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What do you say? ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t10:3 # text = What do you say? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 say say 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 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | you | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Crabs walk forwards only at night when nobody's looking ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t10:o1:1 # text = Crabs walk forwards only at night when nobody's looking 1 Crabs crab NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 walk walk VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 forwards forwards ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl:unmarked _ _ 7 when when SCONJ WRB _ 10 mark _ _ 8 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **walk** | present | Crabs | | | | night | forwards *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **look** | present · progressive | nobody | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} That crab must be broken ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t10:o2:1 # text = That crab must be broken 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 crab crab NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | must · passive | | that crab | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} He's right, you must be dreaming ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t10:o3:1 # text = He's right, you must be dreaming 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux _ _ 8 dreaming dream VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **dream** | must · progressive | you | | | | | | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Most go sideways, but some kinds walk forwards ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t10:o4:1 # text = Most go sideways, but some kinds walk forwards 1 Most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 nsubj _ _ 2 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 sideways sideways ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 but but CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 7 det _ _ 7 kinds kind NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 walk walk VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 forwards forwards ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | Most | | | | | sideways *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **walk** | present | some kinds | | | | | forwards *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP 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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