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title: A cartoon shows a storm called Hurricane Bob, and Bob gets arrested… — Weather, lightning and storms · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon shows a storm called Hurricane Bob, and Bob gets arrested for causing it. What's the real story? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 15 «Weather, lightning and storms» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice 
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Weather, lightning and storms

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A cartoon shows a storm called Hurricane Bob, and Bob gets arrested for causing it. What's the real story?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cartoon, real story · **What happens:** show, call, arrest, cause, be · **To what, where:** storm, Bob · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 15 «Weather, lightning and storms» 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/15-weather-lightning-and-storms/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon shows a storm called Hurricane Bob, and Bob gets arrested for causing it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:t8:1
# text = A cartoon shows a storm called Hurricane Bob, and Bob gets arrested for causing it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	Hurricane	Hurricane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	arrested	arrest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a cartoon | a storm |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent storm=Recipient |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a storm *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **arrest** | present · passive |  | Bob |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **cause** | gerund |  | storm |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Patient |

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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's the real story?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:t8:2
# text = What's the real story?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	story	story	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 real story |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Bob is the scientist who made it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:t8:o1:1
# text = Bob is the scientist who made it
1	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bob | the scientist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | the scientist | scientist |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Bob won a competition to cause storms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:t8:o2:1
# text = Bob won a competition to cause storms
1	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Bob | a competition |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent competition=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cause** | to-infinitive | Bob *not said here* | storms |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition storm=Patient |

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

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Names come from a list made in advance; nobody causes it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:t8:o3:1
# text = Names come from a list made in advance; nobody causes it
1	Names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	advance	advance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
11	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Names |  |  | a list |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from list=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a list *not said here* |  | advance |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **cause** | present | nobody | advance |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Storms are named after the angriest person nearby at the time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:t8:o4:1
# text = Storms are named after the angriest person nearby at the time
1	Storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	angriest	angry	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | present · passive |  | Storms |  |  | after the angriest person; time |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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