--- title: A cartoon explorer crosses the Antarctic ice and says "Phew, glad we… — Water, deserts and the shape of the land · tree and pragmatics description: A cartoon explorer crosses the Antarctic ice and says "Phew, glad we're out of the desert!" when he reaches it. What's wrong? 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What's wrong? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cartoon explorer, we, explorer · **What happens:** cross, say, be, reach · **To what, where:** Antarctic ice, Phew, desert · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 16 «Water, deserts and the shape of the land» 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/16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A cartoon explorer crosses the Antarctic ice and says "Phew, glad we're out of the desert!" when he reaches it. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:t3:1 # text = A cartoon explorer crosses the Antarctic ice and says "Phew, glad we're out of the desert!" when he reaches it. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 cartoon cartoon NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 explorer explorer NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 crosses cross VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 Antarctic Antarctic PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 ice ice NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 Phew phew NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 glad glad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 nmod _ _ 14 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 16 out out ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 desert desert NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ! ! PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 22 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 24 advmod _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 reaches reach VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 25 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cross** | present | a cartoon explorer | the Antarctic ice | | | | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ice=Patient | | 2 | **say** *speech: express* | present | a cartoon explorer *not said here* | Phew glad | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent phew=Topic | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | we | | | the desert | | | tree rules | | 4 | **reach** | present | explorer | Phew | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent it=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:* What's wrong? ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:t3:2 # text = What's wrong? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | wrong *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Antarctica is itself a desert, the biggest one ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:t3:o1:1 # text = Antarctica is itself a desert, the biggest one 1 Antarctica Antarctica PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes 5 obl:unmarked _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 desert desert NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 biggest big ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 9 amod _ _ 9 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Antarctica | a desert and the biggest one | | | | itself *= it* *obl:unmarked* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nothing, Antarctica gets heaps of rain and snow ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:t3:o2:1 # text = Nothing, Antarctica gets heaps of rain and snow 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Antarctica Antarctica PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 heaps heap NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 rain rain NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | Nothing | heaps of rain and snow | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer heap=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Antarctica is really a frozen sea, not land at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:t3:o3:1 # text = Antarctica is really a frozen sea, not land at all 1 Antarctica Antarctica PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 really really ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 frozen freeze VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 amod _ _ 6 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 land land VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 acl:relcl _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **freeze** | participle | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **is a** | present | Antarctica | a frozen sea | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **land** | infinitive | a frozen sea *not said here* | | | all | | | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Deserts can only be hot places, so ice can't be one ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:t3:o4:1 # text = Deserts can only be hot places, so ice can't be one 1 Deserts desert NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 2 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 5 hot hot ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 places place NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 9 ice ice NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 10 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 11 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 12 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 13 cop _ _ 13 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | can | Deserts | hot places | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **is a** | can | ice | one | | | | | tree rules | **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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