--- title: Ava says holding your breath helps you float. Her brother says that'… — Petrol stations, pools and things that… · tree and pragmatics description: Ava says holding your breath helps you float. Her brother says that's a myth. Who is right? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 23 «Petrol stations, pools and things that go bang» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang/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/) / [Petrol stations, pools and things that…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · Petrol stations, pools and things that go bang Ava says holding your breath helps you float. Her brother says that's a myth. Who is right? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ava, holding, you, brother, that · **What happens:** say, hold, help, float, be · **To what, where:** breath, you, myth · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 23 «Petrol stations, pools and things that go bang» 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/23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ava says holding your breath helps you float. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang:t10:1 # text = Ava says holding your breath helps you float. 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 holding hold VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 csubj _ _ 4 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 breath breath NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 float float VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ava | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **hold** | gerund | | your breath | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme | | 3 | **help** | present | holding | you | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 4 | **float** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «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:* Her brother says that's a myth. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang:t10:2 # text = Her brother says that's a myth. 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 myth myth NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ava's brother | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | that | a myth | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Who is right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang:t10:3 # text = Who is right? 1 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is 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 . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Her brother: breath makes no difference ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang:t10:o1:1 # text = Her brother: breath makes no difference 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 4 breath breath NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 7 det _ _ 7 difference difference NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | Her brother's breath | no difference | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset difference=Product | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Ava: air in the lungs helps you float ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang:t10:o2:1 # text = Ava: air in the lungs helps you float 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 3 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 lungs lung NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 7 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 float float VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | present | Ava | you | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 2 | **float** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Neither: holding your breath makes you sink ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang:t10:o3:1 # text = Neither: holding your breath makes you sink 1 Neither neither DET DT PronType=Neg 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 holding hold VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 csubj _ _ 4 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 breath breath NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 sink sink VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hold** | gerund | | your breath | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme | | 2 | **make** | present | Neither | you | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **sink** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Both: it helps only in salty sea water ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:23-petrol-stations-pools-and-things-that-go-bang:t10:o4:1 # text = Both: it helps only in salty sea water 1 Both both DET DT PronType=Tot 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 only only ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 salty salty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | present | Both | salty sea water | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Beneficiary | **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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