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title: In a storm, you see a flash and hear the bang 5 seconds later. What… — Siblings, cousins, grandparents — and… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a storm, you see a flash and hear the bang 5 seconds later. What does this show? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 32 «Siblings, cousins, grandparents — and the whole playground» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Test 4 · ★★ · Siblings, cousins, grandparents — and the whole playground

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In a storm, you see a flash and hear the bang 5 seconds later. What does this show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, this · **What happens:** see, hear, show · **To what, where:** flash, storm, bang

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 32 «Siblings, cousins, grandparents — and the whole playground» 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/32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a storm, you see a flash and hear the bang 5 seconds later.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground:t4:1
# text = In a storm, you see a flash and hear the bang 5 seconds later.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flash	flash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bang	bang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | you | a flash |  | a storm |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flash=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hear** | present | you *not said here* | the bang |  |  |  | late *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer bang=Stimulus |

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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 does this show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground:t4:2
# text = What does this show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The storm is getting closer by itself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground:t4:o1:1
# text = The storm is getting closer by itself
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · progressive | the storm |  |  |  |  | by storm; close *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The flash and bang happen at different times

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground:t4:o2:1
# text = The flash and bang happen at different times
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flash	flash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	bang	bang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | the flash and bang |  |  |  | time |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Sound reaches you before light does

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground:t4:o3:1
# text = Sound reaches you before light does
1	Sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present | Sound | you |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | light |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Light reaches you before sound does

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground:t4:o4:1
# text = Light reaches you before sound does
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present | Light | you |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | sound |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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