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title: In a cartoon a swimmer gets cramp and sinks instantly like a rock. W… — Moving, swimming and sport · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a swimmer gets cramp and sinks instantly like a rock. What's wrong with that? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 5 «Moving, swimming and sport» 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 was right.
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# Test 7 · ★ · Moving, swimming and sport

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In a cartoon a swimmer gets cramp and sinks instantly like a rock. What's wrong with that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** swimmer · **What happens:** get, sink, be · **To what, where:** cramp, cartoon

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 5 «Moving, swimming and sport» 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/5-moving-swimming-and-sport/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a swimmer gets cramp and sinks instantly like a rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t7:1
# text = In a cartoon a swimmer gets cramp and sinks instantly like a rock.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	cramp	cramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sinks	sink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a swimmer | cramp |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cramp=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sink** | present | a swimmer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a rock; instantly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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 wrong with that?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t7:2
# text = What's wrong with that?
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	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with that; wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing, because cramp always pulls a swimmer straight under the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t7:o1:1
# text = Nothing, because cramp always pulls a swimmer straight under the water
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	cramp	cramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | cramp | a swimmer |  | the water |  | always *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swimmer=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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You should swim faster to beat cramp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t7:o2:1
# text = You should swim faster to beat cramp
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	beat	beat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	cramp	cramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | should | You |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **beat** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | cramp |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cramp=Theme |

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

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Cramp hurts but you can float on your back and call for help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t7:o3:1
# text = Cramp hurts but you can float on your back and call for help
1	Cramp	cramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | Cramp |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **float** | can | you |  |  | your back |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on back=Trajectory |
| 3 | **call** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Cramp only happens on land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:5-moving-swimming-and-sport:t7:o4:1
# text = Cramp only happens on land
1	Cramp	cramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Cramp |  |  | land |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on land=Location |

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