--- title: Why do roller coaster riders get strapped in, though the car is goin… — The Moon, the planets and the pull tha… · tree and pragmatics description: Why do roller coaster riders get strapped in, though the car is going fast? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 2 «The Moon, the planets and the pull that holds them» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/2-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-pull/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/) / [Physics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/) / [The Moon, the planets and the pull tha…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/2-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-pull/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · The Moon, the planets and the pull that holds them Why do roller coaster riders get strapped in, though the car is going fast? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** car · **What happens:** strap in, go · **To what, where:** roller coaster riders This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 2 «The Moon, the planets and the pull that holds them» of the physics 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/physics/2-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-pull/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:2-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-pull:t10:1 # text = Why do roller coaster riders get strapped in, though the car is going fast? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 3 roller roller NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 4 coaster coaster NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 riders rider NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 get get AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 strapped strap VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 in in ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 though though SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 parataxis _ _ 15 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **strap in** | present · passive · do-support | | roller coaster riders | | | | | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **go** | present · progressive | the car | | | | | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} In case the car is not fast enough at the top ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:2-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-pull:t10:o1:1 # text = In case the car is not fast enough at the top 1 In in ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 case case NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 fast fast ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 8 enough enough ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | present | the car | | | case | | at the top; enough, fast *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Because the track pushes them out ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:2-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-pull:t10:o2:1 # text = Because the track pushes them out 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 track track NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 pushes push VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **push out** | present | the track | them *= they* | | | | | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} To stop them floating up into the sky at the top ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:2-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-pull:t10:o3:1 # text = To stop them floating up into the sky at the top 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 stop stop VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 floating float VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 xcomp _ _ 5 up up ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 into into ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 sky sky NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive | | them *= they* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **float up** | gerund | | | | the sky | | at the top | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme into sky=Source at top=Trajectory | ### Option 4 {#o4} Because gravity is stronger in loops ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:2-the-moon-the-planets-and-the-pull:t10:o4:1 # text = Because gravity is stronger in loops 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 gravity gravity NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 stronger strong ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 loops loop NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | gravity | | | loops | | strong *property* | 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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