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title: nah i don't need a belt, i'll just hold onto the seat if we crash. r… — Seat belts, crashes and keeping safe · tree and pragmatics
description: nah i don't need a belt, i'll just hold onto the seat if we crash. right? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 37 «Seat belts, crashes and keeping safe» 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 wrong.
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# Test 1 · ★ · Seat belts, crashes and keeping safe

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nah i don't need a belt, i'll just hold onto the seat if we crash. right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** i, we · **What happens:** not need, hold, crash · **To what, where:** belt, seat

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 37 «Seat belts, crashes and keeping safe» 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/37-seat-belts-crashes-and-keeping-safe/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:37-seat-belts-crashes-and-keeping-safe:t1:1
# text = nah i don't need a belt, i'll just hold onto the seat if we crash. right?
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
2	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	crash	crash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
20	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | i | a belt |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot belt=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** | future | i |  |  | the seat |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **crash** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No, you should hold the door handle instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:37-seat-belts-crashes-and-keeping-safe:t1:o1:1
# text = No, you should hold the door handle instead
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | should | you | the door handle |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handle=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, holding on is just as safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:37-seat-belts-crashes-and-keeping-safe:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, holding on is just as safe
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold on** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | holding |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No, in a crash your body keeps going far harder than your arms can hold

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:37-seat-belts-crashes-and-keeping-safe:t1:o3:1
# text = No, in a crash your body keeps going far harder than your arms can hold
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	16	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	harder	hard	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | your body | a crash *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | a crash *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hold** | can | a crash |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, if you hold tightly with both hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:37-seat-belts-crashes-and-keeping-safe:t1:o4:1
# text = Yes, if you hold tightly with both hands
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | you |  |  |  |  | with both hands; tightly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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