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title: «I'm gonna dig through to Australia from my back garden in Leeds» Wh… — Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, t… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, the centre of the Ear…

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«I'm gonna dig through to Australia from my back garden in Leeds» Why will that not work?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I · **What happens:** dig, not work · **To what, where:** Australia

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, the centre of the Earth, giants and tiny people» 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/41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t4:1
# text = «I'm gonna dig through to Australia from my back garden in Leeds» Why will that not work?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	2	conj	_	_
5	dig	dig	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
16	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
17	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  | Australia |  | from my back garden in Leeds | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent through australia=Location |
| 2 | **not** **work** | future | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The middle of the Earth is hot melted metal, and the point opposite Britain is in the ocean anyway

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t4:o1:1
# text = The middle of the Earth is hot melted metal, and the point opposite Britain is in the ocean anyway
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	opposite	opposite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
15	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
20	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the middle of the Earth | hot melted metal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the point opposite |  |  | the ocean |  | anyway *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You would come out in Australia but upside down, so you could not climb out

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t4:o2:1
# text = You would come out in Australia but upside down, so you could not climb out
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	upside	upside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | would | You |  |  | Australia but upside |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **climb out** | could | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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You would get stuck in the middle because there is no up or down there, so you could not dig any further

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t4:o3:1
# text = You would get stuck in the middle because there is no up or down there, so you could not dig any further
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	10	expl	_	_
10	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
12	up	up	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	down	down	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
22	any	any	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	further	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	21	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | You |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **be** | present | no |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **dig** | could | you |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It would work, but it would take about a week with a good spade

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t4:o4:1
# text = It would work, but it would take about a week with a good spade
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	spade	spade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | would | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** | would | it |  |  |  | week | with a good spade | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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