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title: "The space station does 28,000 kilometres an hour, so the astronauts… — Olympiad: speed, space and seasons ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: "The space station does 28,000 kilometres an hour, so the astronauts must be squashed flat, bruv." Right? Test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 44 «Olympiad: speed, space and seasons ★★★» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 10 · ★★★ · Olympiad: speed, space and seasons ★★★

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"The space station does 28,000 kilometres an hour, so the astronauts must be squashed flat, bruv." Right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** space station · **What happens:** do, squash · **To what, where:** 28,000 kilometres, astronauts

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This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 44 «Olympiad: speed, space and seasons ★★★» 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/44-olympiad-speed-space-and-seasons/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "The space station does 28,000 kilometres an hour, so the astronauts must be squashed flat, bruv."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:44-olympiad-speed-space-and-seasons:t10:1
# text = "The space station does 28,000 kilometres an hour, so the astronauts must be squashed flat, bruv."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	28,000	28,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	squashed	squash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
17	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | present | the space station | 28,000 kilometres  a hour |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kilometre=Eventuality |
| 2 | **squash** *in a quote* | must · passive |  | the astronauts |  |  |  | bruv *obl*; flat *property* | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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:* Right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:44-olympiad-speed-space-and-seasons:t10:2
# text = Right?
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, they are pressed flat the whole time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:44-olympiad-speed-space-and-seasons:t10:o1:1
# text = Yes, they are pressed flat the whole time
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present · passive |  | they |  |  | time | flat *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, so they have to lie down all day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:44-olympiad-speed-space-and-seasons:t10:o2:1
# text = Yes, so they have to lie down all day
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie down** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  | day | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, because the station is really standing perfectly still in space

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:44-olympiad-speed-space-and-seasons:t10:o3:1
# text = No, because the station is really standing perfectly still in space
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present · progressive | the station |  |  | space | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in space=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, they float, falling round the Earth with the station

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:44-olympiad-speed-space-and-seasons:t10:o4:1
# text = No, they float, falling round the Earth with the station
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	float	float	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	round	round	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  | the Earth |  | with the station | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme round earth=Initial\_Location |

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