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title: In a cartoon, a boy gets stuck at the top of a big wheel and it roll… — Chased, trapped, frightened: scary mom… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, a boy gets stuck at the top of a big wheel and it rolls away down the street. What's the truth? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 7 «Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back at night» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Test 4 · ★ · Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back…

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In a cartoon, a boy gets stuck at the top of a big wheel and it rolls away down the street. What's the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** wheel, truth · **What happens:** stick, roll away, be · **To what, where:** boy, cartoon, street

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 7 «Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back at night» of the reflection 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/reflection/7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a boy gets stuck at the top of a big wheel and it rolls away down the street.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon, a boy gets stuck at the top of a big wheel and it rolls away down the street.
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	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
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	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	rolls	roll	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
19	away	away	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	down	down	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | present · passive |  | a boy |  | a cartoon |  | at the top of a big wheel | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination-Conative»: subject=Theme at top=Destination |
| 2 | **roll away** | present | wheel |  |  | the street |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down street=Trajectory |

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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 the truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:t4:2
# text = What's the truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the truth |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Rides only ever stop when they are about to break

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:t4:o1:1
# text = Rides only ever stop when they are about to break
1	Rides	ride	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | infinitive | Rides |  |  |  | ever |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | present | Rides *= ride* |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break** | to-infinitive | Rides *= ride* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Getting stuck once means the whole ride is broken

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:t4:o2:1
# text = Getting stuck once means the whole ride is broken
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | once, stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Getting |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **break** | present · passive |  | the whole ride |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

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Real rides are checked a lot and are very safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:t4:o3:1
# text = Real rides are checked a lot and are very safe
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rides	ride	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present · passive |  | Real rides |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: subject=Theme lot=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Big wheels often roll away when they stop at the top

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:t4:o4:1
# text = Big wheels often roll away when they stop at the top
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	roll	roll	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
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	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll away** | present | Big wheels |  |  |  |  | away, often *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | present | wheels *= wheel* |  |  | the top |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at top=Location |

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