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title: A boy in Sydney wants to stop the beach getting more plastic. Which… — The environment · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy in Sydney wants to stop the beach getting more plastic. Which plan is best? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 47 «The environment» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 9 · ★ · The environment

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A boy in Sydney wants to stop the beach getting more plastic. Which plan is best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, beach, plan · **What happens:** want, stop, get, be · **To what, where:** beach, more plastic

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 47 «The environment» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/47-the-environment/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Sydney wants to stop the beach getting more plastic.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:t9:1
# text = A boy in Sydney wants to stop the beach getting more plastic.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | a boy in Sydney |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a boy in Sydney *not said here* | the beach |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality beach=Eventuality |
| 3 | **get** | gerund | the beach *not said here* | more plastic |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer plastic=Stimulus |

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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:* Which plan is best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:t9:2
# text = Which plan is best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which plan |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Pick up litter safely and get his family to use fewer plastic things

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:t9:o1:1
# text = Pick up litter safely and get his family to use fewer plastic things
1	Pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
11	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
12	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | imperative | you *not said here* | litter |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litter=Topic |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* | his family |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | to-infinitive | his family *not said here* | fewer plastic things |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Throw the plastic out to sea on a windy day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:t9:o2:1
# text = Throw the plastic out to sea on a windy day
1	Throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw out** | imperative | you *not said here* | the plastic |  | sea | day | out *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent plastic=Theme to sea=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ask the fish to avoid the plastic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:t9:o3:1
# text = Ask the fish to avoid the plastic
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | the fish |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fish=Recipient |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the plastic |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent plastic=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Bury the plastic in the sand where no one sees it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:47-the-environment:t9:o4:1
# text = Bury the plastic in the sand where no one sees it
1	Bury	bury	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | imperative | you *not said here* | the plastic |  | the sand |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plastic=Theme in sand=Destination |
| 2 | **see** | present | no one | plastic |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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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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