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title: Why can't you see Orion on a summer evening, but you can on a winter… — Constellations and the night sky in wi… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why can't you see Orion on a summer evening, but you can on a winter one? Test 4 of lesson 20 «Constellations and the night sky in winter and spring» of the space 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 4 · Constellations and the night sky in winter and spring

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Why can't you see Orion on a summer evening, but you can on a winter one?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** not see · **To what, where:** Orion

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This is test 4 of lesson 20 «Constellations and the night sky in winter and spring» of the space 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/space/20-constellations-and-the-night-sky-in-winter-and-spring/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:20-constellations-and-the-night-sky-in-winter-and-spring:t4:1
# text = Why can't you see Orion on a summer evening, but you can on a winter one?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	Orion	Orion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | you | Orion |  |  | evening |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer orion=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.

## The options {#options}

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

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In summer we face the other way at night, and Orion is in the daytime sky

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:20-constellations-and-the-night-sky-in-winter-and-spring:t4:o1:1
# text = In summer we face the other way at night, and Orion is in the daytime sky
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	face	face	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	Orion	Orion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	daytime	daytime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | present | we | the other way |  |  | night; summer |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent way=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | Orion |  |  | the daytime sky |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Orion only shines when the night air is cold, so in warm summer it fades out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:20-constellations-and-the-night-sky-in-winter-and-spring:t4:o2:1
# text = Orion only shines when the night air is cold, so in warm summer it fades out
1	Orion	Orion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	shines	shine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	fades	fade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | present | Orion |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | the night air |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fade out** | present | air |  |  |  | summer |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Orion moves to another galaxy in summer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:20-constellations-and-the-night-sky-in-winter-and-spring:t4:o3:1
# text = Orion moves to another galaxy in summer
1	Orion	Orion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	galaxy	galaxy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | Orion |  |  | another galaxy | summer |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to galaxy=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Summer clouds always hide it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:20-constellations-and-the-night-sky-in-winter-and-spring:t4:o4:1
# text = Summer clouds always hide it
1	Summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | Summer clouds | it |  |  |  | always *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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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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