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title: In a film, a ship flies "100 light years to the next star in two min… — Distances and light years · tree and pragmatics
description: In a film, a ship flies "100 light years to the next star in two minutes". Why is it not real? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 22 «Distances and light years» 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 wrong.
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# Test 7 · ★ · Distances and light years

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In a film, a ship flies "100 light years to the next star in two minutes". Why is it not real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ship · **What happens:** fly, not be · **To what, where:** film

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 22 «Distances and light years» 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/22-distances-and-light-years/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a film, a ship flies "100 light years to the next star in two minutes".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:22-distances-and-light-years:t7:1
# text = In a film, a ship flies "100 light years to the next star in two minutes".
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | a ship |  |  | a film | minute; year | to the next star | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in film=Location |

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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:* Why is it not real?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:22-distances-and-light-years:t7:2
# text = Why is it not real?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | ship |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Light years are only used for measuring time, not distance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:22-distances-and-light-years:t7:o1:1
# text = Light years are only used for measuring time, not distance
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	measuring	measuring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Light years |  |  | time | distance *obl* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Stars are much closer than that, so the trip is too short

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:22-distances-and-light-years:t7:o2:1
# text = Stars are much closer than that, so the trip is too short
1	Stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Stars |  |  |  |  | than that; close *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the trip |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ships cannot fly in the dark between stars without sunlight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:22-distances-and-light-years:t7:o3:1
# text = Ships cannot fly in the dark between stars without sunlight
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fly** | can | Ships |  |  | the dark |  | between stars; without sunlight | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing we know can travel faster than light

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:22-distances-and-light-years:t7:o4:1
# text = Nothing we know can travel faster than light
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **travel** | can | Nothing |  |  |  |  | than light; fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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