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description: «my uncle reckons robots made all the workers vanish, factories got nobody in em now» What is right? Test 1 of lesson 1 «How a factory works: belts, robots, checks and people» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 1 · How a factory works: belts, robots, checks and people

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«my uncle reckons robots made all the workers vanish, factories got nobody in em now» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** uncle, robots, factories · **What happens:** reckon, make, vanish, get, be · **To what, where:** robots, nobody, em · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 1 «How a factory works: belts, robots, checks and people» of the technology 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/technology/1-how-a-factory-works/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:1-how-a-factory-works:t1:1
# text = «my uncle reckons robots made all the workers vanish, factories got nobody in em now» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:agent	_	_
10	vanish	vanish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	em	em	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** *in a quote* | present | my uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | participle |  | robots *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **vanish** *in a quote* | present | robots |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **get** *in a quote* | past | factories | nobody |  | em | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nobody=Stimulus |
| 5 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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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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People still design, program, fix and check the machines and run the lines

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:1-how-a-factory-works:t1:o1:1
# text = People still design, program, fix and check the machines and run the lines
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	design	design	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **design** | present | People | program |  |  | still |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent program=Result |
| 2 | **fix** | infinitive | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **check** | infinitive | People *not said here* | the machines |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent machine=Theme |
| 4 | **run** | infinitive | People *not said here* | the lines |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme line=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only cleaners still work in factories

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:1-how-a-factory-works:t1:o2:1
# text = Only cleaners still work in factories
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | cleaners |  |  |  | still | in factories | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in factory=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Robots now hire and pay the few workers left

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:1-how-a-factory-works:t1:o3:1
# text = Robots now hire and pay the few workers left
1	Robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
3	hire	hire	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hire** | present | Robots |  |  |  | now |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pay** | present | Robots *not said here* | the few workers |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Asset |
| 3 | **leave** | participle |  | the few workers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right, no factory has any people left in it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:1-how-a-factory-works:t1:o4:1
# text = He's right, no factory has any people left in it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | no factory | any people |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 3 | **leave** | participle |  | any people *not said here* |  | factory |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in it=Result |

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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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