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title: «at the scanner my cousin said there's a bomb in his bag as a joke»… — Airports, the black box, helicopters a… · tree and pragmatics
description: «at the scanner my cousin said there's a bomb in his bag as a joke» What will happen and why? Test 2 of lesson 23 «Airports, the black box, helicopters and drones» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 2 · Airports, the black box, helicopters and drones

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«at the scanner my cousin said there's a bomb in his bag as a joke» What will happen and why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bomb · **What happens:** say, be, happen · **To what, where:** scanner, bag · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 23 «Airports, the black box, helicopters and drones» 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/23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:t2:1
# text = «at the scanner my cousin said there's a bomb in his bag as a joke» What will happen and why?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	scanner	scanner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	9	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bomb	bomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
20	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past |  |  |  | the scanner  my cousin |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **be** *in a quote* | present | a bomb |  |  | his bag; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bag=Location |
| 3 | **happen** | future |  |  |  |  |  | as a joke | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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He gets through faster

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:t2:o1:1
# text = He gets through faster
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get through** | present | He |  |  |  |  | fast, through *property* | vn cope-83-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing, everyone knows it's a joke

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:t2:o2:1
# text = Nothing, everyone knows it's a joke
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | everyone | Nothing |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | a joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Staff must treat it as real, so it causes big trouble and delays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:t2:o3:1
# text = Staff must treat it as real, so it causes big trouble and delays
1	Staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	delays	delay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | must | Staff | it |  |  |  | as real | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme as real=Attribute |
| 2 | **cause** | present | Staff | big trouble |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=Patient |
| 3 | **delay** | present | Staff *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The X-ray machine checks his voice and ignores it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:t2:o4:1
# text = The X-ray machine checks his voice and ignores it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ray	ray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ignores	ignore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
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 | **check** | present | the ray machine | machine's voice |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme |
| 2 | **ignore** | present | the ray machine *not said here* | voice |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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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