--- title: The escalator is getting near the top. What should you do? — Escalators and lifts · tree and pragmatics description: The escalator is getting near the top. What should you do? Test 10 of lesson 26 «Escalators and lifts» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/26-escalators-and-lifts/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Technology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/) / [Escalators and lifts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/26-escalators-and-lifts/) / t10 # Test 10 · Escalators and lifts The escalator is getting near the top. What should you do? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** escalator, you · **What happens:** get, do · **To what, where:** top This is test 10 of lesson 26 «Escalators and lifts» 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/26-escalators-and-lifts/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The escalator is getting near the top. ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t10:1 # text = The escalator is getting near the top. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 escalator escalator NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 near near ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present · progressive | the escalator | | | the top | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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. *Sentence 2:* What should you do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t10:2 # text = What should you do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | you | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Step off straight away at the top ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t10:o1:1 # text = Step off straight away at the top 1 Step step VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 2 off off ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 straight straight ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 away away ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **step off** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | the top | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at top=Trajectory | ### Option 2 {#o2} Turn round and walk back down the steps ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t10:o2:1 # text = Turn round and walk back down the steps 1 Turn turn VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 round round ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 walk walk VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 down down ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 steps step NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn round** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **walk back** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | down the steps | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down step=Trajectory | ### Option 3 {#o3} Sit down on the step to slide off at the top ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t10:o3:1 # text = Sit down on the step to slide off at the top 1 Sit sit VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 down down ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 step step NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 slide slide VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 8 off off ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit down** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | on the step | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on step=Location | | 2 | **slide off** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | the top | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at top=Trajectory | ### Option 4 {#o4} Stand still on the comb plate to wait for friends ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t10:o4:1 # text = Stand still on the comb plate to wait for friends 1 Stand stand VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 still still ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 comb comb NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 plate plate NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | the comb plate | still | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on plate=Location | | 2 | **wait** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | for friends | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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. 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