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title: «stuck in the lift!! we're gonna run out of air» What is right? — Escalators and lifts · tree and pragmatics
description: «stuck in the lift!! we're gonna run out of air» What is right? Test 3 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.
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# Test 3 · Escalators and lifts

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«stuck in the lift!! we're gonna run out of air» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, stuck · **What happens:** run, be · **To what, where:** air · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t3:1
# text = «stuck in the lift!! we're gonna run out of air» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	gonna	gonna	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
15	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  | air |  | gonna *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out air=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | stuck |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Open the doors and climb down the shaft

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t3:o1:1
# text = Open the doors and climb down the shaft
1	Open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	climb	climb	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shaft	shaft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | imperative | you *not said here* | the doors |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme |
| 2 | **climb down** | present | you *not said here* | the shaft |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location shaft=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, so shout and use up less air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t3:o2:1
# text = Yes, so shout and use up less air
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	shout	shout	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use up** | infinitive | you *not said here* | less air |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Lifts aren't airtight, so the air won't run out: press the alarm and wait

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t3:o3:1
# text = Lifts aren't airtight, so the air won't run out: press the alarm and wait
1	Lifts	lift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	press	press	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Lifts |  |  |  |  | airtight *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **run out** | future | the air |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **press** | infinitive |  | the alarm |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |
| 4 | **wait** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, so break the ceiling and climb out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:26-escalators-and-lifts:t3:o4:1
# text = Yes, so break the ceiling and climb out
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ceiling	ceiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	climb	climb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | imperative | you *not said here* | the ceiling |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ceiling=Patient |
| 2 | **climb out** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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