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title: «it's 6pm in December and I'm wearing all black, nobody's gonna hit… — Road and railway safety · tree and pragmatics
description: «it's 6pm in December and I'm wearing all black, nobody's gonna hit me on my own street» What is the smart choice? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 27 «Road and railway safety» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Road and railway safety

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«it's 6pm in December and I'm wearing all black, nobody's gonna hit me on my own street» What is the smart choice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, I, 6 · **What happens:** be, wear, hit · **To what, where:** 6, all, me, own street, smart choice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 27 «Road and railway safety» 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/27-road-and-railway-safety/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:27-road-and-railway-safety:t6:1
# text = «it's 6pm in December and I'm wearing all black, nobody's gonna hit me on my own street» What is the smart choice?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	pm	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	December	December	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obj	_	_
13	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	gonna	gonna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
22	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
25	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	29	nsubj	_	_
26	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | 6 |  |  |  | pm in December *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I | all |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent all=Source |
| 3 | **hit** *in a quote* | past | 6 | me |  | my own street |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the smart choice |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Black is fine, cars have bright lights

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:27-road-and-railway-safety:t6:o1:1
# text = Black is fine, cars have bright lights
1	Black	black	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Black |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | cars | bright lights |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only bikes need to be seen, not people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:27-road-and-railway-safety:t6:o2:1
# text = Only bikes need to be seen, not people
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | bikes |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Walk in the road so drivers see you better

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:27-road-and-railway-safety:t6:o3:1
# text = Walk in the road so drivers see you better
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the road |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in road=Trajectory |
| 2 | **see** | present | drivers | you |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

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

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Wear bright or reflective things and carry a light, so drivers see you early

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:27-road-and-railway-safety:t6:o4:1
# text = Wear bright or reflective things and carry a light, so drivers see you early
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	reflective	reflective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	carry	carry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | bright things |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent thing=Source |
| 2 | **carry** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a light |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | present | drivers | you |  |  |  | early *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

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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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