--- title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Roads and road signs · tree and pragmatics description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the conduct of persons whose vehicle has broken down upon a motorway. 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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/31-roads-and-road-signs/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:31-roads-and-road-signs:e2:1 # text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the conduct of persons whose vehicle has broken down upon a motorway. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 xcomp _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 9 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 acl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 conduct conduct NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 persons person NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod _ _ 14 whose whose PRON WP$ Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 vehicle vehicle NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 16 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 acl:relcl _ _ 18 down down ADP RP _ 17 compound:prt _ _ 19 upon upon ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 motorway motorway NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the conduct of persons | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus conduct=Experiencer | | 4 | **break down** | present · perfect · passive | | vehicle | | | | upon a motorway | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 5 | **conduct** | | | persons | | | | | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient | 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} They shall leave the vehicle on the side away from the traffic and wait behind the barrier ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:31-roads-and-road-signs:e2:o1:1 # text = They shall leave the vehicle on the side away from the traffic and wait behind the barrier 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 vehicle vehicle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 9 away away ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 10 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 traffic traffic NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 15 behind behind ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 barrier barrier NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** | shall | They | the vehicle | | the side | | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent vehicle=Theme on side=Location | | 2 | **wait** | infinitive | They *not said here* | | | the barrier | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind barrier=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} They shall stand behind the vehicle and signal to passing drivers ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:31-roads-and-road-signs:e2:o2:1 # text = They shall stand behind the vehicle and signal to passing drivers 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 behind behind ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 vehicle vehicle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 signal signal NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 passing pass VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 obl _ _ 11 drivers driver NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | shall | They | | | the vehicle and signal | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind vehicle=Location | | 2 | **pass** | gerund | | drivers | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme driver=Trajectory | ### Option 3 {#o3} They shall proceed on foot along the carriageway to the next junction ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:31-roads-and-road-signs:e2:o3:1 # text = They shall proceed on foot along the carriageway to the next junction 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 proceed proceed VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 foot foot NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 along along ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 carriageway carriageway NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 junction junction NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **proceed** | shall | They | | | foot | | along the carriageway; to the next junction | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} They shall remain within the vehicle in the lane of traffic ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:31-roads-and-road-signs:e2:o4:1 # text = They shall remain within the vehicle in the lane of traffic 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 remain remain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 within within ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 vehicle vehicle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 lane lane NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 traffic traffic NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remain** | shall | They | | | the lane of traffic | | within the vehicle | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lane=Location | **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; 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