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title: «just texted while crossing, no biggie» What is the right rule? — Phones and how a call travels · tree and pragmatics
description: «just texted while crossing, no biggie» What is the right rule? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 35 «Phones and how a call travels» 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 1 · ★ · Phones and how a call travels

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«just texted while crossing, no biggie» What is the right rule?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** biggie · **What happens:** text, cross, be · **To what, where:** biggie, right rule

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 35 «Phones and how a call travels» 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/35-phones-and-how-a-call-travels/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:35-phones-and-how-a-call-travels:t1:1
# text = «just texted while crossing, no biggie» What is the right rule?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	texted	text	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	biggie	biggie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **text** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cross** *in a quote* | gerund |  | no biggie and the right rule |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biggie=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | no biggie and the right rule | the right rule |  |  |  |  | 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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It is fine if you walk fast and look up every few seconds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:35-phones-and-how-a-call-travels:t1:o1:1
# text = It is fine if you walk fast and look up every few seconds
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
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	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **look up** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | second |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is fine if the message is short and you type with one hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:35-phones-and-how-a-call-travels:t1:o2:1
# text = It is fine if the message is short and you type with one hand
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
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	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	type	type	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the message |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **type** | present | you |  |  |  |  | with one hand | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Never read or send messages while crossing a road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:35-phones-and-how-a-call-travels:t1:o3:1
# text = Never read or send messages while crossing a road
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	messages	message	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **read** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **send** | infinitive | you *not said here* | messages |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme |
| 3 | **cross** | gerund | you *not said here* | a road |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is fine if the road is quiet and there are no cars about

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:35-phones-and-how-a-call-travels:t1:o4:1
# text = It is fine if the road is quiet and there are no cars about
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
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	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	11	expl	_	_
11	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
14	about	about	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the road |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **does** | present | no cars |  |  | there |  | about *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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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