--- title: The Mole grabs the sculls, lunges and «Sploosh! Over went the boat».… — Rivers, canals and boats: locks, weirs… · tree and pragmatics description: The Mole grabs the sculls, lunges and «Sploosh! Over went the boat». What should you do in a small boat? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 41 «Rivers, canals and boats: locks, weirs, water-mills, barges and how not to tip a rowing boat» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat/t7/) [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/) / [Rivers, canals and boats: locks, weirs…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★★ · Rivers, canals and boats: locks, weirs, water-mills, barge… The Mole grabs the sculls, lunges and «Sploosh! Over went the boat». What should you do in a small boat? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mole, you · **What happens:** grab, go, do · **To what, where:** sculls, boat, small boat This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 41 «Rivers, canals and boats: locks, weirs, water-mills, barges and how not to tip a rowing boat» 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/41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The Mole grabs the sculls, lunges and «Sploosh! ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat:t7:1 # text = The Mole grabs the sculls, lunges and «Sploosh! 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Mole mole NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 grabs grab VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 sculls scull NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 lunges lunge NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 conj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 9 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 Sploosh Sploosh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grab** | present | the Mole | the sculls and lunges and Sploosh | | | | | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scull=Theme | 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:* Over went the boat». ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat:t7:2 # text = Over went the boat». 1 Over over ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | | the boat | | | | over *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location boat=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What should you do in a small boat? ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat:t7:3 # text = What should you do in a small boat? 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 _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | you | | | a small boat | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Lean right out over one side ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat:t7:o1:1 # text = Lean right out over one side 1 Lean lean VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 right right ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 out out ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 4 over over ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lean** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | one side | | out *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over side=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Stand up and wave the oars to keep your balance ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat:t7:o2:1 # text = Stand up and wave the oars to keep your balance 1 Stand stand VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 up up ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 wave wave VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 oars oar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 9 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 balance balance NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand up** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wave** | present | you *not said here* | the oars | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oar=Patient | | 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your balance | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balance=Theme | | 4 | **balance** | | your | | | | | | nom balance «state intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Jump from side to side to test it ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat:t7:o3:1 # text = Jump from side to side to test it 1 Jump jump VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 test test VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **jump** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | side | | to side *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from side=Initial\_State to side=Result | | 2 | **test** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | side | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Step into the middle, keep low and sit still ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:41-rivers-canals-and-boats-locks-weirs-water-mills-barges-and-how-not-to-tip-a-rowing-boat:t7:o4:1 # text = Step into the middle, keep low and sit still 1 Step step NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ 2 into into ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 middle middle NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 6 keep keep VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 low low ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 sit sit VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 10 still still ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | Step into the middle | | | | low *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **sit** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | still | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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