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title: ★★★ «we're stuck in the lift, air's gonna run out, smash the doors!»… — Olympiad: machines at home and in the… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ «we're stuck in the lift, air's gonna run out, smash the doors!» What is right? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★

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★★★ «we're stuck in the lift, air's gonna run out, smash the doors!» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★ · **What happens:** be, run out, smash · **To what, where:** doors

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★» 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/42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «we're stuck in the lift, air's gonna run out, smash the doors!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t6:1
# text = ★★★ «we're stuck in the lift, air's gonna run out, smash the doors!»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	dep	_	_
15	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	smash	smash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ★ |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **run out** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **smash** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the doors |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t6:2
# text = What is right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Hold your breath as long as you can to save the air until help comes

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t6:o1:1
# text = Hold your breath as long as you can to save the air until help comes
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | your breath |  |  |  | long *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the air |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | present | help |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Smash the doors and climb out between floors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t6:o2:1
# text = Smash the doors and climb out between floors
1	Smash	smash	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	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smash** | imperative | you *not said here* | the doors |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Theme |
| 2 | **climb out** | present | you *not said here* |  |  | floors |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between floor=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Jump up and down to get the lift moving again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t6:o3:1
# text = Jump up and down to get the lift moving again
1	Jump	jump	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the lift |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lift=Stimulus |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | the lift *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Press the alarm and wait calmly; lifts are not airtight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t6:o4:1
# text = Press the alarm and wait calmly; lifts are not airtight
1	Press	press	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	lifts	lift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | imperative | you *not said here* | the alarm |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |
| 2 | **wait** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | calmly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | lifts |  |  |  |  | airtight *property* | tree rules |

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