--- title: Ascertain the meaning of the notation "+1" appended to an arrival ti… — Timetables: buses, trains, TV and the… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the meaning of the notation "+1" appended to an arrival time upon a long-distance timetable. 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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/world/104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:e2:1 # text = Ascertain the meaning of the notation "+1" appended to an arrival time upon a long-distance timetable. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 meaning meaning NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 notation notation NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 +1 +1 NUM CD ExtPos=PROPN|NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 10 appended append VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 arrival arrival NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 15 upon upon ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 17 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 distance distance NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 compound _ _ 20 timetable timetable NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic | | 2 | **append** | past | the meaning *not said here* | | | | time | of the notation | tree rules | 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} Arrival takes place one hour later ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:e2:o1:1 # text = Arrival takes place one hour later 1 Arrival arrival NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 takes take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | present | Arrival | place | | | hour | late *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The fare is increased by one unit ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:e2:o2:1 # text = The fare is increased by one unit 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fare fare NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 increased increase VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 unit unit NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **increase** | present · passive | one unit | the fare | | | | | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer subject=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Arrival takes place on the following day ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:e2:o3:1 # text = Arrival takes place on the following day 1 Arrival arrival NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 takes take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 amod _ _ 7 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | present | Arrival | place | | | day | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} One additional stop is made ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:e2:o4:1 # text = One additional stop is made 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 2 additional additional ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 stop stop NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present · passive | | One additional stop | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | **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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