--- title: Fern's mate goes, "Buses always lie, bruv," when the app says 3:47 f… — Timetables: buses, trains, TV and the… · tree and pragmatics description: Fern's mate goes, "Buses always lie, bruv," when the app says 3:47 for a 3:40 bus. What's the fairest answer? 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What's the fairest answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, Buses, app, fairest answer · **What happens:** go, lie, say, be · **To what, where:** 3:47 · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 104 «Timetables: buses, trains, TV and the school day» of the world 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/world/104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Fern's mate goes, "Buses always lie, bruv," when the app says 3:47 for a 3:40 bus. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:t4:1 # text = Fern's mate goes, "Buses always lie, bruv," when the app says 3:47 for a 3:40 bus. 1 Fern Fern PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Buses bus NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 8 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 9 advmod _ _ 9 lie lie VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 bruv bruv NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 14 when when SCONJ WRB _ 17 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 app app NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 17 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 18 3:47 3:47 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 17 obj _ _ 19 for for ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 3:40 3:40 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 22 nummod _ _ 22 bus bus NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | Fern's mate | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **lie** *in a quote* | present | Buses | | | | | always *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the app | 3:47 | | | | for a 3:40 bus | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent 3:47=Topic | 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:* What's the fairest answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:t4:2 # text = What's the fairest answer? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fairest fair ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fairest answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The timetable is a plan, and traffic made the bus 7 minutes late ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:t4:o1:1 # text = The timetable is a plan, and traffic made the bus 7 minutes late 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 timetable timetable NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 plan plan NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 traffic traffic NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 bus bus NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 7 7 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 13 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl:unmarked _ _ 14 late late ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the timetable | a plan | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **make** | past | traffic | the bus | | | | late *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bus=Product | ### Option 2 {#o2} The app is lying and the bus left at 3:40 ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:t4:o2:1 # text = The app is lying and the bus left at 3:40 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 app app NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 bus bus NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 3:40 3:40 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | the app | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **leave** | past | the bus | | | 3:40 | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at 3:40=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} Buses always come 7 minutes before the timetable ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:t4:o3:1 # text = Buses always come 7 minutes before the timetable 1 Buses bus NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 3 advmod _ _ 3 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 7 7 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl:unmarked _ _ 6 before before ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 timetable timetable NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present | Buses | | | the timetable | minute | always *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before timetable=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} Timetables are never right, so ignore them ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:104-timetables-buses-trains-school-day:t4:o4:1 # text = Timetables are never right, so ignore them 1 Timetables timetable NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 ignore ignore VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 8 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | present | Timetables | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **ignore** | infinitive | | Timetables *= timetable* | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | **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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