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# Test 11 · ★★ · Late and early: being where you need to be on time

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In a cartoon a rabbit runs in shouting, "I'm late!" but checks no clock and never counts back. What should he do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** rabbit, I · **What happens:** run, be, check, not count back, do · **To what, where:** cartoon, clock · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 106 «Late and early: being where you need to be on time» 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/106-late-and-early-being-on-time/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a rabbit runs in shouting, "I'm late!" but checks no clock and never counts back.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:106-late-and-early-being-on-time:t11:1
# text = In a cartoon a rabbit runs in shouting, "I'm late!" but checks no clock and never counts back.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	shouting	shouting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
23	back	back	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | a rabbit |  |  | a cartoon |  | in shouting | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **check** | present | a rabbit *not said here* | no clock |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clock=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **count back** | present | a rabbit *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 should he do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:106-late-and-early-being-on-time:t11:2
# text = What should he do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | rabbit |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Arrive late on purpose every time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:106-late-and-early-being-on-time:t11:o1:1
# text = Arrive late on purpose every time
1	Arrive	arrive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | purpose | time | late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Set his watch 20 minutes slow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:106-late-and-early-being-on-time:t11:o2:1
# text = Set his watch 20 minutes slow
1	Set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | imperative | you *not said here* | his watch |  |  | minute |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient watch=Result |

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

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Count back from when he must arrive to find when to leave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:106-late-and-early-being-on-time:t11:o3:1
# text = Count back from when he must arrive to find when to leave
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	arrive	arrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count back** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **arrive** | must | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **find** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Run faster without looking at any clock

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:106-late-and-early-being-on-time:t11:o4:1
# text = Run faster without looking at any clock
1	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
3	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at any clock | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at clock=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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