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Counting back](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/108-how-long-since-counting-back/) / t6 # Test 6 · How long since? Counting back Our kid says, "Holly had a proper kip, 9:45 pm to 7:15 am, that's like 2 and a half hours." Put it right. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kid, Holly, that, you · **What happens:** say, have, be, put · **To what, where:** proper kip, kip · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 of lesson 108 «How long since? Counting back» 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/108-how-long-since-counting-back/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Our kid says, "Holly had a proper kip, 9:45 pm to 7:15 am, that's like 2 and a half hours." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t6:1 # text = Our kid says, "Holly had a proper kip, 9:45 pm to 7:15 am, that's like 2 and a half hours." 1 Our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Holly Holly PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 kip kip NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 12 9:45 9:45 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 appos _ _ 13 pm p.m. NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod:unmarked _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 7:15 7:15 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 12 nmod _ _ 16 am a.m. NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 18 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 21 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 cop _ _ 20 like like ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 parataxis _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 half half NOUN NN Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac 25 compound _ _ 25 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Our kid | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **have** *in a quote* | past | Holly | a proper kip | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kip=Patient | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | like 2 and half hours | 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. *Sentence 2:* Put it right. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t6:2 # text = Put it right. 1 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 right right ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | kip | | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It's 12 hours exactly ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t6:o1:1 # text = It's 12 hours exactly 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 12 12 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 5 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | 12 hours | | | | exactly *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} It's 2 hours 30 minutes, he's right ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t6:o2:1 # text = It's 2 hours 30 minutes, he's right 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 5 30 30 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | 2 hours | | | minute | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | he | 2 hours *not said here* | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It's 9 hours 30 minutes, because it goes across midnight ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t6:o3:1 # text = It's 9 hours 30 minutes, because it goes across midnight 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 9 9 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 5 30 30 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 because because SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 across across ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 midnight midnight NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | 9 hours | | | minute | | tree rules | | 2 | **go** | present | 9 hours | | | | midnight | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} It's 7 hours exactly ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:108-how-long-since-counting-back:t6:o4:1 # text = It's 7 hours exactly 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 7 7 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 5 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | 7 hours | | | | exactly *property* | tree rules | **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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