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title: Erin: "Moon's out at lunchtime, isn't that the night shift?" What's… — The Moon's month and the year round th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Erin: "Moon's out at lunchtime, isn't that the night shift?" What's true? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 119 «The Moon's month and the year round the Sun» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 7 · ★ · The Moon's month and the year round the Sun

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Erin: "Moon's out at lunchtime, isn't that the night shift?" What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Moon, Erin · **What happens:** be, not be · **To what, where:** lunchtime, night shift

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 119 «The Moon's month and the year round the Sun» 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/119-moon-month-and-year/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Erin: "Moon's out at lunchtime, isn't that the night shift?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:119-moon-month-and-year:t7:1
# text = Erin: "Moon's out at lunchtime, isn't that the night shift?"
1	Erin	Erin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	out	out	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	shift	shift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Moon |  |  | lunchtime |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | Erin | the night shift |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:119-moon-month-and-year:t7:2
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	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 |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Moon only comes out at night, so it must be a cloud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:119-moon-month-and-year:t7:o1:1
# text = The Moon only comes out at night, so it must be a cloud
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | the Moon |  |  |  | night |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | must | Moon | a cloud |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a different, smaller moon that comes out by day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:119-moon-month-and-year:t7:o2:1
# text = It's a different, smaller moon that comes out by day
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a different smaller moon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come out** | present | a different smaller moon |  |  |  | day |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Moon is up about 12 hours a day, and those hours move round the clock

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:119-moon-month-and-year:t7:o3:1
# text = The Moon is up about 12 hours a day, and those hours move round the clock
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	up	up	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	round	round	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Moon | 12 hours |  |  | day |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present | 12 hours |  |  | the clock |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme round clock=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Moon and the Sun swap places at noon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:119-moon-month-and-year:t7:o4:1
# text = The Moon and the Sun swap places at noon
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	swap	swap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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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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