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title: Ruby flies east from Japan to Hawaii on her birthday: "Birthday twic… — The date line and summer time: clocks… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ruby flies east from Japan to Hawaii on her birthday: "Birthday twice?? Double cake, slay!" ("Slay" means brilliant.) What's true? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 121 «The date line and summer time: clocks going forward and back» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 3 · ★★ · The date line and summer time: clocks going forward and back

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Ruby flies east from Japan to Hawaii on her birthday: "Birthday twice?? Double cake, slay!" ("Slay" means brilliant.) What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ruby, Double cake, Slay · **What happens:** fly, slay, mean, be · **To what, where:** Birthday, Hawaii, Japan

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 121 «The date line and summer time: clocks going forward and 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/121-date-line-and-summer-time/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ruby flies east from Japan to Hawaii on her birthday: "Birthday twice??

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:121-date-line-and-summer-time:t3:1
# text = Ruby flies east from Japan to Hawaii on her birthday: "Birthday twice??
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	east	east	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Hawaii	Hawaii	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Birthday	Birthday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | Ruby | Birthday | Hawaii | Japan |  | on Ruby's birthday; east, twice *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to hawaii=Result |

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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:* Double cake, slay!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:121-date-line-and-summer-time:t3:2
# text = Double cake, slay!"
1	Double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	slay	slay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slay** | infinitive | Double cake |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* ("Slay" means brilliant.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:121-date-line-and-summer-time:t3:3
# text = ("Slay" means brilliant.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Slay	Slay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Slay |  |  |  |  | brilliant *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 4:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:121-date-line-and-summer-time:t3:4
# 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She gets two years older on one flight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:121-date-line-and-summer-time:t3:o1:1
# text = She gets two years older on one flight
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | She |  |  | one flight |  | old *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on flight=Source |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The date repeats, but she doesn't get any older

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:121-date-line-and-summer-time:t3:o2:1
# text = The date repeats, but she doesn't get any older
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	repeats	repeat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | present | the date |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **get** | present · do-support | date |  |  |  |  | old *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She becomes a day younger forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:121-date-line-and-summer-time:t3:o3:1
# text = She becomes a day younger forever
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
6	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | She |  |  |  |  | forever, young *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She loses her birthday completely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:121-date-line-and-summer-time:t3:o4:1
# text = She loses her birthday completely
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | She | her birthday |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birthday=Eventuality |

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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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