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title: The nurse: "First one now, second at half past, third at the hour. D… — Trick questions that catch quick think… · tree and pragmatics
description: The nurse: "First one now, second at half past, third at the hour. Done in an hour, clever clogs." With 4 pills, one every half hour, starting now, how long until they're gone? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 181 «Trick questions that catch quick thinkers» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Test 8 · ★ · Trick questions that catch quick thinkers

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The nurse: "First one now, second at half past, third at the hour. Done in an hour, clever clogs." With 4 pills, one every half hour, starting now, how long until they're gone?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pills · **What happens:** do, start, be

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 181 «Trick questions that catch quick thinkers» 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/181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The nurse: "First one now, second at half past, third at the hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t8:1
# text = The nurse: "First one now, second at half past, third at the hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	First	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nsubj	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	second	second	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	2	conj	_	_
12	past	past	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	third	third	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	advmod	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Done in an hour, clever clogs."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t8:2
# text = Done in an hour, clever clogs."
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	clogs	clog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* With 4 pills, one every half hour, starting now, how long until they're gone?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t8:3
# text = With 4 pills, one every half hour, starting now, how long until they're gone?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	pills	pill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	8	compound	_	_
8	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
10	starting	start	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
15	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | gerund |  |  |  |  | now | with 4 pills; long *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with pill=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **is** | present | pills *= pill* |  |  |  |  | go *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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1 hour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t8:o1:1
# text = 1 hour
1	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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2 hours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t8:o2:1
# text = 2 hours
1	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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1 hour 30 minutes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t8:o3:1
# text = 1 hour 30 minutes
1	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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2 hours 30 minutes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:181-trick-questions-that-catch-quick-thinkers:t8:o4:1
# text = 2 hours 30 minutes
1	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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

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