--- title: Sam: "I'm in the swimming club, Ellie. I swim Tuesdays because I wan… — "If... then..." and its traps · tree and pragmatics description: Sam: "I'm in the swimming club, Ellie. I swim Tuesdays because I want to. I'm in Year 3." What mistake did Ellie make? 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What mistake did Ellie make? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, mistake · **What happens:** be, swim, want, make · **To what, where:** swimming club This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 184 «"If... then..." and its traps» 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/184-if-then-and-its-traps/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Sam: "I'm in the swimming club, Ellie. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:184-if-then-and-its-traps:t4:1 # text = Sam: "I'm in the swimming club, Ellie. 1 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 swimming swimming NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 club club NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 Ellie Ellie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I | | | the swimming club | | | 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:* I swim Tuesdays because I want to. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:184-if-then-and-its-traps:t4:2 # text = I swim Tuesdays because I want to. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 swim swim VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Tuesdays Tuesday PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 want want VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 6 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **swim** | present | I | | | | tuesday | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **want** | present | I | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | *Sentence 3:* I'm in Year 3." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:184-if-then-and-its-traps:t4:3 # text = I'm in Year 3." 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Year Year PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 3 3 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | I | | | | in Year | | tree rules | *Sentence 4:* What mistake did Ellie make? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:184-if-then-and-its-traps:t4:4 # text = What mistake did Ellie make? 1 What what DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 mistake mistake NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 Ellie Ellie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past · do-support | what mistake | | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} She ran the "if" backwards ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:184-if-then-and-its-traps:t4:o1:1 # text = She ran the "if" backwards 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 7 backwards backwards ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run** | past | She | | | | | backwards *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme if=Trajectory | ### Option 2 {#o2} She used the square rule ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:184-if-then-and-its-traps:t4:o2:1 # text = She used the square rule 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 square square ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 rule rule NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | past | She | the square rule | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} She counted the wrong day ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:184-if-then-and-its-traps:t4:o3:1 # text = She counted the wrong day 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 counted count VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count** | past | She | | | | day | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} She judged Sam's swimming costume ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:184-if-then-and-its-traps:t4:o4:1 # text = She judged Sam's swimming costume 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 judged judge VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 swimming swimming NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 costume costume NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **judge** | past | She | Sam's swimming costume | | | | | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent costume=Value | **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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