---
title: Callum from Glasgow: "It's dreich and the clouds are thick, but the… — Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Callum from Glasgow: "It's dreich and the clouds are thick, but the sundial in the park'll tell us the time, aye?" What is true? Test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 192 «Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles/t10/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles/) / t10

# Test 10 · ★★★ · Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Callum from Glasgow: "It's dreich and the clouds are thick, but the sundial in the park'll tell us the time, aye?" What is true?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** It, Callum, sundial · **What happens:** be, tell · **To what, where:** dreich, aye, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 192 «Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★» 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/192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles/#t10).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Callum from Glasgow: "It's dreich and the clouds are thick, but the sundial in the park'll tell us the time, aye?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t10:1
# text = Callum from Glasgow: "It's dreich and the clouds are thick, but the sundial in the park'll tell us the time, aye?"
1	Callum	Callum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	dreich	dreich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sundial	sundial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
23	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	iobj	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	aye	aye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | dreich and the clouds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Callum from Glasgow |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | future | the sundial in the park | aye | us |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t10:2
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes; sundials work in any weather

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t10:o1:1
# text = Yes; sundials work in any weather
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	sundials	sundial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | sundials |  |  |  |  | in any weather | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in weather=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No; with no sunshine there is no shadow to read

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t10:o2:1
# text = No; with no sunshine there is no shadow to read
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
6	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
7	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	shadow	shadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no shadow |  |  | there |  | with no sunshine | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive | no shadow *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No; sundials only work at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t10:o3:1
# text = No; sundials only work at night
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	sundials	sundial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | sundials |  |  |  | night |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, but only if he shines a torch at the stone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles:t10:o4:1
# text = Yes, but only if he shines a torch at the stone
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shines	shine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | present | he | a torch |  | the stone |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent torch=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★, test 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles/t9/)
- next →: [Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★, test 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles/t11/)
- ↑ back to [Olympiad: time and calendar puzzles ★★★](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/192-olympiad-time-and-calendar-puzzles/)