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title: Ana, at 8:15: "Missed it by a mile, typical!" Trains go every 20 min… — Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Ana, at 8:15: "Missed it by a mile, typical!" Trains go every 20 minutes from 7:10. What really happened? Test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 194 «Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 11 · ★★★ · Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★

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Ana, at 8:15: "Missed it by a mile, typical!" Trains go every 20 minutes from 7:10. What really happened?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ana, Trains · **What happens:** miss, go, happen · **To what, where:** it, 7:10

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 194 «Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★» 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/194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ana, at 8:15: "Missed it by a mile, typical!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t11:1
# text = Ana, at 8:15: "Missed it by a mile, typical!"
1	Ana	Ana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	8:15	8:15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	typical	typical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** *in a quote* | past | Ana | it |  |  |  | by a mile | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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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:* Trains go every 20 minutes from 7:10.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t11:2
# text = Trains go every 20 minutes from 7:10.
1	Trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	7:10	7:10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Trains |  |  | 7:10 | minute |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from 7:10=Initial\_Location |

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*Sentence 3:* What really happened?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t11:3
# text = What really happened?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	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 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She missed the train by one whole mile

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t11:o1:1
# text = She missed the train by one whole mile
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | past | She | the train |  |  |  | by one whole mile | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer train=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She missed the 7:50; next is 8:10

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t11:o2:1
# text = She missed the 7:50; next is 8:10
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	7:50	7:50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
6	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	8:10	8:10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | past | She | the 7:50 |  |  |  | next *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 7:50=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | 8:10 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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She missed the 8:10 by 5 minutes; next is 8:30

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t11:o3:1
# text = She missed the 8:10 by 5 minutes; next is 8:30
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	8:10	8:10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
9	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	8:30	8:30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | past | She | the 8:10 |  |  |  | by 5 minutes; next *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 8:10=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | 8:30 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She's early; the next is at 8:20

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t11:o4:1
# text = She's early; the next is at 8:20
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	8:20	8:20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | She |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the next |  |  | 8:20 |  |  | tree rules |

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