--- title: my brother says there's no gravity in space, that's why astronauts f… — Gravity · tree and pragmatics description: my brother says there's no gravity in space, that's why astronauts float. true? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 6 «Gravity» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/6-gravity/t12/) [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/) / [Gravity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/6-gravity/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Gravity my brother says there's no gravity in space, that's why astronauts float. true? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** brother, gravity, that, astronauts · **What happens:** say, be, float · **To what, where:** space · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 6 «Gravity» 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/6-gravity/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:6-gravity:t12:1 # text = my brother says there's no gravity in space, that's why astronauts float. true? 1 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 5 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 6 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 7 det _ _ 7 gravity gravity NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 space space NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 15 advmod _ _ 14 astronauts astronaut NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ _ 15 float float VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ 17 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my brother | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **be** | present | no gravity | | | space; there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in space=Location | | 3 | **is** | present | that | | | | | why *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **float** | present | astronauts | | | | | true *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Yes, gravity stops where the air ends ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:6-gravity:t12:o1:1 # text = Yes, gravity stops where the air ends 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 gravity gravity NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 stops stop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 8 advmod _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 ends end VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | present | gravity | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **end** | present | the air | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} No, they float because they're falling around the Earth with their ship ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:6-gravity:t12:o2:1 # text = No, they float because they're falling around the Earth with their ship 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 float float VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 falling fall VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 9 around around ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Earth Earth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 ship ship NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **float** | present | they | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **fall** | present · progressive | they | | | the Earth | | with their ship | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme around earth=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, space has no gravity at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:6-gravity:t12:o3:1 # text = Yes, space has no gravity at all 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 space space NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 gravity gravity NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | space | no gravity | | all | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gravity=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, they float because their suits are filled with air to keep them up ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:6-gravity:t12:o4:1 # text = No, they float because their suits are filled with air to keep them up 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 float float VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 because because SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 6 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 suits suit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 filled fill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 advcl _ _ 14 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 up up ADP RP _ 13 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **float** | present | they | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **fill** | present · passive | | their suits | | | | with air | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with air=Instrument | | 3 | **keep up** | to-infinitive | | suits *= suit* | | | | | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Theme | **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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