--- title: Why did the people of Pompeii have so little warning? — Volcanoes and earthquakes up close · tree and pragmatics description: Why did the people of Pompeii have so little warning? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 62 «Volcanoes and earthquakes up close» 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 wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes/t5/) [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/) / [Volcanoes and earthquakes up close](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · Volcanoes and earthquakes up close Why did the people of Pompeii have so little warning? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** people · **What happens:** have · **To what, where:** little warning This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 62 «Volcanoes and earthquakes up close» 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/62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes:t5:1 # text = Why did the people of Pompeii have so little warning? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Pompeii Pompeii PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 warning warning NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past · do-support | the people of Pompeii | little warning | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Patient | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Volcanoes in Roman times erupted without any ash ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes:t5:o1:1 # text = Volcanoes in Roman times erupted without any ash 1 Volcanoes volcano NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 Roman roman ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ 5 erupted erupt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 without without ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 8 det _ _ 8 ash ash NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **erupt** | past | Volcanoes in Roman times | | | | | without any ash | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The volcano had been quiet for so long that they did not know it was dangerous ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes:t5:o2:1 # text = The volcano had been quiet for so long that they did not know it was dangerous 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 volcano volcano NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 cop _ _ 5 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 obl _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 11 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 13 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 16 dangerous dangerous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past · perfect | the volcano | | | | | quiet *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | they | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **is** | past | volcano | | | | | dangerous *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} The eruption happened under the sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes:t5:o3:1 # text = The eruption happened under the sea 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 eruption eruption NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 under under ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | past | the eruption | | | the sea | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under sea=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} The volcano was hidden behind clouds ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes:t5:o4:1 # text = The volcano was hidden behind clouds 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 volcano volcano NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 behind behind ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 clouds cloud NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | past · passive | | the volcano | | clouds | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient behind cloud=Location | **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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