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title: Sam reckons if u dig up the plants the soil stays put no problem. tr… — Soil and what lives in it · tree and pragmatics
description: Sam reckons if u dig up the plants the soil stays put no problem. true? Test 12 of lesson 63 «Soil and what lives in it» 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.
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# Test 12 · Soil and what lives in it

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Sam reckons if u dig up the plants the soil stays put no problem. true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sam, u, soil · **What happens:** reckon, dig up, stay, put · **To what, where:** plants, problem

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This is test 12 of lesson 63 «Soil and what lives in it» 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/63-soil-and-what-lives-in-it/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:63-soil-and-what-lives-in-it:t12:1
# text = Sam reckons if u dig up the plants the soil stays put no problem. true?
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	dig	dig	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
16	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | Sam |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **dig up** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | u | the plants |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent plant=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | present | the soil |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **put** | participle | the soil *not said here* | no problem |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent problem=Goal |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, soil never moves once it has formed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:63-soil-and-what-lives-in-it:t12:o1:1
# text = Yes, soil never moves once it has formed
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **move** | present | soil |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **form** | present · perfect · passive |  | soil |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, plant roots actually loosen soil and help it wash away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:63-soil-and-what-lives-in-it:t12:o2:1
# text = Yes, plant roots actually loosen soil and help it wash away
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	loosen	loosen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **loosen** | present | plant roots | soil |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent soil=Patient |
| 2 | **help** | infinitive | plant roots *not said here* | soil |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **wash away** | infinitive | soil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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No, the soil would turn straight into solid rock

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:63-soil-and-what-lives-in-it:t12:o3:1
# text = No, the soil would turn straight into solid rock
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | would | the soil |  |  | solid rock |  | straight *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into rock=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, bare soil is easily washed or blown away without roots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:63-soil-and-what-lives-in-it:t12:o4:1
# text = No, bare soil is easily washed or blown away without roots
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | present · passive |  | bare soil |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **blow away** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | without roots; away *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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**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.

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