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title: a video said the Earth is flat and ships just get too small to see.… — The shape and size of the Earth, the p… · tree and pragmatics
description: a video said the Earth is flat and ships just get too small to see. true? Test 12 of lesson 7 «The shape and size of the Earth, the poles and the equator» 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
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# Test 12 · The shape and size of the Earth, the poles and the equator

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a video said the Earth is flat and ships just get too small to see. true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** video, Earth, ships · **What happens:** say, be, get, see · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 of lesson 7 «The shape and size of the Earth, the poles and the equator» 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/7-shape-and-size-of-the-earth/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:7-shape-and-size-of-the-earth:t12:1
# text = a video said the Earth is flat and ships just get too small to see. true?
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
17	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a video |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the Earth |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** | present | ships |  |  |  |  | small, true *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive | ships *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, ships sink down a little as they sail away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:7-shape-and-size-of-the-earth:t12:o1:1
# text = No, ships sink down a little as they sail away
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sink	sink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sail	sail	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sink down** | present | ships | a little |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **sail away** | present | ships *= ship* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, ships just shrink until you can't see them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:7-shape-and-size-of-the-earth:t12:o2:1
# text = Yes, ships just shrink until you can't see them
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	shrink	shrink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | present | ships |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **see** | can | you | ships *= ship* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, the sea is flat so ships only get smaller

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:7-shape-and-size-of-the-earth:t12:o3:1
# text = Yes, the sea is flat so ships only get smaller
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the sea |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | ships |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, ships vanish from the bottom up because the Earth curves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:7-shape-and-size-of-the-earth:t12:o4:1
# text = No, ships vanish from the bottom up because the Earth curves
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	vanish	vanish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	up	up	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
9	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	curves	curve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | present | ships |  |  | the bottom |  | because Earth curves | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from bottom=Initial\_Location |

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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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