--- title: why's the north star always in the same spot — Stars, planets and constellations in t… · tree and pragmatics description: why's the north star always in the same spot Test 10 of lesson 70 «Stars, planets and constellations in the night sky» 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/70-the-night-sky/t10/) [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/) / [Stars, planets and constellations in t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/70-the-night-sky/) / t10 # Test 10 · Stars, planets and constellations in the night sky why's the north star always in the same spot **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** north star · **What happens:** be This is test 10 of lesson 70 «Stars, planets and constellations in the night sky» 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/70-the-night-sky/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:70-the-night-sky:t10:1 # text = why's the north star always in the same spot 1 why why ADV WRB PronType=Rel 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 north north NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 star star NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 6 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 10 advmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the north star in the same spot | | | | | why *property* | tree rules | 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} Polaris is the closest star and does not move ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:70-the-night-sky:t10:o1:1 # text = Polaris is the closest star and does not move 1 Polaris Polaris PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 closest close ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 star star NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 move move VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Polaris | the closest star | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **move** | present · do-support | Polaris *not said here* | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Polaris moves, but too fast for us to see ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:70-the-night-sky:t10:o2:1 # text = Polaris moves, but too fast for us to see 1 Polaris Polaris PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 moves move VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 but but CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 too too ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ 7 for for SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 8 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **move** | present | Polaris | | | | | fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | us | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} Polaris is a planet and so it never moves ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:70-the-night-sky:t10:o3:1 # text = Polaris is a planet and so it never moves 1 Polaris Polaris PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 planet planet NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 moves move VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Polaris | a planet | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **move** | present | planet | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Polaris stays almost still, and the other stars seem to circle round it ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:70-the-night-sky:t10:o4:1 # text = Polaris stays almost still, and the other stars seem to circle round it 1 Polaris polaris NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 stays stay VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 almost almost ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 still still ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 stars star NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 10 seem seem VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 circle circle VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 13 round round ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | present | Polaris | | | | still | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **seem** | present | the other stars | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 3 | **circle** | to-infinitive | the other stars *not said here* | | | | | round Polaris | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=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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