--- title: my brother started measuring from the end of the ruler, not the zero… — Measuring the world — length, mass, ti… · tree and pragmatics description: my brother started measuring from the end of the ruler, not the zero. is that right? Test 13 of lesson 90 «Measuring the world — length, mass, time and temperature» 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/90-measuring-the-world/t13/) [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/) / [Measuring the world — length, mass, ti…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/90-measuring-the-world/) / t13 # Test 13 · Measuring the world — length, mass, time and temperature my brother started measuring from the end of the ruler, not the zero. is that right? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** brother, that · **What happens:** start, measure, be · **To what, where:** end This is test 13 of lesson 90 «Measuring the world — length, mass, time and temperature» 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/90-measuring-the-world/#t13). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:90-measuring-the-world:t13:1 # text = my brother started measuring from the end of the ruler, not the zero. is that right? 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 started start VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 measuring measure VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 18 advcl _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 ruler ruler NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 zero zero NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ 16 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 17 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 nsubj _ _ 18 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **start** | past | my brother | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **measure** | gerund | that *not said here* | | | | from the end of the ruler and the zero | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is** | present | that | | | | | right *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} Yes, if you add one centimetre ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:90-measuring-the-world:t13:o1:1 # text = Yes, if you add one centimetre 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 if if SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 add add VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 centimetre centimetre NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | you | one centimetre | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent centimetre=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} No, you must start from the zero mark ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:90-measuring-the-world:t13:o2:1 # text = No, you must start from the zero mark 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 start start VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 zero zero NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 mark mark NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **start** | must | you | | | the zero mark | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, any end of the ruler works ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:90-measuring-the-world:t13:o3:1 # text = Yes, any end of the ruler works 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 8 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 4 det _ _ 4 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 ruler ruler NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 works work VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | present | any end of the ruler | | | | | | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, you must start from the 1 mark ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:90-measuring-the-world:t13:o4:1 # text = No, you must start from the 1 mark 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 start start VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 1 1 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 mark mark NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **start** | must | you | | | the 1 mark | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | **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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