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title: Big sister, giggling: «man at 25 does karate in his garden at 7am IN… — Our street: who parked where and who w… · tree and pragmatics
description: Big sister, giggling: «man at 25 does karate in his garden at 7am IN HIS PANTS». They were shorts. What's the lesson? Test 5 of lesson 41 «Our street: who parked where and who won what» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 5 · Our street: who parked where and who won what

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Big sister, giggling: «man at 25 does karate in his garden at 7am IN HIS PANTS». They were shorts. What's the lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Big sister, PANTS, lesson · **What happens:** giggle, do, be · **To what, where:** man, 25, karate, garden, shorts

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This is test 5 of lesson 41 «Our street: who parked where and who won what» of the adult life 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/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Big sister, giggling: «man at 25 does karate in his garden at 7am IN HIS PANTS».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:t5:1
# text = Big sister, giggling: «man at 25 does karate in his garden at 7am IN HIS PANTS».
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	giggling	giggle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	_
10	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	karate	karate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	am	a.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:unmarked	_	_
18	IN	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	HIS	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	PANTS	pants	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **giggle** | gerund | Big sister *not said here* | man |  | 25 |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | present | Big sister | karate |  | man's garden |  | at 7  am; in man's PANTS | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent karate=Eventuality |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* They were shorts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:t5:2
# text = They were shorts.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	shorts	short	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | PANTS | shorts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What's the lesson?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:t5:3
# text = What's the lesson?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	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	4	det	_	_
4	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the lesson |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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You should stop him exercising outside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:t5:o1:1
# text = You should stop him exercising outside
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	exercising	exercise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | should | You | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **exercise** | gerund | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Shorts or pants, it makes no difference

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:t5:o2:1
# text = Shorts or pants, it makes no difference
1	Shorts	short	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	pants	pants	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Shorts or pants | no difference |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset difference=Product |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Funny stories get sillier; don't add to them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:t5:o3:1
# text = Funny stories get sillier; don't add to them
1	Funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sillier	silly	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Funny stories |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **add** *speech: assert* | infinitive · do-support |  |  | stories *= story* |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to they=Co-Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It's fine to laugh at him to his face if he is silly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:t5:o4:1
# text = It's fine to laugh at him to his face if he is silly
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | to-infinitive |  |  | his face |  |  | at him *= he* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to face=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | he |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | tree rules |

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