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# Test 1 · ★ · Landing on an 18 film by accident: how it happens and how…

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Isla can't sleep after seeing a few seconds of an 18 film at a friend's house. Her big brother: "Just forget it, don't tell Mum, she'll go mental." Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Isla, friend, you · **What happens:** not sleep, see, forget, not tell, go, put · **To what, where:** house, Mum, Isla · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 58 «Landing on an 18 film by accident: how it happens and how it feels» 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/58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Isla can't sleep after seeing a few seconds of an 18 film at a friend's house.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t1:1
# text = Isla can't sleep after seeing a few seconds of an 18 film at a friend's house.
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sleep** | can | Isla |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **see** | gerund | Isla *not said here* |  |  | a friend's house | second |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Her big brother: "Just forget it, don't tell Mum, she'll go mental."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t1:2
# text = Her big brother: "Just forget it, don't tell Mum, she'll go mental."
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	forget	forget	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	appos	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
13	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
18	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | house |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  |  | Mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | future | friend |  |  |  |  | mental *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t1:3
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Isla |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Isla should watch the whole film to forget it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t1:o1:1
# text = Isla should watch the whole film to forget it
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | should | Isla | the whole film |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |
| 2 | **forget** | to-infinitive | Isla *not said here* | film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Telling Mum helps; good parents don't blame you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t1:o2:1
# text = Telling Mum helps; good parents don't blame you
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	iobj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	blame	blame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | Mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | present | Telling |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **blame** | present · do-support | good parents | you |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He's right, telling grown-ups always makes things much worse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t1:o3:1
# text = He's right, telling grown-ups always makes things much worse
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
6	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	much	much	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	worse	bad	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 | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | grown ups |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent up=Recipient |
| 3 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | present | telling | things |  |  |  | always, bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Isla should tell the friend's mum to ring Mum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t1:o4:1
# text = Isla should tell the friend's mum to ring Mum
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	ring	ring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | should | Isla |  | the friend's mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 2 | **ring** | to-infinitive | Isla *not said here* | Mum |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mum=Theme |

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