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# Test 3 · ★ · Landing on an 18 film by accident: how it happens and how…

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Mum on the phone: "Apparently the older girl just stuck it on, the little ones didn't have a clue what it was." What happened at the sleepover?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** older girl, Mum · **What happens:** stick on, not have, happen · **To what, where:** phone, clue, sleepover

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum on the phone: "Apparently the older girl just stuck it on, the little ones didn't have a clue what it was."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t3:1
# text = Mum on the phone: "Apparently the older girl just stuck it on, the little ones didn't have a clue what it was."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	stuck	stick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
19	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	23	nmod	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick on** *in a quote* | past | the older girl | phone |  |  |  | apparently *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **have** *in a quote* | past · do-support | Mum on the phone | a clue |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clue=Patient |

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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:* What happened at the sleepover?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t3:2
# text = What happened at the sleepover?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past |  |  |  | the sleepover |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at sleepover=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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An older child put on a film the younger ones didn't choose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t3:o1:1
# text = An older child put on a film the younger ones didn't choose
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | participle | a older child *not said here* | the younger ones |  | a film |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on film=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **choose** | past · do-support | a older child |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The older girl stuck a poster on the wall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t3:o2:1
# text = The older girl stuck a poster on the wall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stuck	stick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | past | the older girl | a poster |  | the wall |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent poster=Theme on wall=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The little ones picked an 18 film themselves and hid the box from her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t3:o3:1
# text = The little ones picked an 18 film themselves and hid the box from her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | participle | the little ones *not said here* | a 18 film |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Patient |
| 2 | **hide** | past | themselves *= they* | the box |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nobody watched anything at the sleepover

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t3:o4:1
# text = Nobody watched anything at the sleepover
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | Nobody | anything |  | the sleepover |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |

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