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description: Your friend from Liverpool says hopak is "dead easy, just jumping, la" ("la" means mate). Which is true? Test 10 of lesson 29 «Dance: from TikTok dances to ballet» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice w
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# Test 10 · Dance: from TikTok dances to ballet

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Your friend from Liverpool says hopak is "dead easy, just jumping, la" ("la" means mate). Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, hopak, la · **What happens:** say, be, jump, mean · **To what, where:** la, mate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 of lesson 29 «Dance: from TikTok dances to ballet» of the arts 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/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friend from Liverpool says hopak is "dead easy, just jumping, la" ("la" means mate).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t10:1
# text = Your friend from Liverpool says hopak is "dead easy, just jumping, la" ("la" means mate).
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Liverpool	Liverpool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	hopak	hopak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	jumping	jump	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	la	la	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
22	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your friend from Liverpool |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | hopak |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **jump** *in a quote* | gerund |  | la |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme la=Trajectory |
| 4 | **mean** | present | la | mate |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic |

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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:* Which is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t10:2
# text = Which is true?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It needs hard training

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t10:o1:1
# text = It needs hard training
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | It | hard training |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot training=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only small children are light enough to do it properly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t10:o2:1
# text = Only small children are light enough to do it properly
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | small children |  |  |  |  | enough, light *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | small children *not said here* | it |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is the easiest dance in the whole world to learn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t10:o3:1
# text = It is the easiest dance in the whole world to learn
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	easiest	easy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the easiest dance |  | the whole world |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It needs no strength at all, only a bit of bouncing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t10:o4:1
# text = It needs no strength at all, only a bit of bouncing
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	bouncing	bouncing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | It | no strength and a bit of bouncing |  | all |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot strength=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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