--- title: Molly's friend asks if she is "being punished" because her arms are… — Dance: from TikTok dances to ballet · tree and pragmatics description: Molly's friend asks if she is "being punished" because her arms are still. What is the answer? Test 6 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 was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/t6/) [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/) / [Arts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/) / [Dance: from TikTok dances to ballet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/) / t6 # Test 6 · Dance: from TikTok dances to ballet Molly's friend asks if she is "being punished" because her arms are still. What is the answer? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend, arms, answer · **What happens:** ask, punish, be · **To what, where:** friend · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 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/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Molly's friend asks if she is "being punished" because her arms are still. ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t6:1 # text = Molly's friend asks if she is "being punished" because her arms are still. 1 Molly Molly PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 punished punish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ 12 because because SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ _ 15 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ _ 16 still still ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Molly's friend | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **punish** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present · passive | | friend | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 3 | **does** | present | friend's arms | | | | still | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is the answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t6:2 # text = What is the answer? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is 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 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} That is the style ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t6:o1:1 # text = That is the style 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 style style NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | That | the style | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Irish dancers are always punished for moving their arms in class ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t6:o2:1 # text = Irish dancers are always punished for moving their arms in class 1 Irish Irish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 dancers dancer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 5 advmod _ _ 5 punished punish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 for for SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 moving move VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 8 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **punish** | present · passive | | Irish dancers | | | | always *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **move** | gerund | | dancers's arms | | class | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent arm=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Her dance teacher tied her arms down so she would not wave them ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t6:o3:1 # text = Her dance teacher tied her arms down so she would not wave them 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 dance dance NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 tied tie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 down down ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 wave wave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 13 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tie down** | past | Her dance teacher | teacher's arms | | | | down *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient | | 2 | **not** **wave** | would | teacher | arms *= arm* | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} She simply forgot to move her arms because she was so nervous ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet:t6:o4:1 # text = She simply forgot to move her arms because she was so nervous 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 simply simply ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 forgot forget VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 move move VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 because because SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 nervous nervous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forget** | past | She | | | | | simply *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **move** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her arms | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent arm=Theme | | 3 | **is** | past | she | | | | | nervous *property* | tree rules | **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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