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title: Rory says, "I'm not quitting, I'm switching, that's lush" ("lush" me… — Being bad at something and keeping going · tree and pragmatics
description: Rory says, "I'm not quitting, I'm switching, that's lush" ("lush" means lovely). When is switching sensible? Test 8 of lesson 37 «Being bad at something and keeping going» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 8 · Being bad at something and keeping going

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Rory says, "I'm not quitting, I'm switching, that's lush" ("lush" means lovely). When is switching sensible?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rory, that, lush · **What happens:** say, not quit, switch, be, mean · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 37 «Being bad at something and keeping going» 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/37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Rory says, "I'm not quitting, I'm switching, that's lush" ("lush" means lovely).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going:t8:1
# text = Rory says, "I'm not quitting, I'm switching, that's lush" ("lush" means lovely).
1	Rory	Rory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	quitting	quit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	switching	switch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	lush	lush	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	lush	lush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
22	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
23	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Rory |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **quit** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Rory |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **switch** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Rory |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | lush *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **mean** | present | lush |  |  |  |  | lovely *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* When is switching sensible?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going:t8:2
# text = When is switching sensible?
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	switching	switch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **switch** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  | sensible *property* | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## The options {#options}

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

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After a fair try, choosing with your head

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going:t8:o1:1
# text = After a fair try, choosing with your head
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	try	try	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	choosing	choose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | gerund | a fair try *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with your head | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Never, finish everything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going:t8:o2:1
# text = Never, finish everything
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	finish	finish	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **finish** | imperative | you *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality everything=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Every time a lesson feels hard or a bit boring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going:t8:o3:1
# text = Every time a lesson feels hard or a bit boring
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | a lesson |  |  |  | time | hard *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only if your best friend switches to the same hobby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going:t8:o4:1
# text = Only if your best friend switches to the same hobby
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	switches	switch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hobby	hobby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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