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title: «i'm gonna beat the no-sleep record, 12 days easy» What would a doct… — Sleep and dreams in people · tree and pragmatics
description: «i'm gonna beat the no-sleep record, 12 days easy» What would a doctor say? Test 12 of lesson 363 «Sleep and dreams in people» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 12 · Sleep and dreams in people

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«i'm gonna beat the no-sleep record, 12 days easy» What would a doctor say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** doctor · **What happens:** beat, say · **To what, where:** sleep record · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 of lesson 363 «Sleep and dreams in people» of the biology 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/biology/363-sleep-and-dreams-in-people/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:363-sleep-and-dreams-in-people:t12:1
# text = «i'm gonna beat the no-sleep record, 12 days easy» What would a doctor say?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	beat	beat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	obj	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** *in a quote* | present | a doctor *= doctor* | the sleep record |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location record=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | would | a doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=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.

## The options {#options}

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

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No, going without sleep is dangerous and record books stopped accepting it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:363-sleep-and-dreams-in-people:t12:o1:1
# text = No, going without sleep is dangerous and record books stopped accepting it
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	accepting	accept	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | without sleep | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | going |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** | past | record books |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **accept** | gerund | record books *not said here* | sleep |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Fine, if you drink cola

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:363-sleep-and-dreams-in-people:t12:o2:1
# text = Fine, if you drink cola
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	drink	drink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	cola	cola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | present | you | cola |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cola=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Fine, sleep is not really needed at all, it is just a habit people have got into

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:363-sleep-and-dreams-in-people:t12:o3:1
# text = Fine, sleep is not really needed at all, it is just a habit people have got into
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
17	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	acl:relcl	_	_
19	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · passive |  | sleep |  | all |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | sleep | a habit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** | present · perfect | people | a habit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer habit=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Good, it makes the brain stronger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:363-sleep-and-dreams-in-people:t12:o4:1
# text = Good, it makes the brain stronger
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | it | the brain |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material brain=Product |

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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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