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title: Same word, same day: Lín's granny says "xiǎo pàngzi" to a baby and L… — Friendly teasing — when it's fun and w… · tree and pragmatics
description: Same word, same day: Lín's granny says "xiǎo pàngzi" to a baby and Lín's mate says it to a classmate. Why does one sting? Test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 23 «Friendly teasing — when it's fun and when it stings» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Test 7 · ★★★ · Friendly teasing — when it's fun and when it stings

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Same word, same day: Lín's granny says "xiǎo pàngzi" to a baby and Lín's mate says it to a classmate. Why does one sting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** granny, xiǎo pàngzi · **What happens:** say, do · **To what, where:** Same word, mate, classmate, one sting · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 23 «Friendly teasing — when it's fun and when it stings» of the Chinese street 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/chinese-street/23-friendly-teasing/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Same word, same day: Lín's granny says "xiǎo pàngzi" to a baby and Lín's mate says it to a classmate.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:23-friendly-teasing:t7:1
# text = Same word, same day: Lín's granny says "xiǎo pàngzi" to a baby and Lín's mate says it to a classmate.
1	Same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	Lín	Lín	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	granny	granny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	xiǎo	xiǎo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	13	compound	_	_
13	pàngzi	pàngzi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	Lín	Lín	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
22	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	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 | Lín's granny | Same word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | xiǎo pàngzi to a baby and Lín's mate | mate | a classmate |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to classmate=Recipient |

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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:* Why does one sting?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:23-friendly-teasing:t7:2
# text = Why does one sting?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | one sting |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sting=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Babies don't understand Chinese

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:23-friendly-teasing:t7:o1:1
# text = Babies don't understand Chinese
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **understand** | present · do-support | Babies |  |  |  |  | chinese *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Who says it to whom decides; kid to kid about bodies hurts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:23-friendly-teasing:t7:o2:1
# text = Who says it to whom decides; kid to kid about bodies hurts
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	decides	decide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **decide** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hurt** | present | kid and kid about bodies |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Grannies are allowed to be rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:23-friendly-teasing:t7:o3:1
# text = Grannies are allowed to be rude
1	Grannies	grannie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | Grannies |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Grannies *not said here* |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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One of them got the tone wrong, so it meant something rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:23-friendly-teasing:t7:o4:1
# text = One of them got the tone wrong, so it meant something rude
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | One of them | the tone |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tone=Stimulus |
| 2 | **mean** | past | tone | something |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

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