--- title: Kids swap books and talk about them. Why does that help? — Reading for pleasure and the reading b… · tree and pragmatics description: Kids swap books and talk about them. Why does that help? Test 11 of lesson 16 «Reading for pleasure and the reading book at home» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home/t11/) [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/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [Reading for pleasure and the reading b…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home/) / t11 # Test 11 · Reading for pleasure and the reading book at home Kids swap books and talk about them. Why does that help? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Kids, that · **What happens:** swap, talk, help · **To what, where:** books This is test 11 of lesson 16 «Reading for pleasure and the reading book at home» of the English 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/english/16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kids swap books and talk about them. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home:t11:1 # text = Kids swap books and talk about them. 1 Kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 swap swap VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 books book NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **swap** | present | Kids | books | | | | | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme | | 2 | **talk** | infinitive | Kids *not said here* | | | | | about Kids *= kid* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about they=Topic | 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:* Why does that help? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home:t11:2 # text = Why does that help? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 4 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | present · do-support | that | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It gets them out of doing their homework ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home:t11:o1:1 # text = It gets them out of doing their homework 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 out out ADP IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 7 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 homework homework NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | It | them *= they* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | | 2 | **do** | gerund | | their homework | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} It only helps the teacher save money ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home:t11:o2:1 # text = It only helps the teacher save money 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 only only ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 7 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | present | It | the teacher | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent teacher=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 2 | **save** | infinitive | the teacher *not said here* | money | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It makes reading more fun and helps them choose ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home:t11:o3:1 # text = It makes reading more fun and helps them choose 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 reading read VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 xcomp _ _ 4 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 fun fun NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 choose choose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | It | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **read** | gerund | | more fun | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Topic | | 3 | **help** | present | | them *= they* | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 4 | **choose** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} It means they don't need to read the books themselves, only hear about them ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home:t11:o4:1 # text = It means they don't need to read the books themselves, only hear about them 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 5 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 need need VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 read read VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 books book NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ 11 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 only only ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 15 about about ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | It | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | they | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **read** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | the books books | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic | | 4 | **hear** | infinitive | | | | | | about books *= book* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about they=Stimulus | **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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