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title: "bloody hell mate, you're thick as two short planks, it's the OTHER… — Soft words for hard things: stupidity… · tree and pragmatics
description: "bloody hell mate, you're thick as two short planks, it's the OTHER door." Is he talking about wood? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 36 «Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 3 · ★ · Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness

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"bloody hell mate, you're thick as two short planks, it's the OTHER door." Is he talking about wood?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bloody hell mate, mate, he · **What happens:** be, talk · **To what, where:** OTHER door

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 36 «Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness» of the euphemisms 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/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "bloody hell mate, you're thick as two short planks, it's the OTHER door."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:36-dim-and-round-the-bend:t3:1
# text = "bloody hell mate, you're thick as two short planks, it's the OTHER door."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bloody	bloody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	hell	hell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	planks	plank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	OTHER	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | bloody hell mate |  |  |  |  | as two short planks; thick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | mate | the OTHER door |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* Is he talking about wood?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:36-dim-and-round-the-bend:t3:2
# text = Is he talking about wood?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present · progressive | he |  |  |  |  | about wood | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about wood=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, he wants two short planks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:36-dim-and-round-the-bend:t3:o1:1
# text = Yes, he wants two short planks
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	planks	plank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | he | two short planks |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot plank=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, he is saying his friend is strong as wood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:36-dim-and-round-the-bend:t3:o2:1
# text = No, he is saying his friend is strong as wood
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | he | his friend |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent friend=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | saying |  |  |  |  | as wood; strong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No, he is calling his friend very stupid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:36-dim-and-round-the-bend:t3:o3:1
# text = No, he is calling his friend very stupid
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · progressive | he |  | his friend |  |  | stupid *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, the door is made of planks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:36-dim-and-round-the-bend:t3:o4:1
# text = Yes, the door is made of planks
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	planks	plank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the door |  |  |  | of planks | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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