--- title: Your mate fell off the shed roof: "it's just a scratch, I'm fine", b… — Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★ · tree and pragmatics description: Your mate fell off the shed roof: "it's just a scratch, I'm fine", but his arm is bent at a funny angle. What is wise? 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What is wise? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, I · **What happens:** fall off, be, bend · **To what, where:** shed roof, scratch, arm, funny angle This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★» 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/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your mate fell off the shed roof: "it's just a scratch, I'm fine", but his arm is bent at a funny angle. ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:41-olympiad-euphemism-detective:t4:1 # text = Your mate fell off the shed roof: "it's just a scratch, I'm fine", but his arm is bent at a funny angle. 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 off off ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 shed shed NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 roof roof NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 : : PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 12 just just ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 scratch scratch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 18 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 21 but but CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 arm arm NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj:pass _ _ 24 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux:pass _ _ 25 bent bend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 26 at at ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 funny funny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 angle angle NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fall off** | past | Your mate | the shed roof | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient roof=Extent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | mate | a scratch | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **bend** | present · passive | | his arm | | a funny angle | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: subject=Theme at angle=Location | 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:* What is wise? ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:41-olympiad-euphemism-detective:t4:2 # text = What is wise? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | wise *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} He may be badly hurt: tell an adult now ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:41-olympiad-euphemism-detective:t4:o1:1 # text = He may be badly hurt: tell an adult now 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 badly badly ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 5 hurt hurt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 7 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 parataxis _ _ 8 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hurt** | may · passive | | He | | | | badly *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | a adult | | now | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Believe him, it is only a scratch ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:41-olympiad-euphemism-detective:t4:o2:1 # text = Believe him, it is only a scratch 1 Believe believe VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 scratch scratch NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 2 | **is a** | present | it | a scratch | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Wait till tomorrow and see how it is ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:41-olympiad-euphemism-detective:t4:o3:1 # text = Wait till tomorrow and see how it is 1 Wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 2 till till ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 6 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 ccomp _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | tomorrow | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **see** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **is** | present | it | | | | | how *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Laugh, he is pulling your leg ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:41-olympiad-euphemism-detective:t4:o4:1 # text = Laugh, he is pulling your leg 1 Laugh laugh VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 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 pulling pull VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 6 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 leg leg NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **pull** | present · progressive | he | your leg | | | | | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Theme | **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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