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title: Ava's telling everyone some boy watched a horror film at a sleepover… — Standing up for yourself, nightmares a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ava's telling everyone some boy watched a horror film at a sleepover n had nightmares so bad he never slept again, like ever. what's probably exaggerated Test 17 · ★ of lesson 100 «Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Test 17 · ★ · Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark

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Ava's telling everyone some boy watched a horror film at a sleepover n had nightmares so bad he never slept again, like ever. what's probably exaggerated

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, sleepover n, n · **What happens:** tell, watch, have, not sleep, exaggerate · **To what, where:** everyone, horror film, nightmares · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 100 «Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark» of the everyday 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/everyday/100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t17:1
# text = Ava's telling everyone some boy watched a horror film at a sleepover n had nightmares so bad he never slept again, like ever. what's probably exaggerated
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	iobj	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	horror	horror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
16	nightmares	nightmare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
22	again	again	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
27	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	30	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
29	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **watch** | past | Ava's boy | a horror film |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | past | a sleepover n | nightmares |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nightmare=Patient |
| 4 | **not** **sleep** | past | n |  |  |  | again |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **exaggerate** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Never sleeping again; scary films cause bad dreams, not endless waking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t17:o1:1
# text = Never sleeping again; scary films cause bad dreams, not endless waking
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	amod	_	_
3	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
5	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	endless	endless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	waking	waking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sleep** | gerund |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cause** | present | sleeping scary films | bad dreams |  |  |  | endless waking *obl* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dream=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That scary films can give anyone nightmares at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t17:o2:1
# text = That scary films can give anyone nightmares at all
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	compound	_	_
7	nightmares	nightmare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **film** |  | That |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | can | scary films | anyone nightmares |  | all |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent nightmare=Theme at all=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The part about the sleepover, because those never happen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t17:o3:1
# text = The part about the sleepover, because those never happen
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **happen** | infinitive | those |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing, since a nightmare really can stop a person ever sleeping again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t17:o4:1
# text = Nothing, since a nightmare really can stop a person ever sleeping again
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	since	since	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nightmare	nightmare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
12	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | can | Nothing | a person |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality person=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sleep** | gerund | Nothing *not said here* |  |  |  | ever; again |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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