---
title: A boy in Kent thinks his teacher marked his answer wrong by mistake.… — Standing up for yourself, nightmares a… · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy in Kent thinks his teacher marked his answer wrong by mistake. What is the best way to say so? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 100 «Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark/t3/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Standing up for yourself, nightmares a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark/) / t3

# Test 3 · ★ · Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A boy in Kent thinks his teacher marked his answer wrong by mistake. What is the best way to say so?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, teacher, best way · **What happens:** think, mark, answer, be, say · **To what, where:** answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A boy in Kent thinks his teacher marked his answer wrong by mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t3:1
# text = A boy in Kent thinks his teacher marked his answer wrong by mistake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Kent	Kent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	marked	mark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | a boy in Kent |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **mark** | past | boy's teacher | boy's answer |  |  |  | by mistake; wrong *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent answer=Theme by mistake=Destination |
| 3 | **answer** |  | boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* What is the best way to say so?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t3:2
# text = What is the best way to say so?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | the best way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shout that the teacher is wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t3:o1:1
# text = Shout that the teacher is wrong
1	Shout	shout	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the teacher |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell his parents to complain at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t3:o2:1
# text = Tell his parents to complain at once
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	iobj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	complain	complain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | his parents |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **complain** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Politely ask and show the teacher his reasoning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t3:o3:1
# text = Politely ask and show the teacher his reasoning
1	Politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | politely *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | infinitive | you *not said here* | teacher's reasoning | the teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient reasoning=Topic |
| 3 | **reason** |  | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom reasoning «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Just accept it and stay angry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark:t3:o4:1
# text = Just accept it and stay angry
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	accept	accept	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Standing up for yourself, nightmares a…, test 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark/t2/)
- next →: [Standing up for yourself, nightmares a…, test 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark/t4/)
- ↑ back to [Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/100-standing-up-nightmares-and-the-dark/)