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# Test 16 · ★ · Responsibility, independence and curiosity

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u hear about the kid in Texas, big brother was on his phone n the little one fell in the pool, mum pulled him out, they reckon he was under for like an hour. what's probably exaggerated

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, big brother, little one, mum, kid, Texas · **What happens:** hear, be, fall, pull out, reckon, exaggerate · **To what, where:** phone, pool, Texas

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This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 101 «Responsibility, independence and curiosity» 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/101-responsibility-independence-curiosity/#t16).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t16:1
# text = u hear about the kid in Texas, big brother was on his phone n the little one fell in the pool, mum pulled him out, they reckon he was under for like an hour. what's probably exaggerated
1	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
15	n	n	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
26	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	out	out	ADP	RP	_	25	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	reckon	reckon	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
31	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
32	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	_
33	under	under	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
34	for	for	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
35	like	like	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
39	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	42	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	42	aux	_	_
41	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	42	advmod	_	_
42	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present | u |  |  |  |  | about the kid in Texas and Texas's phone | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about kid=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past | big brother |  |  | Texas's phone |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fall** | past | the little one |  |  | the pool |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in pool=Location |
| 4 | **pull out** | past | mum | Texas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **reckon** | present | kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | past | Texas |  |  |  | under a hour |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the mum pulled the little one out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t16:o1:1
# text = That the mum pulled the little one out
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | that mum | the little one |  |  |  | out *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That a little child fell into a pool at all, because that never happens in real life

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t16:o2:1
# text = That a little child fell into a pool at all, because that never happens in real life
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | That |  |  |  |  | into a pool at all *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into pool=Result |
| 2 | **not** **happen** | present | that |  |  | real life |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in life=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the brother was looking at his phone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t16:o3:1
# text = That the brother was looking at his phone
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past · progressive | that brother |  |  |  |  | at brother's phone | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at phone=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An hour; a child under that long would not survive, it was seconds

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t16:o4:1
# text = An hour; a child under that long would not survive, it was seconds
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	survive	survive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **survive** | would | a hour and a child under long |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | child | seconds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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