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description: guess what, Ben forgot his homework 3 times this week n told Miss his dog ate it lol, telling everyone at break. good idea? Test 18 · ★ of lesson 101 «Responsibility, independence and curiosity» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 18 · ★ · Responsibility, independence and curiosity

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guess what, Ben forgot his homework 3 times this week n told Miss his dog ate it lol, telling everyone at break. good idea?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Ben, week n, dog · **What happens:** guess, forget, tell, eat · **To what, where:** homework, Miss, n, everyone, break · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t18:1
# text = guess what, Ben forgot his homework 3 times this week n told Miss his dog ate it lol, telling everyone at break. good idea?
1	guess	guess	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	iobj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	17	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
22	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	21	iobj	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
26	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
| 2 | **forget** | past | Ben | Ben's homework |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | this week n |  | Miss |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent miss=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **eat** | past | Ben's dog | n |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | Ben's dog *not said here* |  | everyone | break |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |

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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 {#o1}

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Yes, everyone should hear the dog excuse because it is so funny and nobody believes it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t18:o1:1
# text = Yes, everyone should hear the dog excuse because it is so funny and nobody believes it
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	excuse	excuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
16	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | should | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **excuse** | infinitive | the dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | dog |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **believe** | present | nobody | dog |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, but only after break is finished

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t18:o2:1
# text = Yes, but only after break is finished
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | present · passive |  | break |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, so Ben gets into even more trouble

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t18:o3:1
# text = Yes, so Ben gets into even more trouble
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Ben |  |  | more trouble |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into trouble=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, spreading it is unkind; the lesson is to own up and bring it next day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:101-responsibility-independence-curiosity:t18:o4:1
# text = No, spreading it is unkind; the lesson is to own up and bring it next day
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	own	own	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | spreading |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the lesson |  |  |  |  | own *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **bring** | infinitive | the lesson *not said here* | lesson |  |  | day |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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