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# Test 19 · ★★ · Windows, balconies and furniture

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Dan dropped a water balloon off the balcony onto some old man, everyone thinks it's hilarious n is sharing the vid. should u share it

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dan, everyone, balloon, u · **What happens:** drop, think, be, share · **To what, where:** water balloon, balcony, vid · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★★ of lesson 110 «Windows, balconies and furniture» 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/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t19:1
# text = Dan dropped a water balloon off the balcony onto some old man, everyone thinks it's hilarious n is sharing the vid. should u share it
1	Dan	Dan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	balcony	balcony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	15	nsubj	_	_
15	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
18	hilarious	hilarious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	ccomp	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	vid	vid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
25	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | Dan | a water balloon |  | the balcony |  | onto some old man | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent balloon=Theme off balcony=Destination onto man=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present · progressive | balloon |  |  |  |  | share *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **share** | should | u | vid |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Yes, but crop the old man out of the video first so nobody knows who he is

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t19:o1:1
# text = Yes, but crop the old man out of the video first so nobody knows who he is
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	crop	crop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
13	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	15	nsubj	_	_
15	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	ccomp	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crop** | imperative | you *not said here* | the old man |  | the video |  | first *property* | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient |
| 2 | **know** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | man |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, because water balloons can never hurt anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t19:o2:1
# text = Yes, because water balloons can never hurt anyone
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** | can | water balloons | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anyone=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, so everyone sees how funny Dan is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t19:o3:1
# text = Yes, so everyone sees how funny Dan is
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Dan	Dan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | everyone |  |  |  |  | see *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, dropping things can hurt people below, so do not share it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t19:o4:1
# text = No, dropping things can hurt people below, so do not share it
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	below	below	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | gerund |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **hurt** | can | dropping | people |  |  |  | below *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **share** | infinitive · do-support | dropping *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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