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description: did u hear Noah called the teacher "mum" in assembly n "the whole school laughed for a week". what's probs exaggerated Test 17 of lesson 121 «Greeting adults and teachers» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 17 · Greeting adults and teachers

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did u hear Noah called the teacher "mum" in assembly n "the whole school laughed for a week". what's probs exaggerated

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, Noah, whole school · **What happens:** hear, call, laugh, be, exaggerate · **To what, where:** teacher, probs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 of lesson 121 «Greeting adults and teachers» 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/121-greeting-adults-and-teachers/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t17:1
# text = did u hear Noah called the teacher "mum" in assembly n "the whole school laughed for a week". what's probs exaggerated
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	n	n	NOUN	NN	_	18	obl	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
26	probs	prob	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
27	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **call** *speech: assert* | past | Noah |  | the teacher |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
| 3 | **laugh** *in a quote* | past | the whole school |  |  |  | week | in assembly n | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in n=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | probs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **exaggerate** | participle |  | probs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | 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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A whole week; it happens to almost everyone, so laugh it off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t17:o1:1
# text = A whole week; it happens to almost everyone, so laugh it off
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | it |  |  |  |  | to everyone | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **laugh off** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  | week |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That calling a teacher mum by mistake is a slip that anyone makes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t17:o2:1
# text = That calling a teacher mum by mistake is a slip that anyone makes
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj	_	_
2	calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj	_	_
13	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund | That |  | a teacher mum |  |  | by mistake | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | calling | a slip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present | a slip |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That he carried on with his day after

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t17:o3:1
# text = That he carried on with his day after
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry on** | past | That |  |  |  | day |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That some kids laughed at the time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:t17:o4:1
# text = That some kids laughed at the time
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | That |  |  |  | time |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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