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title: my mate says a girl went in a house in Japan with shoes on n "got ki… — Handshakes, waves and greetings around… · tree and pragmatics
description: my mate says a girl went in a house in Japan with shoes on n "got kicked out the country". real lesson? Test 17 · ★ of lesson 124 «Handshakes, waves and greetings around the world» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 17 · ★ · Handshakes, waves and greetings around the world

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my mate says a girl went in a house in Japan with shoes on n "got kicked out the country". real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, girl · **What happens:** say, go, kick out · **To what, where:** real lesson, house, n · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 124 «Handshakes, waves and greetings around the world» 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/124-handshakes-waves-and-local-customs/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:124-handshakes-waves-and-local-customs:t17:1
# text = my mate says a girl went in a house in Japan with shoes on n "got kicked out the country". real lesson?
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	kicked	kick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
24	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate | real lesson |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | a girl |  |  | a house |  | in Japan; with shoes | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **kick out** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | n |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP ADJP»: subject=Patient country=Result |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Learn local customs before you visit, to avoid upset

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:124-handshakes-waves-and-local-customs:t17:o1:1
# text = Learn local customs before you visit, to avoid upset
1	Learn	learn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	customs	custom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	visit	visit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | imperative | you *not said here* | local customs |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent custom=Topic |
| 2 | **visit** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Shoes only matter if they are muddy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:124-handshakes-waves-and-local-customs:t17:o2:1
# text = Shoes only matter if they are muddy
1	Shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | Shoes |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Shoes *= shoe* |  |  |  |  | muddy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Customs do not matter when you are on holiday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:124-handshakes-waves-and-local-customs:t17:o3:1
# text = Customs do not matter when you are on holiday
1	Customs	custom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | Customs |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  | holiday |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Japan bans all tourists who wear shoes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:124-handshakes-waves-and-local-customs:t17:o4:1
# text = Japan bans all tourists who wear shoes
1	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bans	ban	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | present | Japan | all tourists |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer tourist=Theme |
| 2 | **wear** | present | all tourists | shoes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

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**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.

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