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title: did u hear, the new girl's cousin told some gamer his school n now t… — More greetings and making introductions · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear, the new girl's cousin told some gamer his school n now the police are at his house every day apparently Test 16 · ★ of lesson 125 «More greetings and making introductions» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 16 · ★ · More greetings and making introductions

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did u hear, the new girl's cousin told some gamer his school n now the police are at his house every day apparently

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, cousin, police · **What happens:** hear, tell, be · **To what, where:** school, gamer, house · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 125 «More greetings and making introductions» 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/125-greetings-and-introductions/#t16).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:125-greetings-and-introductions:t16:1
# text = did u hear, the new girl's cousin told some gamer his school n now the police are at his house every day apparently
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	gamer	gamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	iobj	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	n	not	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
23	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
25	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  | apparently *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the new girl's cousin | cousin's school | some gamer |  | day |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent gamer=Recipient school=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | the police |  |  | cousin's house | now |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Never share real details online; the police part is probably blown up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:125-greetings-and-introductions:t16:o1:1
# text = Never share real details online; the police part is probably blown up
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	online	online	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | real details |  |  |  | online *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **part** |  | police |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **blow up** | present · passive |  | the part |  |  |  | probably *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Share your school only with gamers who seem nice and say they are your age

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:125-greetings-and-introductions:t16:o2:1
# text = Share your school only with gamers who seem nice and say they are your age
1	Share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gamers	gamer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	seem	seem	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | your school |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seem** | present | gamers |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | gamers *not said here* | gamers *= gamer* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent they=Topic |
| 4 | **is a** | present | gamers | your age |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Police visit every child who plays online games

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:125-greetings-and-introductions:t16:o3:1
# text = Police visit every child who plays online games
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visit	visit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present | Police | every child |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **play** | present | every child | online games |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The story proves gaming is always illegal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:125-greetings-and-introductions:t16:o4:1
# text = The story proves gaming is always illegal
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gaming	gaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	illegal	illegal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | the story |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | gaming |  |  |  |  | always, illegal *property* | tree rules |

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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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