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description: my cousin says some big kid shoved thru the corridor and a little kid broke both arms, I swear Test 18 of lesson 127 «Excuse me, and good manners at the table» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice w
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# Test 18 · Excuse me, and good manners at the table

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
my cousin says some big kid shoved thru the corridor and a little kid broke both arms, I swear

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cousin, big kid, little kid, I · **What happens:** say, shove, break, swear · **To what, where:** corridor, arms · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 of lesson 127 «Excuse me, and good manners at the table» 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/127-excuse-me-and-table-manners/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t18:1
# text = my cousin says some big kid shoved thru the corridor and a little kid broke both arms, I swear
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shoved	shove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	thru	through	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	corridor	corridor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	swear	swear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **shove** | past | some big kid |  |  | the corridor |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through corridor=Trajectory |
| 3 | **break** | past | a little kid | both arms |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer arm=Patient |
| 4 | **swear** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Say excuse me and wait; shoving can hurt, though both arms may be blown up

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t18:o1:1
# text = Say excuse me and wait; shoving can hurt, though both arms may be blown up
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	excuse	excuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	shoving	shove	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **excuse** | infinitive |  | me |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 3 | **wait** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **shove** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **hurt** | can | shoving |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **blow up** | may · passive |  | both arms |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's all true because your cousin said it, and cousins never make things up

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t18:o2:1
# text = It's all true because your cousin said it, and cousins never make things up
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	all	all	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | all, true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | your cousin | it |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **make up** | present | cousins | things |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thing=Pivot |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shoving is fine if you're in a hurry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t18:o3:1
# text = Shoving is fine if you're in a hurry
1	Shoving	shoving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hurry	hurry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Shoving |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | a hurry |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Little kids never get hurt in corridors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:t18:o4:1
# text = Little kids never get hurt in corridors
1	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	corridors	corridor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** | present · passive |  | Little kids |  | corridors |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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