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title: apparently Josh n Kai went down the river from Kai's house, no one k… — Video calls and visiting a friend's ho… · tree and pragmatics
description: apparently Josh n Kai went down the river from Kai's house, no one knew, a neighbour found them like miles away Test 18 · ★★ of lesson 129 «Video calls and visiting a friend's house» 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 18 · ★★ · Video calls and visiting a friend's house

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apparently Josh n Kai went down the river from Kai's house, no one knew, a neighbour found them like miles away

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Josh, one, neighbour · **What happens:** go down, know, find · **To what, where:** river, house, them

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This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 129 «Video calls and visiting a friend's house» 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/129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:t18:1
# text = apparently Josh n Kai went down the river from Kai's house, no one knew, a neighbour found them like miles away
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	Josh	Josh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	n	n	X	GW	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	goeswith	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
24	away	away	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go down** | past | Josh | the river |  | Kai's house |  | apparently *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient river=Extent from house=Initial\_State |
| 2 | **know** | past | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **find** | past | a neighbour | them *= they* |  |  |  | like miles | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

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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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An adult must know where you are first; "miles" may be exaggerated

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:t18:o1:1
# text = An adult must know where you are first; "miles" may be exaggerated
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | must | a adult |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **does** | present | you |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **exaggerate** | may · passive |  | miles |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river is safe if two kids go

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:t18:o2:1
# text = The river is safe if two kids go
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the river |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | two kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neighbours always find lost kids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:t18:o3:1
# text = Neighbours always find lost kids
1	Neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | Neighbours | lost kids |  |  |  | always *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Going is fine if you're back fast and stay close to the bank the whole time

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:t18:o4:1
# text = Going is fine if you're back fast and stay close to the bank the whole time
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  | time | fast *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **stay** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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