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title: someone's spreading that Ella's lunch box stinks cos her family's di… — Smells that warn · tree and pragmatics
description: someone's spreading that Ella's lunch box stinks cos her family's dirty, it's going round Test 19 · ★ of lesson 13 «Smells that warn» 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 was right.
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# Test 19 · ★ · Smells that warn

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someone's spreading that Ella's lunch box stinks cos her family's dirty, it's going round

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** lunch box, spreading, someone · **What happens:** stink, go round, spread · **To what, where:** spreading

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 13 «Smells that warn» 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/13-smells-that-warn/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:t19:1
# text = someone's spreading that Ella's lunch box stinks cos her family's dirty, it's going round
1	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	spreading	spreading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
5	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stinks	stink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
19	round	round	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stink** | present | Ella's lunch box | someone's spreading |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go round** | present · progressive | someone's spreading |  |  |  |  | round *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **spread** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom spreading «event transitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not pass it on; it is cruel and probably untrue, and it hurts her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:t19:o1:1
# text = Do not pass it on; it is cruel and probably untrue, and it hurts her
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	untrue	untrue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pass on** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | cruel *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **hurt** | present | it | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pass it on, so she brings different food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:t19:o2:1
# text = Pass it on, so she brings different food
1	Pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass on** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | present | she | different food |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pass it on, because a smell is a fact

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:t19:o3:1
# text = Pass it on, because a smell is a fact
1	Pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
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	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass on** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a smell | a fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pass it on, but only to her friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:t19:o4:1
# text = Pass it on, but only to her friends
1	Pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass on** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | her friends |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to friend=Destination |

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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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