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title: big kid said Miss Parker's "seeing" the PE teacher n told me to spre… — Your uh-oh feeling · tree and pragmatics
description: big kid said Miss Parker's "seeing" the PE teacher n told me to spread it round, feels wrong Test 20 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Your uh-oh feeling» 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 wrong.
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# Test 20 · ★★ · Your uh-oh feeling

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
big kid said Miss Parker's "seeing" the PE teacher n told me to spread it round, feels wrong

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** big kid, Miss Parker, PE teacher n · **What happens:** say, see, tell, spread, feel · **To what, where:** me, n · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 20 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Your uh-oh feeling» 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/19-uh-oh-feeling/#t20).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t20:1
# text = big kid said Miss Parker's "seeing" the PE teacher n told me to spread it round, feels wrong
1	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Parker	Parker	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	PE	PE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
12	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
15	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	round	round	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
22	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | big kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | gerund | Miss Parker |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the PE teacher n |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **spread** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the PE teacher n *not said here* | n |  |  |  | round *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 5 | **feel** | present | Miss Parker *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 {#o1}

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It means she watches him do PE, so tell everyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t20:o1:1
# text = It means she watches him do PE, so tell everyone
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	PE	pe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	iobj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **watch** | present | she | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | PE |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pe=Eventuality |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means nothing, so make up more and pass it on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t20:o2:1
# text = It means nothing, so make up more and pass it on
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
| 2 | **make up** | infinitive |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme more=Pivot |
| 3 | **pass on** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are probably a couple, which is their private business, so do not spread it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t20:o3:1
# text = They are probably a couple, which is their private business, so do not spread it
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|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 | **is a** | present | They | a couple and couple's private business |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a couple and couple's private business | couple's private business |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **spread** | infinitive · do-support | They *not said here* | business |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means they are in trouble, so tell the head teacher at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:t20:o4:1
# text = It means they are in trouble, so tell the head teacher at once
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | they |  |  | trouble |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | the head teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

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