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title: omg Leo fell off the wall and put his arm out and it snapped clean i… — Balance and falling well · tree and pragmatics
description: omg Leo fell off the wall and put his arm out and it snapped clean in half, my mum said Test 17 · ★ of lesson 2 «Balance and falling well» 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 17 · ★ · Balance and falling well

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omg Leo fell off the wall and put his arm out and it snapped clean in half, my mum said

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Leo, arm, mum · **What happens:** fall off, put out, snap, say · **To what, where:** wall, arm, half · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 2 «Balance and falling well» 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/2-balance-and-falling-well/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:t17:1
# text = omg Leo fell off the wall and put his arm out and it snapped clean in half, my mum said
1	omg	omg	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	out	out	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	snapped	snap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** | past | Leo | the wall |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient wall=Extent |
| 2 | **put out** | past | Leo *not said here* | Leo's arm |  |  |  | out *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent arm=Goal |
| 3 | **snap** | past | arm |  |  | half |  | clean *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in half=Location |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | my mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The real lesson is not to land on a stiff straight arm; «in half» is probably exaggerated

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:t17:o1:1
# text = The real lesson is not to land on a stiff straight arm; «in half» is probably exaggerated
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	land	land	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	20	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
19	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the real lesson |  |  | a stiff straight arm |  | land *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **exaggerate** | present · passive |  | half |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every detail is surely true since a mum said it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:t17:o2:1
# text = Every detail is surely true since a mum said it
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | every detail |  |  |  |  | surely, true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a mum | detail |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It proves walls are only dangerous for boys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:t17:o3:1
# text = It proves walls are only dangerous for boys
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | walls |  |  |  |  | for boys; dangerous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The real lesson is never to use your arms at all when you move

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:t17:o4:1
# text = The real lesson is never to use your arms at all when you move
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the real lesson |  |  | all |  | use *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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