--- title: It is given that a pupil laughs at a joke directed at himself. Selec… — Jokes and teasing: when is it still fu… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a pupil laughs at a joke directed at himself. Select the most accurate inference. Exam question 3 of lesson 203 «Jokes and teasing: when is it still funny?» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Jokes and teasing: when is it still fu…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Jokes and teasing: when is it still funny? It is given that a pupil laughs at a joke directed at himself. Select the most accurate inference. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, laugh, direct, select · **To what, where:** It, joke, accurate inference This is exam question 3 of lesson 203 «Jokes and teasing: when is it still funny?» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/203-jokes-and-teasing/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil laughs at a joke directed at himself. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:e3:1 # text = It is given that a pupil laughs at a joke directed at himself. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 pupil pupil NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 laughs laugh VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 directed direct VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 12 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **laugh** | present | a pupil | | | a joke | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **direct** | participle | | a joke *not said here* | | | | at pupil | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent at himself=Eventuality | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the most accurate inference. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:e3:2 # text = Select the most accurate inference. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 accurate accurate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 inference inference NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the accurate inference | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inference=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The laughter proves that he is not hurt ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:e3:o1:1 # text = The laughter proves that he is not hurt 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 laughter laughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 hurt hurt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | the laughter | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **hurt** | present · passive | | laughter | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} The laughter obliges the joke to be repeated ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:e3:o2:1 # text = The laughter obliges the joke to be repeated 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 laughter laughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 obliges oblige VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 repeated repeat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **oblige** | present | the laughter | the joke | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=Patient | | 2 | **repeat** | to-infinitive · passive | the laughter *not said here* | the joke *not said here* | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V» | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The laughter does not prove that he finds the joke amusing ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:e3:o3:1 # text = The laughter does not prove that he finds the joke amusing 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 laughter laughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 prove prove VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 finds find VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 amusing amusing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **prove** | present · do-support | the laughter | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **find** | present | laughter | the joke | | | | amusing *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} The laughter shows that he began the joke ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:e3:o4:1 # text = The laughter shows that he began the joke 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 laughter laughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | the laughter | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **begin** | past | laughter | the joke | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=Eventuality | **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. 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