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title: did u hear a kid in year 5 joked about having a bomb in his bag and… — Jokes and teasing: when is it still fu… · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear a kid in year 5 joked about having a bomb in his bag and the whole school got evacuated, police came and everything. real lesson? Test 17 · ★★ 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 pragmatic
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# Test 17 · ★★ · Jokes and teasing: when is it still funny?

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did u hear a kid in year 5 joked about having a bomb in his bag and the whole school got evacuated, police came and everything. real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, kid, police · **What happens:** hear, joke, have, evacuate, come · **To what, where:** real lesson, bomb

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This is test 17 · ★★ of lesson 203 «Jokes and teasing: when is it still funny?» 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/203-jokes-and-teasing/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:t17:1
# text = did u hear a kid in year 5 joked about having a bomb in his bag and the whole school got evacuated, police came and everything. real lesson?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	_
9	joked	joke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bomb	bomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	evacuated	evacuate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	_
25	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
29	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | real lesson |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **joke** *speech: other* | past | a kid in year |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | gerund | a kid in year *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **evacuate** | past · passive |  | a bomb in kid's bag and the whole school |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **come** | past | police |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Never joke about bombs or weapons; it causes alarm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:t17:o1:1
# text = Never joke about bombs or weapons; it causes alarm
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	joke	joke	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bombs	bomb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **joke** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about bombs or weapons | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about bomb=Topic |
| 2 | **cause** | present | it | alarm |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition alarm=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Schools overreact to anything said at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:t17:o2:1
# text = Schools overreact to anything said at all
1	Schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	overreact	overreact	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overreact** | present | Schools |  |  |  |  | to anything | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  | all |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Bomb jokes are fine if your friends laugh

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:t17:o3:1
# text = Bomb jokes are fine if your friends laugh
1	Bomb	bomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	laugh	laugh	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 | Bomb jokes |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | your friends |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only say it quietly so teachers don't hear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:203-jokes-and-teasing:t17:o4:1
# text = Only say it quietly so teachers don't hear
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **hear** | present · do-support | teachers |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

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