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title: Your friend says she cannot eat eggs because of an allergy. Someone… — Pranks: harmless fun or real harm? · tree and pragmatics
description: Your friend says she cannot eat eggs because of an allergy. Someone hides egg in her cake as a trick. Why is this so serious? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 204 «Pranks: harmless fun or real harm?» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Test 9 · ★★ · Pranks: harmless fun or real harm?

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Your friend says she cannot eat eggs because of an allergy. Someone hides egg in her cake as a trick. Why is this so serious?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend, Someone, this · **What happens:** say, not eat, hide, be · **To what, where:** eggs, egg, cake · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 204 «Pranks: harmless fun or real harm?» 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/204-pranks/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friend says she cannot eat eggs because of an allergy.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:204-pranks:t9:1
# text = Your friend says she cannot eat eggs because of an allergy.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	allergy	allergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | can | friend | eggs |  |  |  | because a allergy | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Someone hides egg in her cake as a trick.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:204-pranks:t9:2
# text = Someone hides egg in her cake as a trick.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | Someone | egg |  | friend's cake |  | as a trick | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent egg=Patient in cake=Location |

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*Sentence 3:* Why is this so serious?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:204-pranks:t9:3
# text = Why is this so serious?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this |  |  |  |  | serious *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She will be angry for a whole day and not speak to anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:204-pranks:t9:o1:1
# text = She will be angry for a whole day and not speak to anyone
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | She |  |  |  | day | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to anyone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to anyone=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Eggs make cakes taste much worse, so she will spit it out at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:204-pranks:t9:o2:1
# text = Eggs make cakes taste much worse, so she will spit it out at once
1	Eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	taste	taste	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	spit	spit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Eggs | cakes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **taste** | infinitive | cakes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **spit out** | future | she | it |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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

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Food allergies can kill, so tricks with food are never okay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:204-pranks:t9:o3:1
# text = Food allergies can kill, so tricks with food are never okay
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	allergies	allergy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
7	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | can | Food allergies |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | tricks with food |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is only serious if she eats the whole slice of the cake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:204-pranks:t9:o4:1
# text = It is only serious if she eats the whole slice of the cake
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | serious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | she | the whole slice of the cake |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slice=Patient |
| 3 | **slice** |  |  | the cake |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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