--- title: did u hear that kid with the hearing aid, someone pulled it out as a… — Growing, seeing and hearing · tree and pragmatics description: did u hear that kid with the hearing aid, someone pulled it out as a joke and it broke and cost like a million quid. real lesson? Test 16 · ★ of lesson 211 «Growing, seeing and hearing» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/211-growing-seeing-and-hearing/t16/) [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/) / [Growing, seeing and hearing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/211-growing-seeing-and-hearing/) / t16 # Test 16 · ★ · Growing, seeing and hearing did u hear that kid with the hearing aid, someone pulled it out as a joke and it broke and cost like a million quid. real lesson? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, someone, kid · **What happens:** hear, pull out, break, cost · **To what, where:** kid This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 211 «Growing, seeing and hearing» 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/211-growing-seeing-and-hearing/#t16). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:211-growing-seeing-and-hearing:t16:1 # text = did u hear that kid with the hearing aid, someone pulled it out as a joke and it broke and cost like a million quid. 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 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 det _ _ 5 kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 hearing hearing NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 aid aid NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 12 nsubj _ _ 12 pulled pull VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 out out ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ _ 15 as as ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 cost cost VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 conj _ _ 23 like like ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 million million NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 26 nummod _ _ 26 quid quid NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 28 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | that kid | | | | with the hearing aid; real lesson *obl:unmarked* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer kid=Stimulus | | 2 | **pull out** | past | someone | kid | | | | as a joke | tree rules | | 3 | **break** | past | kid | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **cost** | infinitive | kid *not said here* | | | | | like million quid | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | 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 {#o1} Only grown-ups' hearing aids matter ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:211-growing-seeing-and-hearing:t16:o1:1 # text = Only grown-ups' hearing aids matter 1 Only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ups up NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ' 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 hearing hearing NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 aids aid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 matter matter VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **matter** | present | grown ups's hearing aids | | | | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Never touch someone's hearing aid; respect it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:211-growing-seeing-and-hearing:t16:o2:1 # text = Never touch someone's hearing aid; respect it 1 Never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 touch touch VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 hearing hearing NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 aid aid NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 8 respect respect VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **touch** | imperative | you *not said here* | someone's hearing aid | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme aid=Co-Theme | | 2 | **respect** | infinitive | you *not said here* | aid | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Hearing aids are basically toys, so it's okay to try one on ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:211-growing-seeing-and-hearing:t16:o3:1 # text = Hearing aids are basically toys, so it's okay to try one on 1 Hearing hearing NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 aids aid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 basically basically ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 toys toy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 okay okay ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 parataxis _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 try try VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 csubj _ _ 13 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 12 obj _ _ 14 on on ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Hearing aids | toys | | | | basically *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | | | okay *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **try on** | to-infinitive | | one | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} It's fine if you put it back quickly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:211-growing-seeing-and-hearing:t16:o4:1 # text = It's fine if you put it back quickly 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 put put VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 9 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **put back** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | you | it | | | | quickly *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal | **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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