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title: apparently the new kid boasts he's got 3 iPads and a pool and nobody… — Sadness, jealousy, boredom, pride and… · tree and pragmatics
description: apparently the new kid boasts he's got 3 iPads and a pool and nobody likes him now. what's the true lesson behind it? Test 18 · ★ of lesson 213 «Sadness, jealousy, boredom, pride and brothers and sisters» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Test 18 · ★ · Sadness, jealousy, boredom, pride and brothers and sisters

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apparently the new kid boasts he's got 3 iPads and a pool and nobody likes him now. what's the true lesson behind it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** new kid, kid, nobody · **What happens:** boast, get, like, be · **To what, where:** 3 iPads, kid, true lesson, lesson · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 213 «Sadness, jealousy, boredom, pride and brothers and sisters» 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/213-sad-jealous-bored-and-proud/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:213-sad-jealous-bored-and-proud:t18:1
# text = apparently the new kid boasts he's got 3 iPads and a pool and nobody likes him now. what's the true lesson behind it?
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	boasts	boast	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
9	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	iPads	ipad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
16	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	_
20	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
25	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boast** *speech: other* | present | the new kid |  |  |  |  | apparently *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **get** | present · passive | kid | 3 iPads and a pool |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ipad=Stimulus |
| 3 | **like** | present | nobody | kid |  |  | now |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot he=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the true lesson |  | lesson |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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Kids with pools always have more friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:213-sad-jealous-bored-and-proud:t18:o1:1
# text = Kids with pools always have more friends
1	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	pools	pool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Kids with pools | more friends |  |  |  | always *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Never tell anyone anything good about you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:213-sad-jealous-bored-and-proud:t18:o2:1
# text = Never tell anyone anything good about you
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	compound	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | anything |  |  |  | about you | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent anything=Recipient about you=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Boasting makes people like you more, if your stuff is cool

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:213-sad-jealous-bored-and-proud:t18:o3:1
# text = Boasting makes people like you more, if your stuff is cool
1	Boasting	boast	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boast** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | people |  |  |  | like you | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | your stuff |  |  |  |  | cool *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Boasting pushes friends away; share the fun instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:213-sad-jealous-bored-and-proud:t18:o4:1
# text = Boasting pushes friends away; share the fun instead
1	Boasting	boast	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pushes	push	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boast** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **push away** | present |  | friends |  |  |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |
| 3 | **share** | infinitive |  | the fun |  |  |  | instead *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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