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description: apparently a kid told on the bullies and now they're gonna get him after school, so don't ever tell. what's the real lesson? Test 19 · ★ of lesson 215 «Speaking up, saying no and growing up» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 19 · ★ · Speaking up, saying no and growing up

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apparently a kid told on the bullies and now they're gonna get him after school, so don't ever tell. what's the real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bullies · **What happens:** tell, get, not tell, be · **To what, where:** kid, bullies, real lesson · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 215 «Speaking up, saying no and growing up» 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/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up:t19:1
# text = apparently a kid told on the bullies and now they're gonna get him after school, so don't ever tell. what's the real lesson?
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	conj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	gonna	gonna	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
19	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
21	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	22	advmod	_	_
22	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	28	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a kid *not said here* |  | the bullies |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | present | bullies *= bully* | kid |  |  | after school | apparently *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive · do-support | bullies *= bully* *not said here* |  |  |  | ever |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the real 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Tell a trusted adult anyway; bullies rely on silence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up:t19:o1:1
# text = Tell a trusted adult anyway; bullies rely on silence
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rely	rely	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a trusted adult |  |  | anyway *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **rely** | present | bullies |  |  |  |  | on silence | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on silence=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Join the bullies so they leave you alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up:t19:o2:1
# text = Join the bullies so they leave you alone
1	Join	join	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | imperative | you *not said here* | the bullies |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bully=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | present | bullies *= bully* | you |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Never tell, it only makes things worse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up:t19:o3:1
# text = Never tell, it only makes things worse
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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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* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | present | it | things |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material thing=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Fight the bullies yourself instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up:t19:o4:1
# text = Fight the bullies yourself instead
1	Fight	fight	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl	_	_
5	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | imperative | you *not said here* | the bullies |  |  |  | yourself *obl*; instead *property* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bully=Co-Agent |

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