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# Test 17 · ★ · Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table

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did u hear a kid at the wedding was laughing with his mouth full and choked on a sausage and they had to do the hug thing on him?? real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, wedding, they · **What happens:** hear, laugh, choke, have, do · **To what, where:** kid, sausage, hug thing

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 221 «Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table» 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/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:t17:1
# text = did u hear a kid at the wedding was laughing with his mouth full and choked on a sausage and they had to do the hug thing on him?? 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	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	choked	choke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sausage	sausage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	xcomp	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	hug	hug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
28	on	on	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	32	punct	_	_
31	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	?	?	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 | a kid |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer kid=Stimulus |
| 2 | **laugh** | past · progressive | the wedding |  |  |  |  | with wedding's mouth | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **choke** | participle | the wedding *not said here* |  |  | a sausage |  |  | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **have** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | the hug thing |  |  |  | on wedding; real lesson *obl* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |

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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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Only eat sausages cut into tiny bits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:t17:o1:1
# text = Only eat sausages cut into tiny bits
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sausages	sausage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | imperative | you *not said here* | sausages |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sausage=Patient |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  | sausages *not said here* |  |  |  | into tiny bits | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into bit=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never laugh at weddings at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:t17:o2:1
# text = Never laugh at weddings at all
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	weddings	wedding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | weddings |  | at all | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drink fizzy drinks to stop choking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:t17:o3:1
# text = Drink fizzy drinks to stop choking
1	Drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	choking	choking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | fizzy drinks |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | choking |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality choking=Eventuality |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't talk, laugh or run while eating, to avoid choking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:t17:o4:1
# text = Don't talk, laugh or run while eating, to avoid choking
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	choking	choking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **laugh** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **run** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **eat** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | choking |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent choking=Location |

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