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title: apparently that girl got the same Lego set twice for her birthday an… — Phones, visiting friends, presents and… · tree and pragmatics
description: apparently that girl got the same Lego set twice for her birthday and told her aunty to her face it was rubbish. what's the lesson? Test 18 · ★ of lesson 222 «Phones, visiting friends, presents and thank-you notes» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Test 18 · ★ · Phones, visiting friends, presents and thank-you notes

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apparently that girl got the same Lego set twice for her birthday and told her aunty to her face it was rubbish. what's the lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girl, aunty, lesson · **What happens:** get, tell, be · **To what, where:** same Lego set, aunty, rubbish · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 222 «Phones, visiting friends, presents and thank-you notes» 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/222-phones-visits-presents-and-thank-you-notes/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:222-phones-visits-presents-and-thank-you-notes:t18:1
# text = apparently that girl got the same Lego set twice for her birthday and told her aunty to her face it was rubbish. what's the lesson?
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Lego	Lego	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	aunty	aunty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	iobj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | that girl | the same Lego set |  |  |  | for girl's birthday; apparently, twice *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent set=Theme for birthday=Source |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | that girl *not said here* |  | girl's aunty |  |  | to girl's face | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent aunty=Topic to face=Recipient |
| 3 | **is a** | past | aunty | rubbish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present | the 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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Tell the giver straight away it's a double, so they can change it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:222-phones-visits-presents-and-thank-you-notes:t18:o1:1
# text = Tell the giver straight away it's a double, so they can change it
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	giver	giver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	iobj	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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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* |  | the giver |  |  | away *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent giver=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | giver |  |  |  |  | double *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **change** | can | they | giver |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Give the second one back at the party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:222-phones-visits-presents-and-thank-you-notes:t18:o2:1
# text = Give the second one back at the party
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | the second one |  | the party |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent one=Theme at party=Asset |

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

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Thank both givers; swap one later, never in front of them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:222-phones-visits-presents-and-thank-you-notes:t18:o3:1
# text = Thank both givers; swap one later, never in front of them
1	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	givers	giver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	swap	swap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	_
7	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  | both givers |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent giver=Theme |
| 2 | **swap** | infinitive |  | one |  | front of givers |  | late *property* | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Keep both and say nothing at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:222-phones-visits-presents-and-thank-you-notes:t18:o4:1
# text = Keep both and say nothing at all
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | both |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent both=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you *not said here* | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

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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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