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title: everyone's saying that boy with the stammer takes forever to talk so… — Queues, taking turns and interrupting · tree and pragmatics
description: everyone's saying that boy with the stammer takes forever to talk so don't pick him for the quiz team. pass it on? Test 19 · ★ of lesson 223 «Queues, taking turns and interrupting» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 19 · ★ · Queues, taking turns and interrupting

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everyone's saying that boy with the stammer takes forever to talk so don't pick him for the quiz team. pass it on?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** everyone, boy · **What happens:** say, take, talk, not pick, pass on · **To what, where:** boy, team · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 223 «Queues, taking turns and interrupting» 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/223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting:t19:1
# text = everyone's saying that boy with the stammer takes forever to talk so don't pick him for the quiz team. pass it on?
1	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stammer	stammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
10	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
23	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	on	on	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** | present | boy with the stammer |  |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **talk** | to-infinitive | boy with the stammer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **pick** | infinitive · do-support |  | boy |  |  |  | for the quiz team | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent he=Theme for team=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **pass on** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* | team |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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Yes, it's just being practical

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting:t19:o1:1
# text = Yes, it's just being practical
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	practical	practical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | practical *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Yes, the quiz team needs fast talkers to win anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting:t19:o2:1
# text = Yes, the quiz team needs fast talkers to win anything
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	talkers	talker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the quiz team | fast talkers |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot talker=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive | the quiz team *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |

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

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No, wait patiently and let him finish his words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting:t19:o3:1
# text = No, wait patiently and let him finish his words
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	patiently	patiently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | patiently *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **finish** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | his words |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality word=Eventuality |
| 4 | **word** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, but say it nicely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting:t19:o4:1
# text = Yes, but say it nicely
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	nicely	nicely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | nicely *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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