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title: Your friends laugh at a joke that makes fun of people from another c… — Compliments and respecting differences · tree and pragmatics
description: Your friends laugh at a joke that makes fun of people from another country. Why should you not laugh along? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 226 «Compliments and respecting differences» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 7 · ★ · Compliments and respecting differences

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Your friends laugh at a joke that makes fun of people from another country. Why should you not laugh along?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friends, joke, you · **What happens:** laugh, make, not laugh · **To what, where:** joke, fun

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 226 «Compliments and respecting differences» 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/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friends laugh at a joke that makes fun of people from another country.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t7:1
# text = Your friends laugh at a joke that makes fun of people from another country.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present | Your friends |  |  | a joke |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present | a joke | fun of people from another country |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fun=Product |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Why should you not laugh along?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t7:2
# text = Why should you not laugh along?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	along	along	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **laugh** | should | you |  |  |  |  | along *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It is fine as long as nobody from that country hears

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t7:o1:1
# text = It is fine as long as nobody from that country hears
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	hears	hear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine, long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hear** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Jokes about countries are always true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t7:o2:1
# text = Jokes about countries are always true
1	Jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	about	about	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	true	true	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 | Jokes about countries |  |  |  |  | always, true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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You would get a much better laugh by telling your own joke instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t7:o3:1
# text = You would get a much better laugh by telling your own joke instead
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | You | a better laugh |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer laugh=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | You *not said here* | your own joke |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient |
| 3 | **joke** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Laughing encourages it, and speaking up helps those hurt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:226-compliments-and-respecting-differences:t7:o4:1
# text = Laughing encourages it, and speaking up helps those hurt
1	Laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	encourages	encourage	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	obj	_	_
10	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **encourage** | present |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **speak up** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **help** | present | speaking | those |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **hurt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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