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title: heard a mum at the playground say "his dad's left, poor lad" bout Theo — Safe and kind in parks and playgrounds · tree and pragmatics
description: heard a mum at the playground say "his dad's left, poor lad" bout Theo Test 22 · ★ of lesson 228 «Safe and kind in parks and playgrounds» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 22 · ★ · Safe and kind in parks and playgrounds

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heard a mum at the playground say "his dad's left, poor lad" bout Theo

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** hear, say, leave · **To what, where:** mum, playground, dad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 22 · ★ of lesson 228 «Safe and kind in parks and playgrounds» 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/228-parks-and-playgrounds/#t22).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:228-parks-and-playgrounds:t22:1
# text = heard a mum at the playground say "his dad's left, poor lad" bout Theo
1	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	bout	bout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	Theo	Theo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past |  | a mum |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer mum=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  | the playground |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **leave** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | his dad |  |  |  | bout *obl* | 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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Theo's dad does not live with the family any more; be kind and play with Theo, do not tell him what you heard

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:228-parks-and-playgrounds:t22:o1:1
# text = Theo's dad does not live with the family any more; be kind and play with Theo, do not tell him what you heard
1	Theo	Theo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	any	any	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Theo	Theo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
23	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	iobj	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	obj	_	_
25	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **live** | present · do-support | Theo's dad |  |  |  |  | with the family | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with family=Location |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive | Theo's dad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **play** | present | Theo's dad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Theo | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with theo=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive · do-support | Theo's dad *not said here* |  | dad |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **hear** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tell all the kids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:228-parks-and-playgrounds:t22:o2:1
# text = Tell all the kids
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	iobj	_	_
```

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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* |  | all kids |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kid=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tease Theo about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:228-parks-and-playgrounds:t22:o3:1
# text = Tease Theo about it
1	Tease	tease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Theo	Theo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | imperative | you *not said here* | Theo |  |  |  | about it | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent theo=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask Theo why his dad left

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:228-parks-and-playgrounds:t22:o4:1
# text = Ask Theo why his dad left
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Theo	Theo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Theo |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent theo=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | past | Theo's dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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