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description: someone carved "J + K forever" in a heart on a tree in the park. what does it mean and is it ok? Test 22 · ★ of lesson 229 «Safe and kind in gardens and forests» 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
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# Test 22 · ★ · Safe and kind in gardens and forests

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
someone carved "J + K forever" in a heart on a tree in the park. what does it mean and is it ok?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** someone, park · **What happens:** carve, mean, be · **To what, where:** J, heart

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This is test 22 · ★ of lesson 229 «Safe and kind in gardens and forests» 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/229-gardens-and-forests/#t22).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:229-gardens-and-forests:t22:1
# text = someone carved "J + K forever" in a heart on a tree in the park. what does it mean and is it ok?
1	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	22	nsubj	_	_
2	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	J	J	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	6	cc	_	_
6	K	thousand	NUM	CD	Abbr=Yes|NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
7	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	obj	_	_
20	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	ok	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | participle |  | J |  | a heart on a tree in the park |  | K *obl* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in heart=Destination |
| 2 | **mean** | present · do-support | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | park |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two people saying they love each other; carving trees hurts them, so it's not ok

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:229-gardens-and-forests:t22:o1:1
# text = Two people saying they love each other; carving trees hurts them, so it's not ok
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	5	obj	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	carving	carve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
10	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	ok	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | Two people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **love** | present | people | each |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus |
| 3 | **carve** | gerund |  | trees |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Theme |
| 4 | **hurt** | present | carving | trees *= tree* |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient |
| 5 | **not** **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a treasure clue, so dig under the tree to find the treasure box

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:229-gardens-and-forests:t22:o2:1
# text = It's a treasure clue, so dig under the tree to find the treasure box
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a treasure clue |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dig** | infinitive |  |  |  | the tree |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent under tree=Location |
| 3 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | the treasure box |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Topic |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a warning sign about the tree, so tell the police

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:229-gardens-and-forests:t22:o3:1
# text = It's a warning sign about the tree, so tell the police
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a warning sign |  |  |  | about the tree | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | the police |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent police=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a maths sum someone left, so it's fine to leave it

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:229-gardens-and-forests:t22:o4:1
# text = It's a maths sum someone left, so it's fine to leave it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	maths	maths	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	csubj	_	_
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 | **is a** | present | It | a maths sum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | participle | someone | a maths sum *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | sum |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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