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# Test 17 · ★ · Bites, stings and things you find on the ground

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apparently a boy found a wallet with 500 dollars in the park and kept it and got arrested. what's the true lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** find, keep, get, arrest, be · **To what, where:** wallet, true lesson

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 238 «Bites, stings and things you find on the ground» 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/238-bites-and-things-you-find/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t17:1
# text = apparently a boy found a wallet with 500 dollars in the park and kept it and got arrested. what's the true lesson?
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wallet	wallet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	arrested	arrest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
20	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | a boy | a wallet |  |  |  | with 500 dollars in the park; apparently *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wallet=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | past | a boy *not said here* | wallet |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **get** | past | a boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **arrest** | participle | a boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | the true 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 {#o1}

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Spend it quickly before someone asks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t17:o1:1
# text = Spend it quickly before someone asks
1	Spend	spend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
6	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Leave it where it is forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t17:o2:1
# text = Leave it where it is forever
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | forever *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep it if nobody saw you pick it up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t17:o3:1
# text = Keep it if nobody saw you pick it up
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **see** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | nobody | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
| 3 | **pick up** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Give found money or a wallet to an adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t17:o4:1
# text = Give found money or a wallet to an adult
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wallet	wallet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	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* | money or a wallet | a adult |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | money or a wallet *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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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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