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title: running to the bus stop w a lolly in my mouth lol — Running games and the playground · tree and pragmatics
description: running to the bus stop w a lolly in my mouth lol Test 13 · ★ of lesson 247 «Running games and the playground» 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 13 · ★ · Running games and the playground

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
running to the bus stop w a lolly in my mouth lol

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** run

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 247 «Running games and the playground» 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/247-running-games-and-playground/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t13:1
# text = running to the bus stop w a lolly in my mouth lol
1	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	w	with	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lolly	lolly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the bus stop *result*; with a lolly in my mouth | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to stop=Result |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take it out first, never run with it in your mouth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t13:o1:1
# text = Take it out first, never run with it in your mouth
1	Take	take	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	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take out** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | first *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **run** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | your mouth |  | with it | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mouth=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Run faster so it's over sooner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t13:o2:1
# text = Run faster so it's over sooner
1	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	over	over	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
7	sooner	soon	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast, soon *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bite it in half and keep running, then it's short

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t13:o3:1
# text = Bite it in half and keep running, then it's short
1	Bite	bite	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	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | half |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient in half=Location |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **run** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | half |  |  |  | then | short *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hold it tight with your teeth only, no hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t13:o4:1
# text = Hold it tight with your teeth only, no hands
1	Hold	hold	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	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | with your teeth; no hands *obl*; tight *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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