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# Test 19 · ★ · Running games and the playground

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my mate says a kid ran with a lolly in his mouth and the stick went through his throat. probably exaggerated, but the lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, kid, stick · **What happens:** say, run, go, exaggerate · **To what, where:** mouth, throat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ 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/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t19:1
# text = my mate says a kid ran with a lolly in his mouth and the stick went through his throat. probably exaggerated, but the lesson?
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lolly	lolly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	through	through	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
21	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **run** | past | a kid |  |  | kid's mouth |  | with a lolly | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mouth=Trajectory |
| 3 | **go** | past | the stick |  |  | kid's throat |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through throat=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **exaggerate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | probably *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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Never run with anything in your mouth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t19:o1:1
# text = Never run with anything in your mouth
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Run slowly with lollies and it's ok

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t19:o2:1
# text = Run slowly with lollies and it's ok
1	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	ok	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with lollies; slowly *property* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with lolly=Material |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only sharp sweets are dangerous to run with, not lollies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t19:o3:1
# text = Only sharp sweets are dangerous to run with, not lollies
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | sharp sweets |  |  |  |  | lollies *obl*; dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Lollies are fine if they're the small ones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:247-running-games-and-playground:t19:o4:1
# text = Lollies are fine if they're the small ones
1	Lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lollies |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Lollies *= lolly* | the small ones |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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