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title: my mate says a rugby kid broke his neck from a high tackle and now h… — Cricket, rugby, basketball, hockey and… · tree and pragmatics
description: my mate says a rugby kid broke his neck from a high tackle and now high tackles are banned. what's the real lesson? Test 18 · ★ of lesson 249 «Cricket, rugby, basketball, hockey and swimming» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 18 · ★ · Cricket, rugby, basketball, hockey and swimming

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my mate says a rugby kid broke his neck from a high tackle and now high tackles are banned. what's the real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, rugby kid · **What happens:** say, break, ban, be · **To what, where:** neck, high tackles, real lesson · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 249 «Cricket, rugby, basketball, hockey and swimming» 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/249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey:t18:1
# text = my mate says a rugby kid broke his neck from a high tackle and now high tackles are banned. what's the real 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	6	det	_	_
5	rugby	rugby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tackle	tackle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
16	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	tackles	tackle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
21	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	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 | **break** | past | a rugby kid | kid's neck |  |  |  | from a high tackle | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent neck=Patient from tackle=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **ban** | present · passive |  | high tackles |  |  | now |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the real 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Tackle below the shoulders; high tackles hurt heads and necks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey:t18:o1:1
# text = Tackle below the shoulders; high tackles hurt heads and necks
1	Tackle	tackle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	below	below	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tackles	tackle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | past | Tackle below the shoulders | heads and necks |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer head=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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High tackles are fine in practice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey:t18:o2:1
# text = High tackles are fine in practice
1	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tackles	tackle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | High tackles |  |  | practice |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only adults get neck injuries

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey:t18:o3:1
# text = Only adults get neck injuries
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | adults | neck injuries |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer injury=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tackle with your head down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey:t18:o4:1
# text = Tackle with your head down
1	Tackle	tackle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tackle** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with your head; down *property* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with head=Instrument |

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