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title: A girl in New York pretends to be ill because a classmate is bullyin… — Getting ready for school and the schoo… · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl in New York pretends to be ill because a classmate is bullying her. Why is telling the truth better? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 253 «Getting ready for school and the school day» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 1 · ★ · Getting ready for school and the school day

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A girl in New York pretends to be ill because a classmate is bullying her. Why is telling the truth better?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, classmate · **What happens:** pretend, be, bully, tell · **To what, where:** girl, truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 253 «Getting ready for school and the school day» 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/253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl in New York pretends to be ill because a classmate is bullying her.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t1:1
# text = A girl in New York pretends to be ill because a classmate is bullying her.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
5	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	pretends	pretend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	bullying	bully	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | present | a girl in New York |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | a girl in New York *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **bully** | present · progressive | a classmate |  | girl |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Why is telling the truth better?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t1:2
# text = Why is telling the truth better?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · progressive |  | the truth |  |  |  | good *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Her parents can only fix the real problem if they know

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t1:o1:1
# text = Her parents can only fix the real problem if they know
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | can | Her parents | the real problem |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent problem=Patient |
| 2 | **know** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | parents *= parent* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pretending to be ill is the quickest way to make the bully stop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t1:o2:1
# text = Pretending to be ill is the quickest way to make the bully stop
1	Pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	quickest	quick	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Pretending | the quickest way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | the bully stop |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stop=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Being ill is a good excuse that works forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t1:o3:1
# text = Being ill is a good excuse that works forever
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a good excuse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **work** | present | a good excuse |  |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The teacher will never find out, so she can keep pretending all term

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t1:o4:1
# text = The teacher will never find out, so she can keep pretending all term
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **find out** | future | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | can | teacher |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pretend** | gerund | teacher *not said here* | all term |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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