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title: apparently a man said "your mum sent me" and tried to take a kid fro… — Getting ready for school and the schoo… · tree and pragmatics
description: apparently a man said "your mum sent me" and tried to take a kid from outside school. what's the true lesson? Test 18 · ★ 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 o
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# Test 18 · ★ · Getting ready for school and the school day

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apparently a man said "your mum sent me" and tried to take a kid from outside school. what's the true lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** man, mum, true lesson · **What happens:** say, send, try, take, be · **To what, where:** man, kid, outside school · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t18:1
# text = apparently a man said "your mum sent me" and tried to take a kid from outside school. what's the true lesson?
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	outside	outside	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
21	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a man |  |  |  |  | apparently *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **send** *in a quote* | past | your mum | a man *= man* |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 3 | **try** | past | your mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | your mum *not said here* | a kid |  | outside school |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent kid=Theme from school=Initial\_Location |
| 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Go with him if he knows your mum's name and where you live

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t18:o1:1
# text = Go with him if he knows your mum's name and where you live
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with him *= he* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with he=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **know** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | he | your mum's name |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus |
| 3 | **live** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | your mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Never take a lift you weren't told about; go to the office

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t18:o2:1
# text = Never take a lift you weren't told about; go to the office
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | a lift |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lift=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive | a lift *not said here* | you |  |  |  | about *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the office |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to office=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Go if he has a nice car

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t18:o3:1
# text = Go if he has a nice car
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | he | a nice car |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wait outside alone until he gets bored and leaves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:253-getting-ready-and-the-school-day:t18:o4:1
# text = Wait outside alone until he gets bored and leaves
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone, outside *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | he |  |  |  |  | bored *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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