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# Test 18 · ★ · Classroom rules and homework

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apparently some kid flicked a pencil at his mate and it went in his eye and he's blind now. what's the true lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kid, pencil · **What happens:** flick, go, be · **To what, where:** pencil, mate, eye, true lesson

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 254 «Classroom rules and homework» 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/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:254-classroom-rules-and-homework:t18:1
# text = apparently some kid flicked a pencil at his mate and it went in his eye and he's blind now. what's the true lesson?
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flicked	flick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
20	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
22	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	26	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flick** | past | some kid | a pencil |  | kid's mate |  | apparently *property* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme at mate=Destination |
| 2 | **go** | past | pencil |  |  | kid's eye | now |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in eye=Location |
| 3 | **is** | present | kid |  |  |  |  | blind *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **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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Throw only blunt pencils

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:254-classroom-rules-and-homework:t18:o1:1
# text = Throw only blunt pencils
1	Throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	blunt	blunt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | blunt pencils |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Wear glasses in class so it doesn't matter if it hits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:254-classroom-rules-and-homework:t18:o2:1
# text = Wear glasses in class so it doesn't matter if it hits
1	Wear	wear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | Wear glasses in class |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hit** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | class |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Eyes heal quickly from anything that hits them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:254-classroom-rules-and-homework:t18:o3:1
# text = Eyes heal quickly from anything that hits them
1	Eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heal	heal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heal** | present | Eyes |  |  | anything |  | quickly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hit** | present |  | Eyes *= eye* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Co-Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Never throw sharp things in class, even in fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:254-classroom-rules-and-homework:t18:o4:1
# text = Never throw sharp things in class, even in fun
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	fun	fun	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** **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | sharp things |  | class |  | in fun | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent thing=Theme in class=Destination |

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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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