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title: did u hear a girl changed her test mark from a 4 to a 9 and her mum… — Tests, exams and mistakes · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 17 · ★ · Tests, exams and mistakes

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did u hear a girl changed her test mark from a 4 to a 9 and her mum found out and it was way worse than the 4? real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, girl, mum, mark · **What happens:** hear, change, find out, be, mark · **To what, where:** real lesson, test mark, 9, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 255 «Tests, exams and mistakes» 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/255-tests-exams-and-mistakes/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t17:1
# text = did u hear a girl changed her test mark from a 4 to a 9 and her mum found out and it was way worse than the 4? real lesson?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nsubj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	ccomp	_	_
25	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	24	acl:relcl	_	_
26	than	than	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
30	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | real lesson |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **change** | past | a girl | girl's test mark |  | a 9 |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.material PP.result»: agent=Agent mark=Patient from 9=Initial\_State |
| 3 | **find out** | past | girl's mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | past | mark | way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **mark** |  | girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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Marks don't matter so it's fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t17:o1:1
# text = Marks don't matter so it's fine
1	Marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | Marks |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | Marks *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Use a pen that matches the teacher's better

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t17:o2:1
# text = Use a pen that matches the teacher's better
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	matches	match	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a pen |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pen=Patient |
| 2 | **match** | present | a pen | the teacher |  |  |  | good *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only change marks by a little, so nobody notices it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t17:o3:1
# text = Only change marks by a little, so nobody notices it
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	change	change	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
10	notices	notice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | imperative | you *not said here* | marks |  |  |  | by a little | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Patient |
| 2 | **notice** | present | nobody | it |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Changing a mark is dishonest and makes trouble bigger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t17:o4:1
# text = Changing a mark is dishonest and makes trouble bigger
1	Changing	change	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | gerund |  | a mark |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Changing |  |  |  |  | dishonest *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present | Changing *not said here* | trouble |  |  |  | big *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset trouble=Product |

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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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