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# Test 17 · ★ · Teachers, visitors and the playground

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did u hear a man with no badge was walking round the school field and a kid went to show him the way out? real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, badge, kid · **What happens:** hear, walk, go, show · **To what, where:** man, school field, way, kid

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 257 «Teachers, visitors and the playground» 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/257-school-adults-and-the-playground/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:257-school-adults-and-the-playground:t17:1
# text = did u hear a man with no badge was walking round the school field and a kid went to show him the way out? 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	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	badge	badge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	round	round	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	iobj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	out	out	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
26	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	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 | a man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | past · progressive | no badge |  |  | the school field |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round field=Trajectory |
| 3 | **go** | past | a kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **show** | to-infinitive | a kid *not said here* | the way | kid |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient way=Topic |

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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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Ask his name and let him go

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:257-school-adults-and-the-playground:t17:o1:1
# text = Ask his name and let him go
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | his name |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Ignore it, strangers are always fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:257-school-adults-and-the-playground:t17:o2:1
# text = Ignore it, strangers are always fine
1	Ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | strangers |  |  |  |  | always, fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Tell a teacher straight away; don't go with them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:257-school-adults-and-the-playground:t17:o3:1
# text = Tell a teacher straight away; don't go with them
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a teacher |  |  | away *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **go** | infinitive · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with them *= they* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with they=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Help him find the way, he might be a parent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:257-school-adults-and-the-playground:t17:o4:1
# text = Help him find the way, he might be a parent
1	Help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | the way |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | might | he | a parent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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