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description: apparently some kid watched YouTube on autoplay for like 9 hours straight and didn't notice. what's the true lesson? Test 18 · ★ of lesson 264 «Routines, screen time and earning money» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 18 · ★ · Routines, screen time and earning money

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apparently some kid watched YouTube on autoplay for like 9 hours straight and didn't notice. what's the true lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kid · **What happens:** watch, not notice, be · **To what, where:** YouTube, autoplay, true lesson

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 264 «Routines, screen time and earning money» 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/264-routines-screens-and-earning/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:264-routines-screens-and-earning:t18:1
# text = apparently some kid watched YouTube on autoplay for like 9 hours straight and didn't notice. 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	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	YouTube	YouTube	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	autoplay	autoplay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	_
10	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
12	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | some kid | YouTube |  | autoplay | hour | apparently, straight *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent youtube=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **notice** | past · do-support | some kid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **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 {#o1}

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Watching more videos makes you smarter, whatever they are

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:264-routines-screens-and-earning:t18:o1:1
# text = Watching more videos makes you smarter, whatever they are
1	Watching	watch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	smarter	smart	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	obj	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | gerund |  | more videos |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | Watching | you |  |  |  | smart *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 3 | **is a** | present | videos *= video* | whatever |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nine hours is a normal amount

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:264-routines-screens-and-earning:t18:o2:1
# text = Nine hours is a normal amount
1	Nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
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	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Nine hours | a normal amount |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Autoplay keeps you watching; turn it off or stop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:264-routines-screens-and-earning:t18:o3:1
# text = Autoplay keeps you watching; turn it off or stop
1	Autoplay	Autoplay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Autoplay | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **turn off** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **stop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Autoplay saves you time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:264-routines-screens-and-earning:t18:o4:1
# text = Autoplay saves you time
1	Autoplay	Autoplay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | present | Autoplay | you |  |  | time |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

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