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description: kids are saying the waiter at the pizza place is "stupid" cos he got their order wrong. pass it on? Test 19 · ★ of lesson 273 «Shops, restaurants and libraries» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice 
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# Test 19 · ★ · Shops, restaurants and libraries

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kids are saying the waiter at the pizza place is "stupid" cos he got their order wrong. pass it on?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kids, waiter, he · **What happens:** say, be, get, pass on, order · **To what, where:** order · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 273 «Shops, restaurants and libraries» 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/273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t19:1
# text = kids are saying the waiter at the pizza place is "stupid" cos he got their order wrong. pass it on?
1	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	waiter	waiter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
21	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	on	on	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the waiter at the pizza place |  |  |  |  | stupid *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** | past | he | kids's order |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer order=Stimulus |
| 4 | **pass on** | infinitive | kids *not said here* | order |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 5 | **order** |  | kids *= kid* |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, so nobody sits at his tables

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t19:o1:1
# text = Yes, so nobody sits at his tables
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | nobody |  |  | his tables |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at table=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, everyone should know about him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t19:o2:1
# text = Yes, everyone should know about him
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | should | everyone |  |  |  |  | about him *= he* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about he=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, don't spread unkind gossip about him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t19:o3:1
# text = No, don't spread unkind gossip about him
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **spread** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | unkind gossip |  |  |  | about him *= he* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent gossip=Theme about he=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, and give him a bad name online with a review

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t19:o4:1
# text = Yes, and give him a bad name online with a review
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	online	online	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	review	review	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | a bad name | him *= he* |  |  | with a review; online *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient name=Theme |

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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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