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title: A girl twists her ankle doing a forbidden trick on the trampoline an… — Covering up, false alarms and playing… · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl twists her ankle doing a forbidden trick on the trampoline and is scared of being told off. What should she tell the doctor? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 277 «Covering up, false alarms and playing fair» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 7 · ★ · Covering up, false alarms and playing fair

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A girl twists her ankle doing a forbidden trick on the trampoline and is scared of being told off. What should she tell the doctor?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, ankle · **What happens:** twist, do, forbid, be, tell off, tell · **To what, where:** ankle, forbidden trick, trampoline, doctor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 277 «Covering up, false alarms and playing fair» 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/277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl twists her ankle doing a forbidden trick on the trampoline and is scared of being told off.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play:t7:1
# text = A girl twists her ankle doing a forbidden trick on the trampoline and is scared of being told off.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	twists	twist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	ankle	ankle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
16	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
19	off	off	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twist** | present | a girl | girl's ankle |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ankle=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | girl's ankle *not said here* | a forbidden trick |  | the trampoline |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality |
| 3 | **forbid** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 4 | **is** | present | a girl *not said here* |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | gerund · passive | a girl *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V» |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What should she tell the doctor?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play:t7:2
# text = What should she tell the doctor?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | should | girl | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient doctor=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A story about tripping on the stairs at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play:t7:o1:1
# text = A story about tripping on the stairs at home
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	tripping	trip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trip** | gerund | a story *not said here* |  |  | the stairs |  | at home | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stair=Trajectory |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The truth, because the doctor needs it to treat her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play:t7:o2:1
# text = The truth, because the doctor needs it to treat her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|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 | **need** | present | the truth | doctor |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **treat** | to-infinitive | the truth *not said here* |  | truth |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Whatever her friend tells her to say, so nobody gets in trouble

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play:t7:o3:1
# text = Whatever her friend tells her to say, so nobody gets in trouble
1	Whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	det:predet	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | her friend |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | present | nobody |  |  | trouble |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing, doctors can guess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play:t7:o4:1
# text = Nothing, doctors can guess
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | can | doctors |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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