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# Test 18 · ★ · Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm

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my brother says someone hid a boy's shoes and he "had to walk home barefoot in the snow for 3 miles". what's prob exaggerated

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, someone · **What happens:** say, hide, have, walk, be, exaggerate · **To what, where:** shoes, snow, prob · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 278 «Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm» 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/278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t18:1
# text = my brother says someone hid a boy's shoes and he "had to walk home barefoot in the snow for 3 miles". what's prob exaggerated
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	home	home	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	barefoot	barefoot	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
23	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
26	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	28	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
28	prob	prob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
29	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hide** | past | someone | a boy's shoes |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | past | brother |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **walk** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | brother *not said here* |  |  | the snow |  | for 3 miles; barefoot, home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in snow=Trajectory |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | prob |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **exaggerate** | participle |  | prob *not said here* |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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That shoes are needed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t18:o1:1
# text = That shoes are needed
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present · passive |  | that shoes |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snow and the miles; hiding things people need still hurts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t18:o2:1
# text = The snow and the miles; hiding things people need still hurts
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 2 | **need** | present | people | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
| 3 | **hurt** | present | the snow and the miles |  |  |  | still |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That hiding things is a prank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t18:o3:1
# text = That hiding things is a prank
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prank	prank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | That | a prank |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the boy was upset

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t18:o4:1
# text = That the boy was upset
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that boy |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |

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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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