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# Test 19 · ★ · Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
kids are saying the new girl "talks weird" cos of her accent and want to copy her voice at lunch. should u join in

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kids, new girl, u, girl · **What happens:** say, talk, want, copy, join in, accent · **To what, where:** weird cos, voice, lunch · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ 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/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t19:1
# text = kids are saying the new girl "talks weird" cos of her accent and want to copy her voice at lunch. should u join in
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	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
9	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	26	punct	_	_
24	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	RP	_	26	compound:prt	_	_
```

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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 clause=Topic |
| 2 | **talk** *in a quote* | present | the new girl | weird cos of girl's accent |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent cos=Patient |
| 3 | **want** | present | kids *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **copy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | kids *not said here* | girl's voice |  | lunch |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent voice=Theme at lunch=Destination |
| 5 | **join in** | should | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **accent** |  | girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom accent «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 {#o1}

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Yes, if she can't hear you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t19:o1:1
# text = Yes, if she can't hear you
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hear** | can | she | you |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, accents are meant to be copied

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t19:o2:1
# text = Yes, accents are meant to be copied
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	accents	accent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	copied	copy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · passive |  | accents |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **copy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP» |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, mocking an accent is unkind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t19:o3:1
# text = No, mocking an accent is unkind
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	mocking	mock	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mock** | gerund |  | a accent |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | mocking |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, it's just a bit of fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t19:o4:1
# text = Yes, it's just a bit of fun
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a bit |  |  |  | of fun | 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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