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# Test 2 · ★ · Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm

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A boy in Melbourne lost a permission slip and thinks of writing his dad's name on a new one. What should he do instead?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, dad · **What happens:** lose, think, write, name, do · **To what, where:** permission slip, name

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This is test 2 · ★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Melbourne lost a permission slip and thinks of writing his dad's name on a new one.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t2:1
# text = A boy in Melbourne lost a permission slip and thinks of writing his dad's name on a new one.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Melbourne	Melbourne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	writing	write	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | a boy in Melbourne | a permission slip |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slip=Eventuality |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | a boy in Melbourne *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **write** | gerund | a boy in Melbourne *not said here* | boy's dad's name |  |  |  | on a new one | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent name=Theme on one=Destination |
| 4 | **name** |  | boy's dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «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.

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*Sentence 2:* What should he do instead?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t2:2
# text = What should he do instead?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | boy |  |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Sign it neatly so it looks real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t2:o1:1
# text = Sign it neatly so it looks real
1	Sign	sign	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	neatly	neatly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | neatly *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
| 2 | **look** | present | it |  |  |  |  | real *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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

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Ask his dad to sign it, even if it means being late

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t2:o2:1
# text = Ask his dad to sign it, even if it means being late
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sign	sign	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
13	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | his dad |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
| 3 | **mean** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ask his big sister to copy the signature from an old note

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t2:o3:1
# text = Ask his big sister to copy the signature from an old note
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | his big sister |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **copy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the signature |  | a old note |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signature=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tell the teacher his dad already signed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:t2:o4:1
# text = Tell the teacher his dad already signed
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	already	already	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	signed	sign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | teacher's dad | the teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient dad=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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