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title: did u hear a kid told his mum he'd been hit by a car for april fools… — April Fools' Day and how magic tricks… · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear a kid told his mum he'd been hit by a car for april fools and "she drove so fast she crashed". lesson? Test 17 · ★ of lesson 279 «April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 17 · ★ · April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work

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did u hear a kid told his mum he'd been hit by a car for april fools and "she drove so fast she crashed". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, kid, car, she · **What happens:** hear, tell, hit, drive, crash · **To what, where:** lesson, mum, kid · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 279 «April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work» 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/279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t17:1
# text = did u hear a kid told his mum he'd been hit by a car for april fools and "she drove so fast she crashed". lesson?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	iobj	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	hit	hit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:agent	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	april	april	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	fools	fool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
23	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	_
25	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	crashed	crash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
29	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | lesson |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | a kid |  | kid's mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hit** | past · perfect · passive | a car | kid |  |  |  | for april fools | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |
| 4 | **drive** *in a quote* | past | she |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **crash** *in a quote* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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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Only fake it over text

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t17:o1:1
# text = Only fake it over text
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	fake	fake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fake over** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | text *vocative* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's fine if you say April Fool straight after, then it's funny

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t17:o2:1
# text = It's fine if you say April Fool straight after, then it's funny
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	April	April	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Fool	Fool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	after	after	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | April Fool |  |  |  | after *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fool=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  | then | funny *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Fake emergencies are the best pranks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t17:o3:1
# text = Fake emergencies are the best pranks
1	Fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	emergencies	emergency	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	pranks	prank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fake emergencies | the best pranks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Never fake being hurt as a joke; it causes real fear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t17:o4:1
# text = Never fake being hurt as a joke; it causes real fear
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	fake	fake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fake** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | gerund · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a joke | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 3 | **cause** | present | joke | real fear |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fear=Patient |

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