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# Test 20 · ★ · Good pressure, good and bad secrets, and owning up

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
you peeked and saw big brother's text "love u xx" to someone and he says "tell anyone and I'll kill u". what's it really about?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, he, I · **What happens:** peek, see, say, tell, kill, be · **To what, where:** text, anyone, u · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 20 · ★ of lesson 285 «Good pressure, good and bad secrets, and owning up» 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/285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up/#t20).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t20:1
# text = you peeked and saw big brother's text "love u xx" to someone and he says "tell anyone and I'll kill u". what's it really about?
1	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	peeked	peek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	u	u	X	XX	_	12	compound	_	_
12	xx	xx	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
21	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	20	obj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
26	u	u	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
29	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
31	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
32	really	really	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	about	about	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peek** | past | you |  |  |  |  | to someone | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past | you *not said here* | big brother's text |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer text=Stimulus |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  | anyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient |
| 5 | **kill** *in a quote* | future | I | u |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent u=Theme |
| 6 | **is a** | present |  | u |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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He's in danger, call the police

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t20:o1:1
# text = He's in danger, call the police
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  | danger |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the police |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent police=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He'll really hurt you, so run away from home tonight before he does

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t20:o2:1
# text = He'll really hurt you, so run away from home tonight before he does
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | future | He | you |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Patient |
| 2 | **run away** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  | tonight | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A private crush he wants kept; it's not a real threat, just keep out of it

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t20:o3:1
# text = A private crush he wants kept; it's not a real threat, just keep out of it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	crush	crush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | he | a private crush *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | participle | a private crush *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | a private crush | a real threat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep out** | infinitive |  | crush |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's sending love to you, say thanks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t20:o4:1
# text = He's sending love to you, say thanks
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present · progressive | He | love | you |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent love=Theme to you=Destination |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | He *not said here* | thanks |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thanks=Topic |

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