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# Test 3 · ★ · Good pressure, good and bad secrets, and owning up

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Your friend says «I'm scared of the dark» and asks you not to tell. What is kind?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend · **What happens:** say, be, ask, not tell · **To what, where:** you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friend says «I'm scared of the dark» and asks you not to tell.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t3:1
# text = Your friend says «I'm scared of the dark» and asks you not to tell.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Your friend *= friend* |  |  |  |  | of the dark; scared *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Your friend *not said here* |  | you |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Your friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 is kind?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t3:2
# text = What is kind?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Post it online to raise awareness and help him get braver

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t3:o1:1
# text = Post it online to raise awareness and help him get braver
1	Post	post	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	online	online	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	awareness	awareness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	braver	brave	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **post** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | online *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **raise** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | awareness |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent awareness=Theme |
| 3 | **help** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 4 | **get** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tell his sister for a laugh

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t3:o2:1
# text = Tell his sister for a laugh
1	Tell	tell	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	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	iobj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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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* |  | his sister |  |  | for a laugh | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient |

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

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Keep it private, as it is personal and harmless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t3:o3:1
# text = Keep it private, as it is personal and harmless
1	Keep	keep	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	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | private *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | personal *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tell everyone so they help him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up:t3:o4:1
# text = Tell everyone so they help him
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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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* |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | present | they |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |

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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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