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description: did u hear a kid slammed the door when he was mad and "his little sister's finger came right off". lesson? Test 18 · ★ of lesson 291 «Handling anger and everyday fears» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 18 · ★ · Handling anger and everyday fears

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did u hear a kid slammed the door when he was mad and "his little sister's finger came right off". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, kid, finger · **What happens:** hear, slam, be, come · **To what, where:** door

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 291 «Handling anger and everyday fears» 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/291-handling-anger-and-fear/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:291-handling-anger-and-fear:t18:1
# text = did u hear a kid slammed the door when he was mad and "his little sister's finger came right off". 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	6	ccomp	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	slammed	slam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
21	right	right	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	off	off	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
25	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **slam** | past | a kid | the door |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | kid |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **come** *in a quote* | past | kid's little sister's finger |  |  |  |  | off *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Slamming helps you calm down faster, so it's worth it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:291-handling-anger-and-fear:t18:o1:1
# text = Slamming helps you calm down faster, so it's worth it
1	Slamming	slam	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slam** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **calm down** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Doors can't really hurt fingers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:291-handling-anger-and-fear:t18:o2:1
# text = Doors can't really hurt fingers
1	Doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** | can | Doors | fingers |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer finger=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only slam doors when nobody's near

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:291-handling-anger-and-fear:t18:o3:1
# text = Only slam doors when nobody's near
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	slam	slam	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	near	near	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slam** | imperative | you *not said here* | doors |  |  |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  | near *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Close doors gently even when angry; slams crush fingers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:291-handling-anger-and-fear:t18:o4:1
# text = Close doors gently even when angry; slams crush fingers
1	Close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
6	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	slams	slam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	crush	crush	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | imperative | you *not said here* | doors |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |
| 2 | **crush** | present | slams | fingers |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient |

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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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