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# Test 21 · ★ · Being kind to yourself, money, screens and fair play

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classmate: "if you don't ask Mia out you're a loser, everyone's counting on it" — what's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, everyone, classmate · **What happens:** not ask, be, count · **To what, where:** Mia, loser · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 21 · ★ of lesson 293 «Being kind to yourself, money, screens and fair play» 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/293-being-kind-to-yourself-money-screens-and-fair-play/#t21).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:293-being-kind-to-yourself-money-screens-and-fair-play:t21:1
# text = classmate: "if you don't ask Mia out you're a loser, everyone's counting on it" — what's right?
1	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
9	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	loser	loser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	counting	count	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	ccomp	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
22	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
23	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present · do-support | Mia |  | Mia |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent mia=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Mia | a loser |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **count** *in a quote* | present · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  | on classmate | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on it=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | classmate |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Tease Mia so they stop asking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:293-being-kind-to-yourself-money-screens-and-fair-play:t21:o1:1
# text = Tease Mia so they stop asking
1	Tease	tease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | imperative | you *not said here* | Mia |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mia=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pay someone to ask her for you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:293-being-kind-to-yourself-money-screens-and-fair-play:t21:o2:1
# text = Pay someone to ask her for you
1	Pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | imperative | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Asset |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  | for you | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You don't have to; do what feels right for you, not what others push

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:293-being-kind-to-yourself-money-screens-and-fair-play:t21:o3:1
# text = You don't have to; do what feels right for you, not what others push
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
9	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	conj	_	_
16	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	push	push	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **push** | present | others |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask her, because everyone is counting on you and you can't let them down

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:293-being-kind-to-yourself-money-screens-and-fair-play:t21:o4:1
# text = Ask her, because everyone is counting on you and you can't let them down
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	counting	count	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	down	down	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
```

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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* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **count** | present · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  | on you | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on you=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **let down** | can | you | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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