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title: did u hear a boy kept pushing a kid's wheelchair for a laugh and "it… — Compliments, respecting differences an… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 16 · ★ · Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities

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did u hear a boy kept pushing a kid's wheelchair for a laugh and "it tipped and she broke her wrist". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, boy, wheelchair, kid · **What happens:** hear, keep, push, tip, break · **To what, where:** lesson, wheelchair, wrist · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 298 «Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities» 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/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/#t16).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t16:1
# text = did u hear a boy kept pushing a kid's wheelchair for a laugh and "it tipped and she broke her wrist". 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	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	pushing	push	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	wheelchair	wheelchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	tipped	tip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
22	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
26	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	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 | **keep** | past | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **push** | gerund | a boy *not said here* | a kid's wheelchair |  |  |  | for a laugh | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheelchair=Theme |
| 4 | **tip** *in a quote* | past | wheelchair |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **break** *in a quote* | past | kid | kid's wrist |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wrist=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 {#o1}

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Wheelchairs can't tip over

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t16:o1:1
# text = Wheelchairs can't tip over
1	Wheelchairs	wheelchair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	tip	tip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tip over** | can | Wheelchairs |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Never push or lean on a wheelchair without asking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t16:o2:1
# text = Never push or lean on a wheelchair without asking
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	push	push	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lean	lean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wheelchair	wheelchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **push** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lean** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | a wheelchair |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on wheelchair=Location |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Only adults can push them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t16:o3:1
# text = Only adults can push them
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | can | adults | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Pushing is fine if you go slowly and only do it for a laugh

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t16:o4:1
# text = Pushing is fine if you go slowly and only do it for a laugh
1	Pushing	push	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **do** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | for a laugh | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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