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title: my aunt says the kid with diabetes "faked needing a snack to get out… — Compliments, respecting differences an… · tree and pragmatics
description: my aunt says the kid with diabetes "faked needing a snack to get out of maths". what's likely Test 17 · ★ of lesson 298 «Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Test 17 · ★ · Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities

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my aunt says the kid with diabetes "faked needing a snack to get out of maths". what's likely

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** aunt, kid · **What happens:** say, fake, need, get out, be · **To what, where:** snack, maths · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ 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/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t17:1
# text = my aunt says the kid with diabetes "faked needing a snack to get out of maths". what's likely
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	faked	fake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
10	needing	need	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
20	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my aunt |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **fake** *in a quote* | past | the kid with diabetes |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **need** *in a quote* | gerund | the kid with diabetes *not said here* | a snack |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot snack=Theme |
| 4 | **get out** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the kid with diabetes *not said here* | maths |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | likely *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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It's probably a rumour; believe someone who says they need a snack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t17:o1:1
# text = It's probably a rumour; believe someone who says they need a snack
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	believe	believe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a rumour |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **need** | present | they | a snack |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot snack=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Snacks are never needed in class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t17:o2:1
# text = Snacks are never needed in class
1	Snacks	snack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · passive |  | Snacks |  | class |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's true, they always fake it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t17:o3:1
# text = It's true, they always fake it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	fake	fake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fake** | present | they | it |  |  |  | always *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Diabetes isn't real, so the snack was a trick to skip maths

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities:t17:o4:1
# text = Diabetes isn't real, so the snack was a trick to skip maths
1	Diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	skip	skip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
14	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Diabetes |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the snack | a trick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **skip** | to-infinitive | Diabetes *not said here* | maths |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Agent |

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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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