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description: did u hear a kid threw sand at the beach and "his mate's eye got scratched, he had to wear a patch for weeks". lesson? Test 17 · ★ of lesson 303 «Console games, building, crafts, music and ball games» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 17 · ★ · Console games, building, crafts, music and ball games

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did u hear a kid threw sand at the beach and "his mate's eye got scratched, he had to wear a patch for weeks". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, kid · **What happens:** hear, throw, scratch, have, wear · **To what, where:** lesson, sand, beach, eye, patch · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 303 «Console games, building, crafts, music and ball games» 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/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music:t17:1
# text = did u hear a kid threw sand at the beach and "his mate's eye got scratched, he had to wear a patch for weeks". 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	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
30	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	?	?	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 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **throw** | past | a kid | sand |  | the beach |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent sand=Theme at beach=Destination |
| 3 | **scratch** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | kid's mate's eye |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **have** *in a quote* | past | kid |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **wear** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | kid *not said here* | a patch |  |  | week |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent patch=Source |

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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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It's fine if you aim low

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music:t17:o1:1
# text = It's fine if you aim low
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	aim	aim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	low	low	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **aim** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Never throw sand; it can scratch the eyes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music:t17:o2:1
# text = Never throw sand; it can scratch the eyes
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	scratch	scratch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | sand |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sand=Theme |
| 2 | **scratch** | can | sand | the eyes |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Sand is soft so it can't hurt anyone's eyes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music:t17:o3:1
# text = Sand is soft so it can't hurt anyone's eyes
1	Sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sand |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **hurt** | can | Sand | anyone's eyes |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eye=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only wet sand is dangerous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music:t17:o4:1
# text = Only wet sand is dangerous
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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

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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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