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# Test 17 · ★ · Outdoor games, playgrounds and the rules of sports

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did u hear?? some kids were swinging on the football goal and "it fell right on a boy". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, kids, goal · **What happens:** hear, swing, fall · **To what, where:** football goal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 304 «Outdoor games, playgrounds and the rules of sports» 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/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t17:1
# text = did u hear?? some kids were swinging on the football goal and "it fell right on a boy". 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	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	swinging	swing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	right	right	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
23	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	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 |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **swing** | past · progressive | some kids |  |  | the football goal |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on goal=Trajectory |
| 3 | **fall** *in a quote* | past | goal |  |  |  |  | on a boy and lesson | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on boy=Location |

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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 the goal's standing on soft grass, coz then it can't hurt anyone

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t17:o1:1
# text = It's fine if the goal's standing on soft grass, coz then it can't hurt anyone
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	_	13	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:outer	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	csubj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	coz	coz	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
19	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	18	obj	_	_
```

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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 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  | soft grass |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on grass=Location |
| 3 | **coz** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | the goal |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **hurt** | can | goal | anyone |  |  | then |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anyone=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Goals are too heavy to fall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t17:o2:1
# text = Goals are too heavy to fall
1	Goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Goals |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | to-infinitive | Goals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Never climb on or hang from a goal; tell an adult if it wobbles

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t17:o3:1
# text = Never climb on or hang from a goal; tell an adult if it wobbles
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	climb	climb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	RP	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hang	hang	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	wobbles	wobble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **climb** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hang** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | a goal |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 4 | **wobble** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | adult |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only hang from the middle of the bar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t17:o4:1
# text = Only hang from the middle of the bar
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	hang	hang	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the middle of the bar |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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