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title: my cousin says a kid tried a backflip on the trampoline after watchi… — Outdoor games, playgrounds and the rul… · tree and pragmatics
description: my cousin says a kid tried a backflip on the trampoline after watching videos and "can never walk again". what's the bit to trust Test 18 · ★ of lesson 304 «Outdoor games, playgrounds and the rules of sports» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Test 18 · ★ · Outdoor games, playgrounds and the rules of sports

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my cousin says a kid tried a backflip on the trampoline after watching videos and "can never walk again". what's the bit to trust

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cousin, kid · **What happens:** say, try, watch, not walk, be, trust · **To what, where:** backflip, trampoline, videos, bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t18:1
# text = my cousin says a kid tried a backflip on the trampoline after watching videos and "can never walk again". what's the bit to trust
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	backflip	backflip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
14	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
20	again	again	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
23	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **try** | past | a kid | a backflip |  | the trampoline |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent backflip=Eventuality |
| 3 | **watch** | gerund | a kid *not said here* | videos |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **walk** *in a quote* | can | a kid *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | the bit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **trust** | to-infinitive | my cousin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Don't try backflips without a coach; landing on the head can hurt the neck

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t18:o1:1
# text = Don't try backflips without a coach; landing on the head can hurt the neck
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	backflips	backflip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
9	landing	land	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	csubj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **try** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | backflips |  |  |  | without a coach | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent backflip=Eventuality |
| 2 | **land** | gerund |  |  |  | the head |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on head=Destination |
| 3 | **hurt** | can | landing | the neck |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer neck=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Backflips are easy to learn from videos if you watch them slowly enough times first

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t18:o2:1
# text = Backflips are easy to learn from videos if you watch them slowly enough times first
1	Backflips	backflip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	watch	watch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Backflips |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | videos |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from video=Source |
| 3 | **watch** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | Backflips *= backflip* |  |  | time | first, slowly *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neck injuries only happen to adults

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t18:o3:1
# text = Neck injuries only happen to adults
1	Neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Neck injuries |  |  |  |  | to adults | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trampolines make every landing safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules:t18:o4:1
# text = Trampolines make every landing safe
1	Trampolines	trampoline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	landing	landing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Trampolines | every landing |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset landing=Product |

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