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# Test 19 · ★ · Breakfast, the school day and honest homework

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
my mate says nobody picked up a kid and he "walked home 5 miles in the dark and a stranger gave him a lift". what's the real lesson

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, nobody, stranger · **What happens:** say, pick up, walk, give, be · **To what, where:** kid, 5 miles, dark, lift, mate, real lesson · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 306 «Breakfast, the school day and honest homework» 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/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework:t19:1
# text = my mate says nobody picked up a kid and he "walked home 5 miles in the dark and a stranger gave him a lift". what's the real lesson
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
5	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
23	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	iobj	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
28	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	32	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	cop	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pick up** | past | nobody | a kid |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=Topic |
| 3 | **walk** *in a quote* | past | mate | 5 miles |  | the dark |  | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent mile=Theme in dark=Trajectory |
| 4 | **give** *in a quote* | past | a stranger | a lift | mate |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient lift=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | the real lesson |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Walk home if no one comes, just keep to the main roads

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework:t19:o1:1
# text = Walk home if no one comes, just keep to the main roads
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the main roads | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait at the gate till dark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework:t19:o2:1
# text = Wait at the gate till dark
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	till	till	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the gate | till dark |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at gate=Location |

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

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If nobody comes, go back to the office and tell a teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework:t19:o3:1
# text = If nobody comes, go back to the office and tell a teacher
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go back** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the office *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to office=Result |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Accept a lift from anyone kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework:t19:o4:1
# text = Accept a lift from anyone kind
1	Accept	accept	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	compound	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | imperative | you *not said here* | a lift |  | anyone kind |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent lift=Theme from kind=Source |

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