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title: kids say the family that doesn't do Christmas "must hate fun". pass… — Respecting the festivals and tradition… · tree and pragmatics
description: kids say the family that doesn't do Christmas "must hate fun". pass it on? Test 18 · ★ of lesson 309 «Respecting the festivals and traditions of classmates» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Test 18 · ★ · Respecting the festivals and traditions of classmates

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kids say the family that doesn't do Christmas "must hate fun". pass it on?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kids, family · **What happens:** say, not do, hate, pass on · **To what, where:** family, fun · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 309 «Respecting the festivals and traditions of classmates» 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/309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t18:1
# text = kids say the family that doesn't do Christmas "must hate fun". pass it on?
1	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	hate	hate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
13	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
16	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **do** | present · do-support |  | the family |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hate** *in a quote* | must | the family | fun |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fun=Stimulus |
| 4 | **pass on** | infinitive |  | fun |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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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Yes, and invite everyone but them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t18:o1:1
# text = Yes, and invite everyone but them
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	invite	invite	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invite** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, families' choices deserve respect; don't spread it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t18:o2:1
# text = No, families' choices deserve respect; don't spread it
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	choices	choice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	deserve	deserve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deserve** | present | families's choices | respect |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **spread** | infinitive · do-support | families's choices *not said here* | respect |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, and ask them in front of the class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t18:o3:1
# text = Yes, and ask them in front of the class
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | them *= they* | front of the class |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, they hate fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t18:o4:1
# text = Yes, they hate fun
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hate	hate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | they | fun |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fun=Stimulus |

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