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title: Your friend is fasting in Ramadan and you are going for ice cream af… — Respecting the festivals and tradition… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your friend is fasting in Ramadan and you are going for ice cream after school. What would be thoughtful? Test 4 · ★ 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 e
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# Test 4 · ★ · Respecting the festivals and traditions of classmates

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Your friend is fasting in Ramadan and you are going for ice cream after school. What would be thoughtful?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, you · **What happens:** fast, go, be · **To what, where:** Ramadan

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friend is fasting in Ramadan and you are going for ice cream after school.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t4:1
# text = Your friend is fasting in Ramadan and you are going for ice cream after school.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	fasting	fast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Ramadan	Ramadan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fast** | present · progressive | Your friend |  |  | Ramadan |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  | after school | for ice cream | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for cream=Beneficiary |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What would be thoughtful?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t4:2
# text = What would be thoughtful?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	thoughtful	thoughtful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would |  |  |  |  |  | thoughtful *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Invite her another day, or ask her what she would like to do

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t4:o1:1
# text = Invite her another day, or ask her what she would like to do
1	Invite	invite	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invite** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  | day |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive |  |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **like** | would | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tell her fasting is pointless and she should come

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t4:o2:1
# text = Tell her fasting is pointless and she should come
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	fasting	fasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	pointless	pointless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | her fasting |  |  |  |  | pointless *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | should | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **fast** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom fasting «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tell everyone she is boring this month

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t4:o3:1
# text = Tell everyone she is boring this month
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  | month | boring *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Eat the ice cream slowly right in front of her, so she can see what she's missing

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates:t4:o4:1
# text = Eat the ice cream slowly right in front of her, so she can see what she's missing
1	Eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	right	right	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | imperative | you *not said here* | the ice cream |  | front of her |  | slowly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | can | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | missing *property* | tree rules |

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