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title: at the library two grown-ups whisper and hold hands, and your friend… — Good manners and safety in town: shops… · tree and pragmatics
description: at the library two grown-ups whisper and hold hands, and your friend says "eww are they dating?" loudly. what's right? Test 19 of lesson 311 «Good manners and safety in town: shops, restaurants, the library, the doctor and crowds» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Test 19 · Good manners and safety in town: shops, restaurants, the l…

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at the library two grown-ups whisper and hold hands, and your friend says "eww are they dating?" loudly. what's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** two grown ups, friend, ups · **What happens:** grow, whisper, hold, say, date, be · **To what, where:** library, hands · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 of lesson 311 «Good manners and safety in town: shops, restaurants, the library, the doctor and crowds» 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/311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:t19:1
# text = at the library two grown-ups whisper and hold hands, and your friend says "eww are they dating?" loudly. what's right?
1	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	whisper	whisper	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	eww	eww	INTJ	UH	_	21	discourse	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	dating	date	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
24	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
26	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	28	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
28	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | present | two grown ups |  |  | the library |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at library=Location |
| 3 | **hold** | present | two grown ups *not said here* | hands |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |
| 4 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **date** *in a quote* | present · progressive | ups *= up* |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Say it's their business and keep your voice down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:t19:o1:1
# text = Say it's their business and keep your voice down
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | their business |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep down** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your voice |  |  |  | down *property* | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Shout it even louder so the whole library can join in the joke

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:t19:o2:1
# text = Shout it even louder so the whole library can join in the joke
1	Shout	shout	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	even	even	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	louder	loud	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **join** | can | the whole library |  |  |  |  | in the joke | vn cooperate-73.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in joke=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Follow them to find out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:t19:o3:1
# text = Follow them to find out
1	Follow	follow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **find out** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Tell the librarian to make them stop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:t19:o4:1
# text = Tell the librarian to make them stop
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	librarian	librarian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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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* | the librarian |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent librarian=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** *not said to happen* | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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