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title: A girl in Texas sprains her ankle doing a banned trick on the trampo… — Why people lie, harmful lies and cheat… · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl in Texas sprains her ankle doing a banned trick on the trampoline and is scared of being told off. What should she tell the doctor? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 312 «Why people lie, harmful lies and cheating in games and marks» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Test 3 · ★ · Why people lie, harmful lies and cheating in games and marks

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A girl in Texas sprains her ankle doing a banned trick on the trampoline and is scared of being told off. What should she tell the doctor?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, ankle · **What happens:** sprain, do, ban, be, tell off, tell · **To what, where:** ankle, banned trick, trampoline, doctor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 312 «Why people lie, harmful lies and cheating in games and marks» 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/312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl in Texas sprains her ankle doing a banned trick on the trampoline and is scared of being told off.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t3:1
# text = A girl in Texas sprains her ankle doing a banned trick on the trampoline and is scared of being told off.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	sprains	sprain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	ankle	ankle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
18	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	advcl	_	_
21	off	off	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sprain** | present | a girl in Texas | girl's ankle |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ankle=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | girl's ankle *not said here* | a banned trick |  | the trampoline |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality |
| 3 | **ban** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 4 | **is** | present | a girl in Texas *not said here* |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | gerund · passive | a girl in Texas *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V» |

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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 should she tell the doctor?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t3:2
# text = What should she tell the doctor?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | should | girl | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient doctor=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing, because doctors can always guess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t3:o1:1
# text = Nothing, because doctors can always guess
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | can | doctors |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The truth, because the doctor needs it to treat her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t3:o2:1
# text = The truth, because the doctor needs it to treat her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the truth | doctor |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **treat** | to-infinitive | the truth *not said here* |  | truth |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A story about tripping on the stairs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t3:o3:1
# text = A story about tripping on the stairs
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	tripping	trip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trip** | gerund | a story *not said here* |  |  | the stairs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stair=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Whatever her friend tells her to say

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t3:o4:1
# text = Whatever her friend tells her to say
1	Whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	det:predet	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | her friend |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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