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# Test 20 · ★ · Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and ad…

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April Fools: "I've told Lily you're in love with her and want to marry her!!" — is it a kind joke?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, Fools Lily, it · **What happens:** tell, be, want, marry · **To what, where:** April Fools, love, Lily, kind joke · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 20 · ★ of lesson 313 «Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and adverts» 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/313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts/#t20).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t20:1
# text = April Fools: "I've told Lily you're in love with her and want to marry her!!" — is it a kind joke?
1	April	April	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Fools	Fool	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
22	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | April Fools *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fool=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Fools Lily |  |  | love and a kind joke |  | with her *= she* | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **marry** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | Lily |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 5 | **be** *speech: other* | present | it | a kind joke |  |  |  |  | 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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Yes, marriage jokes are always fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t20:o1:1
# text = Yes, marriage jokes are always fine
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | marriage jokes |  |  |  |  | always, fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, if Lily laughs later

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t20:o2:1
# text = Yes, if Lily laughs later
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present | Lily |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, it's April Fools, so anything goes and nobody's allowed to be upset

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t20:o3:1
# text = Yes, it's April Fools, so anything goes and nobody's allowed to be upset
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	April	April	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Fools	Fool	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | April Fools |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | April Fools |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **allow** | present · passive |  | nobody |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | nobody *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No; jokes about crushes can embarrass and hurt, so say sorry and fix it

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:t20:o4:1
# text = No; jokes about crushes can embarrass and hurt, so say sorry and fix it
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	crushes	crush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	embarrass	embarrass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
13	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embarrass** | can | no jokes about crushes |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hurt** | infinitive | no jokes about crushes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | no jokes about crushes *not said here* | sorry |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sorry=Topic |
| 4 | **fix** | infinitive | no jokes about crushes *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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