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title: watching my cousin at the playground, mates want me on the other side — Peer pressure, happy secrets and being… · tree and pragmatics
description: watching my cousin at the playground, mates want me on the other side Test 12 · ★ of lesson 315 «Peer pressure, happy secrets and being trusted» 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 right.
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# Test 12 · ★ · Peer pressure, happy secrets and being trusted

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watching my cousin at the playground, mates want me on the other side

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mates · **What happens:** watch, want · **To what, where:** cousin, playground, me, other side

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 315 «Peer pressure, happy secrets and being trusted» 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/315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted:t12:1
# text = watching my cousin at the playground, mates want me on the other side
1	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | gerund |  | my cousin |  | the playground |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cousin=Theme |
| 2 | **want** | present | mates | me |  | the other side |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot i=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Keep him in sight and call an adult if needed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted:t12:o1:1
# text = Keep him in sight and call an adult if needed
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  | sight |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in sight=Location |
| 2 | **call** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 3 | **need** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Go, he'll be fine on his own for a bit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted:t12:o2:1
# text = Go, he'll be fine on his own for a bit
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | future | he |  |  | his own |  | for a bit; fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leave him with a stranger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted:t12:o3:1
# text = Leave him with a stranger
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  | with a stranger | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Recipient with stranger=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell him to stay by the gate and not move till you're back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted:t12:o4:1
# text = Tell him to stay by the gate and not move till you're back
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advcl	_	_
```

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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* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the gate | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by gate=Location |
| 3 | **not** **move** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | back *property* | tree rules |

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