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title: A girl gets headaches because she screws up her eyes to see the boar… — Drinking water, cuts, bruises, head bu… · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl gets headaches because she screws up her eyes to see the board. What is the best next step? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 318 «Drinking water, cuts, bruises, head bumps, burns, growing and needing glasses» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Drinking water, cuts, bruises, head bumps, burns, growing…

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A girl gets headaches because she screws up her eyes to see the board. What is the best next step?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, best next step · **What happens:** get, screw up, see, be · **To what, where:** headaches, eyes, board

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 318 «Drinking water, cuts, bruises, head bumps, burns, growing and needing glasses» 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/318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl gets headaches because she screws up her eyes to see the board.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing:t8:1
# text = A girl gets headaches because she screws up her eyes to see the board.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	headaches	headache	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	screws	screw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a girl | headaches |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer headache=Stimulus |
| 2 | **screw up** | present | girl | girl's eyes |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | girl *not said here* | the board |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer board=Stimulus |

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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 is the best next step?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing:t8:2
# text = What is the best next step?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best next step |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Tell a teacher and parent so she can get an eye test

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing:t8:o1:1
# text = Tell a teacher and parent so she can get an eye test
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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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* |  | a teacher and parent |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **get** | can | parent | a eye test |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer test=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Move further from the board

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing:t8:o2:1
# text = Move further from the board
1	Move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	further	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the board |  | far *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from board=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Close one eye when she reads

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing:t8:o3:1
# text = Close one eye when she reads
1	Close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | imperative | you *not said here* | one eye |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 2 | **read** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Take a headache pill every morning before school and carry on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:318-water-cuts-bruises-bumps-burns-growing-and-seeing:t8:o4:1
# text = Take a headache pill every morning before school and carry on
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pill	pill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | a headache pill |  | school | morning |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pill=Theme before school=Destination |
| 2 | **carry on** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

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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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