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title: did u hear the bully told a kid "if u tell, ur dead", so he never to… — Interrupting, boasting, your own story… · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear the bully told a kid "if u tell, ur dead", so he never told and "it went on for 2 years". lesson? Test 13 · ★ of lesson 320 «Interrupting, boasting, your own story, losing a pet or a person, bullying, saying no, comparing yourself online, pocket money and curiosity» of the everyday course
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# Test 13 · ★ · Interrupting, boasting, your own story, losing a pet or a…

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did u hear the bully told a kid "if u tell, ur dead", so he never told and "it went on for 2 years". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, bully, kid · **What happens:** hear, tell, not tell, go on · **To what, where:** lesson, kid · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 320 «Interrupting, boasting, your own story, losing a pet or a person, bullying, saying no, comparing yourself online, pocket money and curiosity» 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/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money:t13:1
# text = did u hear the bully told a kid "if u tell, ur dead", so he never told and "it went on for 2 years". lesson?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	tell	tell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
26	on	on	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
29	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
32	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | lesson |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the bully |  | a kid |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent kid=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | a kid *= kid* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | past | bully |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **go on** *in a quote* | past | kid |  |  |  | year |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=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 {#o1}

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Only tell if he hits you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money:t13:o1:1
# text = Only tell if he hits you
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	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* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hit** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | he | you |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme you=Co-Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Keep quiet so it doesn't get worse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money:t13:o2:1
# text = Keep quiet so it doesn't get worse
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **get** | present · do-support | it |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Fight back yourself after school instead of telling anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money:t13:o3:1
# text = Fight back yourself after school instead of telling anyone
1	Fight	fight	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	8	mark	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight back** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  | after school |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* |  | anyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient |

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

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Tell a trusted adult anyway; bullies rely on silence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money:t13:o4:1
# text = Tell a trusted adult anyway; bullies rely on silence
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rely	rely	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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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 trusted adult |  |  | anyway *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **rely** | present | bullies |  |  |  |  | on silence | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on silence=Theme |

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